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Profeco Opens Mandatory Calibration Window and Publishes New Price Checks

The agency requires businesses to certify pumps, scales and meters through an online system to protect buyers from under‑measurement and link enforcement to public price monitoring.

Overview

  • Profeco opened its second 2026 calibration period for commercial measuring instruments, running July 1 to September 30, and said businesses must complete the procedure through the agency's online calibration portal.
  • The requirement covers fuel pumps, gas and high‑flow meters, scales, fillers, encapsulators, time clocks and similar devices and is intended to stop shortchanging and ensure accurate transactions for consumers.
  • Profeco's price monitoring, with data cut off July 3, found 79.4% of stations selling diesel at or below 27.00 MXN per liter and a national diesel average of 27.10 MXN per liter.
  • The fuel check identified the lowest regular gasoline price at 23.69 MXN/L in Morelia, Michoacán, while published reports show a conflicting highest price in Cancún of 35.29 MXN/L versus 25.29 MXN/L and the discrepancy remains unresolved.
  • Profeco said the Pacic basic‑basket stayed below the 910 MXN target for a third week, warned of penalties for noncompliance, and urged consumers to use its 'Quién es Quién' tools and Revista del Consumidor resources to compare prices and report suspected shortchanging.