Overview

On October 3rd, 2018, the Ministry of Economy in Mexico published the law NOM - 212 - SCFI - 2017 to regulate batteries’ importation and fabrication.

Key Provisions

The norm establishes the following requirements:

• Characteristics batteries need to comply with in order to obtain an approval certification.
• Electrochemical system classification.
• Maximum limits of Mercury and Cadmium.
• Labeling requirements that batteries and their packaging must comply with.

Compliance Deadline

As of October 2019, all companies that wish to commercialize batteries in Mexico will have to comply with this NOM’s regulations to have their products certified. This NOM will be enforced in October 2019.