The technical smuggling of Dress and Footwear has generated the loss of 95,000 jobs and two consecutive years with negative results in production and sales, said Rafael Zaga Saba, president of the National Chamber of the Textile Industry (Canaintex).
He said that the entry of these products through the misuse of the IMMEX program has displaced 60 percent of the national market, so it supported government actions against these activities.
The employer participated in the announcement of the confiscation of 32 million tennis and sports shoes carried out under the cleaning operation, which is coordinated by the Ministry of Economy, the Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico and the National Customs Agency of Mexico.
Alejandro Malagón Barragán, president of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin) also participated; Juan Carlos Cashat Usabiaga, president of the National Chamber of the Footwear Industry (Canal), and José Pablo Maauad Pontón, president of the National Chamber of the Dress Industry (Canaive).
The industrialists recognized the actions that the Government carried out in Baja California and Jalisco to eradicate smuggling, according to a joint statement.
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They explained that the improper use of the IMMEX program occurs when companies import products with fiscal benefits designed for transformation, manufacturing and re -export, but in reality they divert them to the national market without paying taxes, which generates unfair competition, affects the formal industry and encourages tax evasion.
Coat imports under the IMMEX scheme increased from 3.79 million pairs by 2022 to 40.16 million in 2024, an increase of 959 percent, according to the statement.
They indicated that in parallel the average import price fell from $ 17.63 per torment in 2023 to 7.21 dollars in 2024, and that temporary importation in made products increased more than 30 percent by 2024, reaching more than 1,800 million pieces, where more than 60 percent entered below the minimum production price at international level, reflecting illegal practices of subvaluation that damage national production and employment.
They said that much of the imported footwear under this scheme is not re -exported, violating regulations and directly affecting national jobs and manufacturers.
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Industrial agencies reiterated the need to strengthen the inspection and regulation of these operations, with measures such as strict audits to importers and the exclusion of finished footwear from the IMMEX program.
They said that the Federal Administration already works with sectors for the fight against smuggling and undervaluation, practices that affect the formal industry, distort the market and reduce tax collection.
The representatives of the productive sectors asked the authorities to continue reinforcing the modernization of customs of the country, including data intelligence, information analysis and, priority, the risk analysis in the sensitive sectors, identifying RFC and customs agents.
They indicated that there cannot be commercial facilitation without an exhaustive customs control.
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