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HS 8523.49

Electrical machinery and equipment
Official WCO Harmonized System description: Optical media; recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37

886
importers in Mexico
182
importers in Argentina
6
started importing in 2026 (MX)

6 of these companies started importing HS 8523.49 during 2026. A buyer that has just entered a category is choosing a supplier right now — and no directory tells you which ones they are.

Who imports HS 8523.49 in Latin America

MarketImportersWith contactAbove US$1M/yrNew in 2026
🇲🇽 Mexico8868867586
🇦🇷 Argentina1821791421

These are companies with recorded import activity under this code — real buyers, not a directory of who might be interested. Captive assembly plants importing from their own parent abroad are identified separately, so the count you act on is commercial demand.

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Measured channel: in heading 8523, 74% of 2025 value in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Colombia goes through relationships with subsidiaries or captive or exclusive importers (heading screening). The report lists them all, marked 'subsidiary or exclusive'; they are not counted as multi-brand or as prospects.

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Where the Mexican importers are

StateCompanies
Ciudad de México251
Nuevo León104
México72
Jalisco71
Baja California64

Some of the companies importing HS 8523.49

Every row is a real company recorded importing HS 8523.49. Registry information only: no import values, no individuals and no contact details are published on this page.

Importing companyLocation
1906 MEXICALI CO S DE RL DE CV🇲🇽 Baja California
3P S.A. DE C.V.🇲🇽 Guanajuato
AB SCIEX SA DE CV🇲🇽 Ciudad de México
ABALAT S.A. DE C.V.🇲🇽 Ciudad de México
ABB MEXICO SA DE CV🇲🇽 San Luis Potosí
+ 1,063 more companies recorded under this code

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1906 MEXICALI CO S DE RL DE CV🇲🇽 Baja California3P S.A. DE C.V.🇲🇽 GuanajuatoAB SCIEX SA DE CV🇲🇽 Ciudad de MéxicoABALAT S.A. DE C.V.🇲🇽 Ciudad de MéxicoABB MEXICO SA DE CV🇲🇽 San Luis PotosíABBOTT LABORATORIES DE MEXICO SA DE CV🇲🇽 Ciudad de MéxicoABEYC INTERNACIONAL TRADING SA DE CV🇲🇽 Ciudad de MéxicoACCESORIOS PARA LABORATORIOS S.A. DE C.V.🇲🇽 MéxicoACMAX DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.🇲🇽 PueblaACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING DE MEXICO S DE RL DE CV🇲🇽 Nuevo LeónADC DE JUAREZ, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.🇲🇽 ChihuahuaADISAT SA DE CV🇲🇽 Ciudad de México

Related codes in this chapter

HS 8544.42HS 8536.50HS 8504.40HS 8537.10HS 8536.90HS 8538.90HS 8543.70HS 8517.62HS 8544.49HS 8536.41HS 8516.80HS 8536.49

Every importer of heading 8523, in one annual report

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Counts derived from customs operation records for Mexico and Argentina and from Brazil's public importers catalogue. Company names are registry information only: no import values, no individuals and no contact details are published on this page. See our methodology.