The Dirección General de Normas (DGN) of the Ministry of Economy of Mexico (Director General of Standards) has introduced a ‘Pre-Import Verification of Conformity (PVoC)’ for labels of all commercial goods imported into Mexico to protect public health, safety and the environment.
With SGS’s accreditation as a Commercial Inspection (Verification) Unit (UVA) (UVNOM 037) for this standard, we are authorized to inspect and validate commercial information contained on the labels of specific products.
Standard requirements:
SGS can inspect the following 10 groups of goods:
Mexico’s PVoC ensures that labels meet mandatory safety, quality and security requirements, facilitates international trade, avoids delays to customs clearance and reduces potential losses from the import of non-compliant products.