Courier rates for 2026: no duty up to US$50 for USMCA parcels
Published 27 December 2025 · Reglas Generales de Comercio Exterior para 2026
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What changed
Under the 2026 foreign-trade rules, a courier parcel from a USMCA country worth up to 50 dollars enters with no duty and no IVA, paying the processing fee; from 50 to 117 dollars a single rate of 17 percent applies, and 19 percent above. Parcels from countries without a trade agreement pay a single rate of 33.5 percent. Goods subject to permits or NOMs cannot use these rates.
Who it affects
All industries. Product types on our rules page: Small-maker goods by parcel, Apparel.
The source and its dates
Reglas Generales de Comercio Exterior para 2026, rule 3.7.35, via SIDOF. Published 27 December 2025; in force from 1 January 2026 (signed 17 December 2025). Checked against the source on 11 October 2026.
What to do
Before you quote a buyer in Mexico, check which value band each courier order falls in and price the duty into the order. Anything that needs a permit or must meet a NOM cannot travel at these rates: plan it as a formal import through a customs broker instead.
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