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CONTENT
INTRODUCTION …………………….............................……3
WELCOME
IN BRIEF
Yucatan: A state with exporting tradition
WHERE IS YUCATAN LOCATED? ………………......….…..5
STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Distances
YUCATAN GENERAL INFORMATION ..……………………7
BASIC ECONOMIC PROFILE
INFRAESTRUCTURE
Airport
Ports
WHAT DOES YUCATAN OFFER…………..…………….… 11
EXPORTABLE OFFER
PYMEXPORTA CENTER
DOEY
Foreign Trade
Yucatan Logistics
INTERESTING SITES...................................................15
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WELCOME
The State of Yucatan has initiated this new century becoming the financial,
business, academic, cultural, medical, industrial and most important trade center
in the southeast of Mexico. Yucatan offers a high degree of safety and quality of
life for all the population, and also innumerable opportunities for investment and
growth in all economic sectors.
Opportunities are multiplying day by day under a favorable climate for business development created by the labor cordial between the State Government and the private sector. Institutional support
and respect for the internal life of organizations are two important factors that support the investment and healthy economic growth of Yucatan.
In addition, Yucatan, the nearest industrial center between Mexico and the East Coast of the United States and the door to Central America, also offers a broad range of quality products to international markets.
IN BRIEF
Yucatan enjoys a privileged geographical position. It is the closest connection point from Mexico to the European Union. The distance from Yucatan to the east coast to the United States is 36
hours by sea and one and a half hour by plane. It is also a very important access spot for all the
Caribbean, Central and South America. This fact is an advantage, among other ones like 20% less
transportation costs to the U.S.A. compared with Central America and the central region of Mexico,
for the importing & exporting logistic processes regarding to easier product access. Yucatan is consolidated as the financial, business, academic, cultural,
medical, industrial and most important trade center in
the southeast of Mexico. At the same time, Yucatan
has an exporting tradition of more than a century that
has made it a natural exporter State that enjoys of 12
Free Trade Agreements signed by Mexico.
The variety of products in Yucatan allows offering
various options for international importers in diverse
industrial sectors such as textile, jewelry, agribusiness, food & beverages and machinery & equipment.
This state offers a broad range of unique high quality
products that are recognized worldwide like the bee honey (one of the bests internationally) and the
habanero pepper (denomination of origin).
Yucatan is an extraordinary place to import products, consolidate and expand global business.
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Yucatan: A state with an Exporting Tradition
In the last decade of the 19th Century, Henequen or Sisal as it is known in English, became one
of the main products in Mexico, representing more than 24% of the country’s total exports by 1894,
and more than 80% of world’s sisal fiber production by 1916. As a result, Yucatán positioned itself
on international business markets and established the foundation for its productive and commercial
forces, which prospered during the first half of the following Century.
In the 70´s, Yucatan exported products originated from Henequen and other goods like seafood,
fruit juices, clothing and honey. The main export destinations were the U.S.A., Italy, France, Japan,
Canada, Central America and Germany. Years later in the 1980´s manufactured products made of
plastic, textile products, wood, footwear and construction materials became the main outbound merchandise for Progreso, Yucatan’s main seaport.
The strategy of open borders to trade, as a public policy for increasing market access and FDI,
transformed Yucatan at the end of the 20th Century into one of the regions in Mexico with a greater
capacity to attract the investments and assembly operations of multinational corporations. This in
turn motivated local investors to become involved as suppliers of export goods.
Today, at the beginning of the Third Millennium, the idea that Yucatan has traditional ties to the
external sector is reaffirmed. Through the years, an export culture has been developed, which is evident in the historical memory of a competitive people, capable of offering their products, underlying
a rich, ancestral culture, fitted for the demands of a global society.
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STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Yucatan is located approximately 32 hours by ship and an hour and a half by plane from the United
States of America. It is also accessible by train from the port of Salina Cruz on the Pacific Ocean.
The transportation costs from Yucatan to the U.S.A. are reduced by 20% in comparison to those of
Central Mexico or from Central America to the same destinations.
Its geographic position is privileged because it allows having access to the Golf of Mexico and it
is situated in front of the Southern Coast of the U.S. Its position is so advantageous that the most
important cities of Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi are reachable in approximately
90 to 120 minutes flying from the international airport of Merida. Also, the Yucatan Peninsula is the
contact point to the islands of the Caribbean and the Central American countries.
Merida, the capital of Yucatan, is the closest industrial center from Mexico to the east cost of the
U.S. It is also connected to Europe, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Merida is the
business, financial, technological, medical and educational services most developed center of the
Southeast of Mexico.
Distances
The following table shows the distance from Merida to the border cities in the north and southeast
of Mexico:
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The next table shows the sea distances from Progreso port to other
important ports in the east of Mexico and to some other important
ports in the world:
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BASIC ECONOMIC PROFILE
Population of the State of Yucatan: 1,921,959 habitants (CONAPO, 2009).
Principal city: Merida (Capital) 845,767 habitants (CONAPO, 2009).
Other important cities: Progreso, Valladolid, Tizimin, Progreso, Uman and Motul.
Principal production activities: Agriculture, fishing, apiculture, construction, manufacturing of food
and beverages, clothing and textile manufacturing.
Principal companies: Monty Industries (clothing), JRA Yucatan (jewelry), Jerzees Yucatan (clothing),
Manufacturera Lee de México (clothing), Balmex (clothing), Grupo Bimbo (food), Keken (food), Tiendas Chapur (commerce), Hidrogenadora Yucateca (food), Grupo Bepensa (beverages), Productos de
Harina (food), Ormex (medical/industrial), Grupo Wal-Mart (commerce), Grupo Donde (food), Cemex
(cement), Barcel (food), Mitza (construction), Grupo Pepsico (Beverage), Coca-Cola (Beverage), Air
Temp (Air condition systems products) and Seal and Metal Products (stainless steel seals).
•Value of exports (Jan 08- Sept 09): 1,273.3 million of dollars.
•Principal products exported (Jan 08- Sept 09): jewelry (35.3%), clothing (28.3%), machines and industrial equipment (9%), fishing (5.61%), and furniture (4.22%).
•Principal country destination of exports (Jan 08- Sept 09) : United States (81.8%), Macao (3.4%),
Canada (2.8%) & Caiman Islands (2.52%).
(SEFOE with information from General Administration of Customs).
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INFRAESTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE AT A GLANCE
Airport: Number of airports 2 (1 in
Merida and 1 in Chichen Itza).
Railway: 609.40 Kilometers.
Road: 12,362 Kilometers.
Port:
•Terminals and wharfs for the embarkation of major cargo ships.
•Areas for the handling of freezer containers to facilitate the traffic of perishable products.
•Special equipment for handling load.
•Development of logistic services and of
various modes of transportation.
•Cruiser operations and tourist ferries to link the Peninsula of Yucatan with the centers of the East
coast of the United States, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
•Development of terminals and warehouses for containers and general load.
•Terminals, installations and transportation of people in tourist activities.
Source: Communication and Transportation Secretariat and Integral Port Administration from Progreso.
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Airports
The International Airport of Merida is the second
of ASUR (Southeast Airports) in receiving traffic and
income. It counts with:
•A charging terminal
•Custom office.
•Custom agencies.
•Bank for fiscal payments.
Yucatan also has another airport smaller in size,
the international airport of Kaua, located near form
de archeological zone of Chichen Itza, located in the
center of the state of Yucatan.
International Airport of Merida
International Airport of Chichen Itza
Technique information of the international airport
of Chichen Itza:
•Localization: Kaua, Yucatan.
•Runways: 10-28 => 2,800 x 45 meters.
•Capacity: 3,233 passengers.
•Classification: International.
•Type: Tourist / Freight.
Ports
Progreso is the chief port of Yucatan state. It is
based on a large fishing industry and it has been consolidated from the construction of the Port of height,
single offshore facility consisting of a viaduct into the
sea that has 6.5 km of distance, to gain depth and
allow a ship of 34 feet-as a strategic hub for exporting & importing logistics. Containers loaded with goods leave Progreso towards the Caribbean and other
countries nearby.
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The costal region of the state of Yucatan limits in the East with the state of Quintana Roo and in
the West with the state of Campeche. The littoral of Yucatan has an extension of 365 km and involves 13 littoral communities: Celestun, Hunucma, Progreso, Ixil, Dzernul, Telchac Puerto, Sinanche,
Dzinzantun, Yobain, Dzilam de Bravo, San Felipe, Rio Lagartos and Tizimin. In the humid coasts of
Yucatan there are four Natural Protected Areas (ANP), two of them are federal: Special Reserve of
the Biosphere of Celestun and the Lagartos River. The two others are the State Reserve of El Palmar
and the Bocas de Dzilam.
For more information about the different routes, please visit the following
web site:
http://www.puertosyucatan.com/ne/rutas.htm
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WHAT DOES YUCATAN OFFER
Exportable Offer
The following graph shows the Exports by industry from Yucatan for the period January 2008 to
September 2009:
The next graph illustrates the Top 10 Exported Products from Yucatan for the period January 2008
to September 2009:
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PYMEXPORTA CENTER
Centro Pymexporta Yucatan is the agency in charge
of promoting and increasing exports. It belongs to
the Economic Development Secretariat of the State
of Yucatan and aims to develop small and mediumsized enterprises, improving opportunities in export
markets.
It is responsible for the registration and incorporation of local export products in order to respond
efficiently to international demands. One of the services offered is to arrange business meetings,
fulfilling the need to constitute a communication platform that links business initiatives to foreign
buyers.
Being the state organism in charge of international commerce, Centro Pymexporta Yucatan meets
with governments, associations and private and public interest groups to develop relations between
Yucatan and the international trade community.
The State of Yucatan is an excellent location for business opportunities. Its strategic geographical
position transforms it into a platform of production for the East Coast of the U.S., the Caribbean and
Central America. Yucatan has access to world-class services and a modern infrastructure, along with
the advantages of safety and high quality of life. With competitive processes and skilled labor force;
Yucatan has become one of the most important suppliers worldwide of recognized quality products
like: bee honey (Germany), habanero pepper (Japan, Korea and U.S.A.) & Mayan octopus (Japan) as
well as in manufactured goods for the United States and other parts in the world.
Free Services Pymexporta Center:
• Trade and Investment Opportunities
• Introduction to high levels of Government and Industry
to help projects move forward faster.
International Promotion Headquarters
Phone: (+52.999) 930.37.30 ext. 29007
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DOEY
The DOEY is a Directory of the entire exportable offer in the State of Yucatan. It was created by
PYMEXPORTA Center and incluids all the companies established in the State of Yucatan, that during
the year 2009, have contacted the Economic development Secretariat to initiate an export project,
consolidate or diversify existing exports, or that have been invited to join the group of selected enterprises because of their ongoing success as an exporting company. The Directory includes companies
that are in the process of adapting to international standards.
Current Exporter: A company that is already exporting to one or several international markets, interested in consolidating or diversifying its exports. It has the ability
to respond to a purchase order immediately.
Indirect Exporter: A company that supplies products to another one where the
second is responsible for marketing them abroad or incorporation into other goods
for export.
Potential Exporter: A company that is well prepared to supply international markets. Even though it is neither exporting nor has exported in the past, it has the ability
to respond to a purchase order almost immediately.
Developing Exporter: A company in the process of becoming a successful exporter
following the guidelines laid out by the Centro Pymexporta in areas of training, advice, fitness products, formation of the export price, among others.
http://www.pymexporta.yucatan.gob.mx/doey
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FOREIGN TRADE
Market access obtained by the implementation of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) positions Mexico as very attractive platform for trade and investment. The network of 12 FTAs subscribed by our
country offers safe and preferential access to the markets of 44 countries that concentrate more than
a billion potential consumers. These Agreements provide a long term legal framework and certainty
for exporters, investors & consumers.
Mexico’s strategic geographical location, between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, and connecting north and South America, makes of it an ideal hub for world-wide production and trade.
Mexico’s strategy is to continue expanding its network of FTA’s to diversify its export markets
and to attract Mexican and foreign enterprises to invest and reap the benefits of joint production in
a strategic location.
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YUCATAN LOGISTICS
Yucatan Logistics is a web site designed to provide
all the information concerning with logistic processes
of importing and exporting products from the State of
Yucatan. It contains a directory with information from
customs agencies, packages delivery companies, air
services, shipping services, ground services, messaging and logistics consulting.
http://www.yucatanlogistics.com
INTERESTING SITES
Central Bank of Mexico: www.banxico.gob.mx
DOEY: www.pymexporta.yucatan.gob.mx/doey
Economic Development Secretariat of Yucatan State (SEFOE): www.sefoe.yucatan.gob.mx
Horizonte Yucatan. Merchant society of apparel industry: www.horizonteyucatan.com
Mexican Government: www.gob.mx
Ministry of Economy: www.economia.gob.mx
National Bank of Foreign Trade: www.bancomext.gob.mx
National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics: www.inegi.gob.mx
Progreso’s Port Administration: www.puertosyucatan.com/ne/rutas.htm
Public Credit Office: www.shcp.gob.mx
Pulso Económico. Quarterly publication of SEFOE, which contains economic information:
www.sefoe.yucatan.gob.mx/esp/publicaciones/publicaciones.php
Pymexporta Center: www.pymexporta.yucatan.gob.mx/
Yucatan Government: www.yucatan.gob.mx
Yucatan Logistics: www.yucatanlogistics.com
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