74% of Mexican exports come from North America

Mexico’s production structure within its trade with the United States reflects a model of regional integration rather than a traditional export model, according to Cesar Martinez, CEO of Tensec Mexico.

The executive noted that 73.7% of the value of manufactured goods that Mexico exports to the United States originates in North America.
“The product crosses the border once, but its value is built up over multiple production cycles across the three countries,” Martinez explained.

The goods exported from Mexico represent not only domestic production but an extension of North American supply chains.

Consequently, companies are beginning to view their facilities not as offshore manufacturing but as an extension of North America’s production system, which influences decisions regarding location, supplier development, regulatory compliance, and long-term investment.

This approach suggests that regional competitiveness depends on the ability to integrate production processes across countries, rather than on the substitution of industrial capacities; manufacturing in Mexico is positioned as a stage within a shared value chain that begins in the United States, unfolds on Mexican soil, and returns to the North American market as a finished product.