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The 5 basic points about NOM LABELING of Commercial Information for intermediate goods

In Mexico, the new regulation on legal NOM labeling extended by the Ministry of the Economy now applicable to intermediate goods and not only for final consumption that came into force since October 1 had an immediate effect on the industry and businessmen that have been affected. in its production processes for additional procedures.

1. On October 1, the SE published changes to Annex 2.4.1 in the Official Gazette regarding the procedure for complying with NOM for commercial labeling

2. To comply with the NOMs, importers of Accredited Verification Units (UVAs) will be supported.

3. Companies under the Manufacturing Industry, Maquiladora and Export Services Program (IMMEX) or Sector Promotion Program (PROSEC) were exempted from complying with the new procedure.

4. Industrialists request to postpone the process until they have operational logistics, companies must process import folios before UVAs and they must issue validation folios before the SE.

5. According to the industrialists, the service level agreement published by the SE to respond to the authorization requests of the UVA and the transmission of pages to the SAT would be between 24 to 48 hours.

New procedure for the importation of raw materials and intermediate goods to comply with the NOM of commercial labeling

Import Procedure

1.- Request for import folios to the Accredited Verification Unit (UVA, a new figure).

2.- Receipt of UVA import validation folios.

Before the Ministry of Economy.

3.- Wait for authorization of folios from the UVA.

4.- Import Request Procedure.

Before the SAT

5.- Sending validation folios of the UVA.

6.- Wait for the validation of the UVA folios.

7.- Authorization for dispatch exempt from labeling.

8.- Validation of shipment of shipment to designated address.

Source: Importers

It is clear that compliance with foreign trade is important for the supply chain and that the amendment to Annex 2.4.1 has affected a large number of importers. Consulting on this new scheme and relying on a logistics partner with a secure and reliable infrastructure is vital at this time.

Thanks to our network of distribution centers and NOM Legal Labeling service (through Accredited Verification Unit) SBLogistics can offer you comprehensive solutions to your supply chain challenges.

We have accreditation to the following:

• NOM-004-SCFI-2006: Textiles, clothing, accessories and home clothes

• NOM-020-SCFI-1997: Natural tanned hides and skins and synthetic materials, footwear

• NOM-015-SCFI-2007: Toys

• NOM-050-SCFI-2004: Products in General

• NOM-142-SSA1/SCFI-2014: Alcoholic Beverages

• NOM-141-SSA1/SCFI-2012: Prepackaged Cosmetics

Contact us to learn more about your product and find the best solution together.

Source: Reform, Business, October 13, 2020

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