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Mexico Names New Customs Chief With Mandate for Digital Overhaul

The move signals a pivot to faster, more transparent border checks.

Overview

  • President Claudia Sheinbaum installed Héctor Alonso Romero Gutiérrez to lead Mexico’s customs agency with orders to modernize operations.
  • The plan merges foreign‑trade records from the tax authority SAT, the Economy Ministry, and customs into one database to replace split and sometimes paper files.
  • Non‑invasive inspections will expand with more X‑ray and gamma scanners, backed by funding set for this year.
  • Officials set goals to raise customs revenue and cut fraud, contraband, and corruption through joint work with the Army and Navy.
  • Outgoing director Rafael Marín Mollinedo resigned and will shift to a delegate post in Yucatán, with the destination ministry not yet named.