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The Ministry of Economy\u2019s Digital Window (Ventanilla \u00danica de Comercio Exterior Mexicano or VUCEM) is the means through which it is possible to send electronic information to carry out foreign trade procedures, simplifying management processes. Last Friday, May 18, 2023 , the \"Decree amending and adding the decree establishing the Ministry of Economy\u2019s Digital Window\", was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, in which, among other things, the decentralized administrative units and bodies responsible for procedures related to the import, export and transit of goods are recognized as the competent authority in matters of foreign trade, adding to the list of such authorities: the National Customs Agency of Mexico (Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de M\u00e9xico), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Secretar\u00eda de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural), the Ministry of Public Education (Secretar\u00eda de Educaci\u00f3n P\u00fablica), the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Secretar\u00eda de Hacienda y Cr\u00e9dito P\u00fablico) and the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (Secretar\u00eda del Trabajo y Previsi\u00f3n Social or STPS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The STPS is included since it is responsible for verifying that the goods subject to foreign trade have been processed legally and not through forced and\/or child labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decree is already in force and can be consulted in the following link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n