Mexico Imposes Five-Year Tariff on Thai Canned Pineapple

Mexico has announced retaliatory tariffs on canned pineapple imported from Thailand, effective from June 20, 2026 to June 20, 2031 for a five-year period. The Commerce Ministry reported that Mexico's Economy Ministry announced its final investigation results on June 19, 2026, concluding that canned pineapple imports from Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines have caused damage to Mexico's domestic industry. The investigation found that definitive countervailing duties would be imposed on canned pineapple from all three countries as follows: Thailand at $0.93 per kilogram, the Philippines at $0.94 per kilogram, and Indonesia at $0.99 per kilogram for PT Great imports and $1.02 per kilogram for other exporters. The tariffs take effect from June 20, 2026 through June 20, 2031. The investigation found that imported pineapple prices from these three countries averaged 40% below domestic producer prices and 23% below other import sources. This dumping behavior caused significant damage to the domestic industry, with total production falling 21%, domestic sales declining 2%, market share dropping 12.9%, and employment decreasing 5%. In the first four months of 2026, Mexico imported canned pineapple worth $19.48 million, a 136% increase, with imports from Thailand alone reaching $4.76 million, up 43.86%.