Mexico's tax authority SAT issued new tariffs on Tuesday, which it said will strengthen the surveillance of goods from Asia, a measure that could impact popular online retailers like Shein and Temu.

Mexico has introduced a 19% tariff on goods entering from non-treaty countries, including China, home to Shein and Temu. The measures aim to protect domestic industries and counter tax evasion, impacting

Goods that enter Mexico via courier companies originating from countries that don’t have an international treaty with Mexico will be subject to a duty of 19%, the country’s tax authority says

Trump campaigned aggressively on combating illegal immigration and drug trafficking, specifically related to fentanyl. He is holding Mexico accountable in the efforts to stop drug influx into the U.S., already promising to enact a 25 percent tariff on Mexican imported goods – despite the country being one of the U.S.’s largest trading partners.

Trump said that he would “immediately” make the designation upon becoming president, putting cartels alongside organizations such as Hamas and Boko Haram. Doing so would give authorities powers to stop money flows to cartels,

Foreign policy experts are warning that President-elect Donald Trump's plan to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations could give him authorization to launch military strikes inside of Mexico.