INDUSTRY JARGON
SPANISH LANGUAGE TERMS:

  
  Agente Aduanal
Arancel
Cuota
Factura
Fianza		 Customs Broker, U.S. or Mexican
Customs duties, Tariff
Quota, referring to toll roads
Commercial invoice
Surety bond. All foreign-owned trailers taken beyond the free zone must have a fianza permit in order to
travel beyond this point.
 		 
  ENGLISH LANGUAGE TERMS:  
  Import Permit
 
NAFTA
Packing List
 
SED
 
Temporary Import		 Importer is responsible for obtaining this permit in Mexico.
North American Free Trade Agreement
Like the commercial invoice, this should include gross, net and legal weights.
Shipper’s Export Declaration. This is a form filed with U.S. Customs for exported goods.
Goods imported into Mexico to be re-exported as finished goods or returned goods after being used in Mexico.

  
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