Exporting electricals/electronics to Mexico

Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team Jul 4, 2005

Many electrical and electronic products in Mexico must comply with Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM) standards and the NOM Mark is checked for at the Mexican border.

Companies selling to the Mexican market, need to attain the NOM mark to enable them to sell their products in Mexico * The NOM Mark - many electrical and electronic products in Mexico must comply with Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM) standards.

The NOM Mark is checked for on these products at the Mexican border by Mexican Customs Authorities.

The NOM Mark is valid for one year and is issued in the name of the Mexican importer of record, the Mexican manufacturer or the Mexican distributor of the product.

Mexican national standards are used with some harmonization to international standards.

The following three NOM standards are most important: * NOM-001-SCFI-1993: Electronic Equipment for Domestic Use with Input from Different Electrical Power Sources - Safety Requirements and Testing Procedures for Class approval based on IEC 65-1985 as amended 1987; * NOM-003-SCFI-2000: Electrical Products, safety specifications, used in conjunction with NMX-J-521/1-ANCE-1999, Safety of household and similar electrical appliances, part 1, based on IEC-60335-1-1991-04; and NMX-J-524/1-ANCE-2000, Safety of Hand-held Motor-operated Tools, part 1, based on IEC-60745-1-1997-02; * NOM-016-SCFI-1993: Electronic Equipment for Use in Office and Operated by Different Electrical Power Sources - Safety Requirements and Testing Procedures for Class Approval, based on IEC-335-1976, and; NOM-019-SCFI-1998: Data-Processing Equipment, based on UL 478, fourth edition.

Products tested and found to be in compliance with these standards, are acceptable for applying the NOM test mark, enabling access to the Mexican market.

We can assist with this through our agreement with CANIETI, an accredited Mexican test lab which allows TUV''s in-house test data to be accepted for NOM certification without shipment of samples to Mexico.

Certification is then carried out by either NYCE or ANCE, accredited conformity assessment bodies, with TUV managing each step of the process.

We hope that this article was of interest and provides you with answers or information regarding Mexican market access.