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After the approval in October 2025 of origin verification in the United States for the import of animal protein or meat to Mexico via rail, the Mexican government is currently seeking to carry out the export of this product through said mode of transport.
Ximena Juárez Gómez, Director of Projects and Innovation Programs of the Quarantine Service of the National Service of Health, Safety and Agri-Food Quality (Senasica), pointed out that the “intention of the railway is that, that the containers return with goods destined for export.”
During a meeting organized by the Mexican Association of Intermodal Transport (AMTI), she added that the agency’s management is also working on the handling of certain products.
She stressed that there is interest from several companies in importing other low-risk goods —such as pet food or milk substitute— under this scheme.
She also stated that they are working on an inspection program through inland customs.
“Entering a transit train, arriving at an inland customs office or carrying out the customs clearance of the product, which must be low-risk, which already have certain processes or guarantees that there are no risks associated with a commodity such as fresh vegetables or a live animal. We are working on this so that we have the possibility of clearing border crossings and carrying out said inspections at inland customs. We are already working on it,” she emphasized.
Juárez Gómez recalled that the start of said service was through the railway company Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), with whom 84 import shipments have been made to date, although they seek to increase the volume.
Furthermore, they have already contacted other railway companies, as well as more exporters and, together with the health authority of the United States and Senasica personnel, they aim to resolve and implement more options to access this project.
Last October, AMTI reported that Mexican and U.S. authorities approved origin verification for the import of animal protein, which will contribute to building logistical solutions that strengthen the country’s competitiveness and the sanitary security of the supply chain.
The above, Ximena Juárez recalled, took three years of negotiation with U.S. authorities to carry out the inspection in North American territory for packaged goods such as meat products.
