Nearshore Manufacturing in Mexico:
Strategic Location with Logistical Advantages

Mexico offers numerous strategic advantages for companies looking to nearshore to Mexico:

• Proximity to the North American Market expedites shipment time
• Just-in-time delivery to the North American and Latin American Markets
• A favorable currency exchange rate
• Various nearby international airports and ports
• Convenient trucking routes for northbound and southbound shipments
• Same time zone

Companies that sell product to the North American Market benefit from Nearshore manufacturing. Mexico also has multiple free-trade agreements granting access to the most important markets worldwide - more agreements than any other country:

• U.S. and Canada (NAFTA)
• The European Union (27 Countries)
• The European Free-Trade Association: Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland
• Japan
• Israel
• Chile

• Uruguay
• Columbia
• Bolivia
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
• Nicaragua

NAPS offers customs compliance services and works closely with clients to make sure customs requirements are met, including accurate Certificates of Origin, complying with importer of record responsibilities, presenting reconciliation reports and working with northbound and southbound shipments.