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that allow them to import machinery and inputs under preferential tariff treatments forexclusive use in the production of such goods. In applying the tariff preferences containedin the PROSEC, the origin of the goods to be imported into the country is irrelevant.In order to import machinery and inputs under a PROSEC, an authorization must beobtained from the Ministry of Economy (Secretaría de Economía, SE), for which it is essentialthat the petitioner be a producer of the goods expressly authorized within each ofthe existing sectors. The following are among the currently existing sectors:a) The electric industry;b) The electronics industry;c) The furniture industry;d) The toy, recreational game, and athletic articles industry;e) The shoe industry;f) The mining and metallurgy industry;g) The capital goods industry;h) The photography industry;i) The agricultural machinery industry;j) Other industries;k) The chemical industry;l) The manufacturers of rubber and plastic industry;m) The iron and steel industry;n) The transportation industry, except the automotive industry sector;o) The paper and cardboard industry;p) The wood industry;q) The fur and leather industry;r) The automotive and auto part industry;s) The textile industry;t) The chocolate, candy, and similar products industry;u) The coffee industry.165Foreign Trade and Customs RegulationsThe companies that operate in a particular sector may only import into the countryunder preferential tariff conditions the goods (machinery, inputs, etc.) whose import isexpressly established and authorized for each sector. Furthermore, the companies thatoperate under a PROSEC can import the merchandise into the country under the permanentor the temporary import customs regime, but in this latter case it will be necessaryin addition to have a program under the Decree to Promote the Manufacturing,Maquiladora, and Export Services Industry.Finally, the duration of each of the programs is one year, to be renewed automaticallywhen the producers present the annual report on the operations carried out under theprogram.