Mexico

Successfully improving QI with Mexico

Paving the way for economic progress

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Mexico’s economy has seen significant growth in recent decades. The country is the world’s 15th largest industrial nation. It is Germany's most important trading partner in Latin America, just as Germany is Mexico’s leading trading partner in the European Union (EU) market. In 2020, the volume of trade between the two countries amounted to more than 19 billion euros. There are around 2,000 companies with German capital based in Mexico. Both countries share a strong interest in working towards a harmonised system of quality infrastructure (QI), as well as fair market access and production conditions.

 

Close economic cooperation at eye level

In 2018, the Mexican Ministry of Economy (Secretaría de Economía - SE) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie- BMWE) signed a Joint Declaration of Intent for the bilateral dialogue on quality infrastructure. Since then, the Global Project Quality Infrastructure (GPQI) in Mexico supports the implementation and coordination of political and technical bilateral dialogue on QI topics.

 

Mexico is the sixth largest car producer worldwide. In addition to the automotive industry, other key economic and trading sectors for Mexico and Germany include mechanical engineering, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, transport and logistics. These sectors are of particular importance for the QI cooperation.

 

QI dialogue strengthens trade

As a multi-stakeholder initiative, GPQI facilitates a special format of political exchange about quality infrastructures. It involves actors from business and society with their know-how, innovative concepts and needs in bilateral government dialogues. The project brings together governments and experts from public and private sectors – including technical organisations, associations and industry.

 

Together, they reduce technical barriers to trade, strengthen product safety and improve consumer protection with internationally coordinated quality infrastructures. This way, the German-Mexican dialogue on QI does not only strengthen the bilateral trade relations but also promotes economic progress.

 

Events

Mexico

2025-09-30 , 09:00–10:30 Online

We cordially invite you to take part in the Stakeholder Consultation of the German-Mexican Dialogue on Quality Infrastructure.

 

The German-Mexican Dialogue on Quality Infrastructure provides a joint platform for policy-makers, industry representatives, and technical organizations from both countries to address technical barriers to trade in areas such as standardization, technical regulation, conformity assessment, accreditation, product safety, and market surveillance.

 

The Stakeholder Consultation will coordinate positions and priorities from German stakeholders, including:

Reviewing proposed new topics
Identifying supporting activities
Articulating objectives for the 2026 Work Plan

Register here to participate. The agenda and further details will be shared with registered participants.

 

For any questions or information related to the event, please do not hesitate to contact mexico@gpqi.org

 

Contact

Philipp Schröder
Head of GPQI Country Component Mexico
 

E-Mail: mexico@gpqi.org

 

Global Project Quality Infrastructure
Av Miguel Hidalgo 286
La Concepción
Coyoacán, 04000
Ciudad de México, México