General Customs Administration of Mexico

1. General Customs Administration of Mexico May 23rd, 2013

2. The GCA controls 49 customs Tijuana Cd. Juárez Nuevo Laredo Reynosa • 246 inspection sites. • 77, 177 taxpayers registered in the Importers Database.* • 5% are large taxpayers. • 793 customs brokers. * Monterrey Altamira Guadalajara Veracruz Toluca Manzanillo AICM Lázaro Cárdenas * Up to April 30th 2

3. Main Figures • In 2012, international trade represented 63% of Mexico’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). • 49% of value added tax (VAT) is collected through customs. • On daily basis Mexican Customs account for: • Imports and exports of nearly 2.6 billion USD. • More than 900,000 people cross national borders. • 39,884 international passengers arrive by plane. • 25,500 trucks and 162,326 light vehicles drive across the country’s border. 3

4. Today Outdated facilities • In the past, customs were conceived only as checkpoints for cargo and passengers. • Inspection sites lack technology and infrastructure to provide efficient services and perform custom duties. 4

5. Today Outdated facilities Cd. Hidalgo Puerto Palomas 5

6. Today Modern facilities • Customs facilitate trade by optimizing cargo flows and passenger inspection as well as ensuring tax collection is efficient and compliant with security measures. • Mexican Customs work with modern infrastructure and automated services, applying risk assessment models to support operations. 6

7. Today Modern facilities Inspection areas Light vehicles access area 7

8. Challenges Customs in the 21st Century The General Customs Administration envisions Mexican Customs in the 21st Century as modern and automated, following the guidelines established by the World Customs Organization: • Trade Single Window • Data Collection Center • Risk assessment models • Nonintrusive Inspection • Vehicle Surveillance and Control System Trade facilitation Tax collection National security Community’s protection Gathering trade data 8

9. US-MexicoBorder NAFTA, Before & After • US is Mexico's largest trading partner. • Mexico is the US third largest trading partner,after Canada and China. • Last year, trade between Mexico and the US added up to 449 billions USD. Five times greater than in 1993 (409%). • Since NAFTA Mexican exports destined to US have increased by 541.1%. • 78.6% of Mexican exports are destined to the US. • 49.7% of US imports come from Mexico. • In 2012 Mexican investments in the US represented 15.5% of total investments from Latin America and the Caribbean. 9

10. US-MexicoBorder Infrastructure • The following took place after signing NAFTA: • 70 infrastructure under development. • 2010: Crossings in Reynosa-McAllen and Rio Bravo-Donna. • 2012: Tijuana (El Chaparral) - San Ysidro. • 2013: Railway crossing in Matamoros-Brownsville. • Setting up of 39 X-Ray and 41 Gamma machinesto expedite the inspection. 10

11. México-US Border Operating 2012: Puerta Mexico-San Ysidro Investment: 20.5 millionUSD - Passengers 2013: Export platform expansion - Mesa de Otay Investment: 12.9 million USD - Cargo exports 2010: Border crossing Anzaldúas-Mission New facilities. - Light vehicles (first stage) 2010: Río Bravo -Donna New facilities. - Light vehicles (first stage) 11

12. US-MexicoBorder UpcomingProjects 2013: Nogales III- Mariposa - Cargo 2013: Matamoros- Brownsville rail crossing - Cargo 2015: Crossing in Tijuana – San Diego Airport - Passengers 12

13. US-MexicoBorder UpcomingProjects 2014-2015: Camargo Customs New facilities Investment: 23 million USD - Cargo 2013-2014: Ciudad Juárez-Córdova Facilities redesign Investment: 53 million USD - Cargo and light vehicles 2014: Ciudad Juárez- Zaragoza Facilities redesign Investment: 29 million USD - Cargo and light vehicles Border Crossing at Guadalupe Tornillo New Facilities - Cargo and light vehicles 2014: Ciudad Juárez-San Jerónimo Facilities redesign Investment: 45 million USD - Cargo and light vehicles 13

14. US-MexicoBorder Bilateral Strategic Plan • Signed in 2007 and revised in 2012. • General guidelines for cooperation between the two nations to foster commercial facilitation and security. • Important Facts • Together, Mexico and US control 19 customs, 50 border crossings and 196 inspection points. • Trade at the US-Mexico border generates 6% of world’s GDP. • Initiatives of the BSP • Coordinated operation to protect intellectual property. • Binational Security Committees in 19 customs. • Working hours homologation. • Information exchange agreement. • Rail single manifest project. 14

15. US-MexicoBorder Impact of future infrastructure • The economic activity in US-Mexico border is responsible for 6 million jobs. • A 1% increase US GDP represents 2% increase in Mexican exports. • New international bridge projects at the US-Mexico border, such as in the Tijuana-San Diego region, will provide an economic benefit of 30 billion dollars in a 10-year period. • By raising customs efficiency, the final price of goods could decrease up to 5%. 15

16. SouthernBorder Infrastructure projects • Mexico is developing new facilities in five inspection sites in the Southern border. • Comitán-Trinitaria, Catazajá and Huixtla in the border with Guatemala. • Nuevo Orizaba and Chactemal in the border with Belize. • The project aims to broaden control to prevent illegal trade in 50 checking points. • Total investment of the Southern Border Project: 105 million USD. • Progress • New facilities in Huixtla (May 6th) and Chactemal (May 15th): • Entry lines and inspection checkpoints for trucks and light vehicles. • Nonintrusive inspection systems. • The remaining sites are under construction. 16

17. SouthernBorder Infrastructure projects 2012: Chactemal New facilities Investment: 2o million USD - Cargo and light vehicles 2012: Huixtla New facilities Investment: 13 million USD - Cargo and light vehicles 17

18. SouthernBorder Infrastructure projects Huixtla 18

19. SouthernBorder Infrastructure projects Chactemal 19