MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Mar.2025) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo plans to announce tariff and non-tariff actions Mexico will carry out in response to the unilateral decision of US president Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican exports, despite the existence of a trade agreement between the US and Mexico.
“I call Mexicans to an informative assembly in the Zócalo of Mexico City next Sunday at 12:00 [9 Mar. 2025], to share with them the actions we will take. And face this challenge together. Proudly, we are a free, independent and sovereign country. Together we will get ahead,” Sheinbaum said 4 Mar. 2025 during her mañanera or daily morning conference with the media.
Sheinbaum said it was again time to defend Mexico and its sovereignty, but with tranquility and a cool head.
Sheinbaum said the application of measures by Mexico was not meant to initiate an economic or commercial confrontation; however, she said it was inconceivable not to think about the damage that will be done to the economies and the people of the 2 countries.
“No one wins with this decision; on the contrary, it affects the people we represent,” Sheinbaum said.
Actions against organized crime and fentanyl trafficking
Sheinbuam said that since the beginning of her administration on 1 Oct. 2024 that the government of Mexico has led forceful actions against organized crime and fentanyl trafficking.
The figures from the US Customs and Border Protection agency show that the confiscation of fentanyl sent from Mexico to the US has fallen 50% between Oct. 2024 and Jan. 2025, she said.
“I want to make it clear that we will always seek a negotiated solution, as we have proposed, within the framework of respect for our sovereignty. But the unilateral decision made by the United States affects the national and foreign companies that operate in our country and affects our people,” she added.
Sheinbaum assured that the Mexican economy was strong, thanks to the fact that for 6 years the internal market has been strengthened; jobs created through public investment; and the minimum wage increased.
“We have a strong economy and, above all, an empowered, conscious people, who have become the main political force and engine of our country’s development,” she said.
Sheinbaum said her government would continue to seek dialogue with the US to find an alternative with “arguments and rationality.”
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By Fidencio Casillas reporting from Mexico City. © 2025 Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
