The National Council of the Export Manufacturing Industry (Index) stated that they will continue to attract foreign direct investment to the economy, despite the tightening of US trade, immigration and security policies.
“At the beginning of 2026, we are announcing our goal of continuing to promote investment in our country, attracting foreign direct investment, and generating more and better jobs,” declared the organization led by Humberto Martínez Cantú.
The business organization noted that it is closely monitoring international events and is attentive to a possible hardening of rhetoric on energy, migration, security, and trade issues.
The hardening of the US government's stance on energy, immigration, security, and trade will eventually cloud the review process of the USMCA, which will begin after the first half of 2026, he said.
The maquiladora industry said it will maintain close communication with representatives of the Mexican and U.S. governments ahead of the review of the USMCA, the trade agreement that drives North America.
“We will be attentive to the modifications to the General Import and Export Tax Law (LIGIE) and the Tariffs of the General Import and Export Tax Law (TIGIE) promoted by the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit,” he assured.
Index expressed its willingness to the government of Claudia Sheinbaum to provide the vision of the export manufacturing sector with more than 60 years of experience.
“Mexico must take advantage of the domestic market to help balance foreign trade for the benefit of the coexistence and well-being of all Mexicans, thereby achieving a solid, diversified and socially inclusive national industrialization,” he commented.
Internationally, Index members and affiliates will hold their Board of Directors meetings in McAllen, Texas and Washington, DC in February and March, confirming their interest in being a key player in the review of the USMCA and strengthening a good relationship with US congressmen and counterparts, mainly on the tariff issue.
“With this, the updating and establishment of tariffs will allow us to correct trade distortions, guaranteeing fair conditions of competition for national producers against unfair practices and external subsidy policies, as well as aligning tariff policy with a vision of sustainable and regional development,” Index stated.
Source: Hernández, E. (2026, 6 enero). Industria maquiladora asegura que atraerá inversión a México pese al endurecimiento de las políticas de EU. Forbes México. https://forbes.com.mx/industria-maquiladora-asegura-que-atraera-inversion-a-mexico-pese-al-endurecimiento-de-las-politicas-de-eu/
