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Commentary on Mexico trade

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They are selling credential, unsorted rags to
wholesalers in Texas who then sell in several
different ways to Mexican customers who then smuggle
the merchandise across the border.  Used clothing has
been illegal in Mexico for as long as I can remember
but it is also the best market in the world for used
clothing from the USA.  More used clothing flows to
the Mexican border than any other single market in the
world except Africa.  USAgain is tapping this market
but not doing anything illegal themselves. 
Smuggling across the border used to be as simple as
blowing one's nose until the Fox government came to
power. Since then, it's been very hit or miss. I know
people who are in jail for a very long time,
regardless of how much money they can come up with.
It's  very tricky now.  There are persons called
"pasaderos" who do nothing but act as agents to
smuggle clothing across the border. Everyone knows
it's illegal and everyone does it. 
No one would ever smuggle mixed, unsorted, credential
clothing across the border.  The risk/reward ratio
isn't worth it.  Only about 10% of an excellent
quality load of credential clothing is suitable for
the Mexican market.  The Mexicans buy 1000 pound
bales, one at a time from wholesalers, "work" the bale
meaning they sort it themselves taking what they want,
then get it repacked into 100 pound bales for
smuggling across the border.  Like I said, the yield
on unsorted clothing is around 10% suitable for
Mexico. The rest goes to Africa, Chile, wiping rags,
vintage etc.

 

 

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They are selling credential, unsorted rags to
wholesalers in Texas who then sell in several
different ways to Mexican customers who then smuggle
the merchandise across the border.  Used clothing has
been illegal in Mexico for as long as I can remember
but it is also the best market in the world for used
clothing from the USA.  More used clothing flows to
the Mexican border than any other single market in the
world except Africa.  USAgain is tapping this market
but not doing anything illegal themselves. 
Smuggling across the border used to be as simple as
blowing one's nose until the Fox government came to
power. Since then, it's been very hit or miss. I know
people who are in jail for a very long time,
regardless of how much money they can come up with.
It's  very tricky now.  There are persons called
"pasaderos" who do nothing but act as agents to
smuggle clothing across the border. Everyone knows
it's illegal and everyone does it. 
No one would ever smuggle mixed, unsorted, credential
clothing across the border.  The risk/reward ratio
isn't worth it.  Only about 10% of an excellent
quality load of credential clothing is suitable for
the Mexican market.  The Mexicans buy 1000 pound
bales, one at a time from wholesalers, "work" the bale
meaning they sort it themselves taking what they want,
then get it repacked into 100 pound bales for
smuggling across the border.  Like I said, the yield
on unsorted clothing is around 10% suitable for
Mexico. The rest goes to Africa, Chile, wiping rags,
vintage etc.

 

 

 

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