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Selling electrical and electronic products in Mexico

In Mexico, electrical, electronic and household appliances carry the Spanish commercial information, instructions and warranty terms of NOM-024-SCFI-2013. Electronic equipment meets the safety NOM-001-SCFI-2018, with conformity shown through an accredited body. Equipment that connects to a telecoms network or uses the radio spectrum is homologated, a role passing from the IFT to the new Comisión Reguladora de Telecomunicaciones.

Updated · Each section links to the official source it comes from

Commercial information
NOM-024-SCFI-2013
Electronic safety
NOM-001-SCFI-2018, in force from 14 May 2020
Certification
By an accredited and authorised product certification body
Radio and telecom equipment
Homologation under the 2025 telecoms law
Warranty minimum
3 months; 1 year for household appliances
Enforcement
PROFECO for NOM-024

Before a product goes on sale

The questions to answer, in the order they usually come up.

  1. 1Which NOMs cover the product: electronic, electrical, data-processing or radio equipment? Read more
  2. 2Does the pack carry the NOM-024 information in Spanish? Read more
  3. 3Do the instructions and warranty meet NOM-024? Read more
  4. 4Is there a valid certificate of conformity for the safety NOM? Read more
  5. 5Does it connect to a network or use radio, and is it homologated? Read more
  6. 6Must conformity be shown at the point of entry? Read more

The rules, by area

What each area covers, the texts that set it, and what the official pages say.

Packaging, instructions and warranties (NOM-024)

The commercial information that goes with electrical, electronic and household appliances.

  • NOM-024-SCFI-2013 sets the commercial information for the packaging, instructions and warranties of electronic, electrical and household products and their accessories and consumables for the final consumer, new, rebuilt, used or second-hand.
  • The pack shows, in Spanish: the product's name or picture unless obvious, the name and address of the national manufacturer or importer, the country of origin, and the rated electrical characteristics such as voltage, power or current, and frequency (5.1).
  • Rebuilt, used or second-hand products state this in letters at least twice the size of the rest (5.1 e).
  • Instructions are supplied free of charge with clear directions for use and care and safe-handling warnings; data-processing equipment may come with a printed quick-start guide and detailed instructions provided by other means (6.1).
  • Warranty policies are printed in Spanish and give the responsible parties, the models, where the warranty is honoured, where parts are available, its scope, the procedure and its length: not less than three months for electrical and electronic products and one year for household appliances (7.1.1).
  • PROFECO enforces the NOM; sellers check compliance before offering products and are jointly responsible with national manufacturers or importers (8.1 and 8.2).

How we help: Compliant Always sets your pack, manual and warranty text beside each clause of NOM-024, so a missing rating or a short warranty term shows up before shipment. Ask about this

Safety of electronic equipment (NOM-001-SCFI-2018)

The safety NOM for electronic equipment, and how conformity is shown.

  • NOM-001-SCFI-2018 (Aparatos electrónicos-Requisitos de seguridad y métodos de prueba) sets safety requirements for electronic equipment made, imported, sold, distributed or leased in Mexico: protection against electric shock, mechanical hazards, optical radiation, fire, heat, and biological and chemical effects.
  • It covers equipment powered from the public supply up to 277 V single-phase or 480 V three-phase at 60 Hz, or by batteries and other sources up to 500 V d.c., new, refurbished, used or second-hand.
  • Listed equipment includes televisions, audio and video equipment, speakers, chargers and power supplies, UPS units, electronic toys and video games, alarm systems, microwave ovens and external power supplies.
  • Where a specific safety NOM exists for a product, it applies instead (1.3). The Secretaría de Economía's catalogue lists NOM-003-SCFI-2014 for electrical products and NOM-019-SCFI-1998 for data-processing equipment.
  • Where certification bodies exist, conformity is certified only by an accredited and authorised product certification body; test reports are valid for at most 90 days (section 6).
  • Certificates may be held by Mexican persons or foreign manufacturers with legal representation in Mexico (6.4.1.1).

How we help: Compliant Always keeps each certificate of conformity and the test reports behind it with the model, and shows when a certificate or follow-up is due. Ask about this

Radio and telecoms equipment

Homologation of equipment that connects to a network or uses the radio spectrum.

  • Products, equipment, devices or apparatus for telecoms or broadcasting that can connect to a telecoms network or use the radio spectrum must be homologated under the applicable NOMs or technical provisions, in line with the Quality Infrastructure Law (Article 271, Ley en Materia de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión).
  • The applicant for homologation must have an address in Mexico (Article 271).
  • The regulator may apply mutual recognition of conformity assessment carried out in a country with which Mexico has an agreement (Article 271).
  • The 2025 law, published in the DOF on 16 July 2025, gives these powers to the Comisión Reguladora de Telecomunicaciones; the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) continues until the Commission's board is formed, and the IFT site now describes itself as a historical archive pointing to the Commission.
  • The Secretaría de Economía's catalogue lists, for example, NOM-208-SCFI-2016 for spread-spectrum radio equipment in the 902–928 MHz, 2400–2483.5 MHz and 5725–5850 MHz bands.

How we help: Compliant Always keeps the homologation certificate number and the test reports with each model, and watches the regulator's pages for changes. Ask about this

Import

Showing conformity when products enter Mexico.

  • Imported goods subject to a NOM must meet it, and the authorities decide by risk which must show conformity at the point of entry, identified by tariff heading in the foreign trade rules (Article 64, Quality Infrastructure Law).
  • Evidence of conformity includes certificates, opinions or test results from an accredited and authorised conformity assessment body, or from a foreign body under a mutual recognition or equivalence agreement (Article 64).

How we help: Compliant Always keeps the certificates a shipment needs with the model, and shows what expires before the next one leaves. Ask about this

Who answers for what

WhoWhat they answer forHow we help
BrandThe pack information, manual and warranty.Pack, manual and warranty checked against NOM-024.
Certificate holderThe certificate of conformity and its follow-up.Certificates and test reports kept by model and family, with renewal dates.
ImporterIts details on the pack, conformity at entry, and an address in Mexico for homologation.Supplier documents read and dated before the goods arrive.
RetailerChecking NOM-024 compliance before sale, as jointly responsible.The documents for each model, ready when PROFECO asks.

Federal rules and the states

Product rules in Mexico are federal: the General Health Law, the Federal Consumer Protection Law and the Normas Oficiales Mexicanas apply across the national territory.

Health surveillance is shared. Under the General Health Law, a notice of operation (aviso de funcionamiento) goes to the Secretaría de Salud or to the government of the state (entidad federativa), and several sanitary NOMs are enforced by COFEPRIS and the state governments together.

Questions businesses ask

Which NOM sets labelling for electronics in Mexico?
NOM-024-SCFI-2013, which sets the commercial information for the packaging, instructions and warranties of electronic, electrical and household products sold in Mexico.
What must an electronics pack show in Mexico?
In Spanish: the product name or picture unless obvious, the manufacturer or importer's name and address, the country of origin, and the rated voltage, power or current, and frequency (NOM-024, 5.1).
What is the minimum warranty for electronics in Mexico?
Where a warranty is given, not less than three months for electrical and electronic products and one year for household appliances (NOM-024, 7.1.1).
Do electronic products need safety certification in Mexico?
Equipment under NOM-001-SCFI-2018 is certified by an accredited and authorised product certification body where one exists for it.
Who can hold a NOM-001 certificate?
Mexican persons, or foreign manufacturers with legal representation in Mexico, who may extend it to a representative established there (NOM-001, 6.4.1.1).
Does NOM-001 apply to used or refurbished electronics?
Yes. It applies to new, second-line, discontinued, rebuilt, refurbished, used and second-hand electronic equipment.
Do Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices need homologation in Mexico?
Equipment that can connect to a telecoms network or use the radio spectrum must be homologated under the applicable NOMs or technical provisions (Article 271, Ley en Materia de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión).
Is the IFT still the telecom regulator?
The law of 16 July 2025 created the Comisión Reguladora de Telecomunicaciones. The IFT continues until the Commission's board is formed, and its site now calls itself a historical archive.
Are retailers responsible for NOM-024 compliance?
Yes. Sellers check compliance before offering products to the public and are jointly responsible with national manufacturers or importers (NOM-024, 8.2).
Must conformity be shown at customs?
For products the authorities identify by tariff heading, yes. Imported goods subject to a NOM show conformity at the point of entry (Article 64, Quality Infrastructure Law).
How does Compliant Always help with selling in Mexico?
Our team reads the rules for the markets you sell in, including the Normas Oficiales Mexicanas and COFEPRIS requirements. Compliant Always shows which apply to your product, keeps the documents behind each one ready, and watches the sources for changes. It shows what the requirements say and what your documents show; you decide.

Sources

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