Southwire’s ANCE Certified Products Approved for Sale in Mexico Southwire Company, LLC recently obtained multiple ANCE Certifications for our OEM, Factory Automation, and Industrial products. Founded in 1992, the Standardization and Certification Association (ANCE) is a nonprofit private institution, that provides product certification in support of the electric power sector.
Southwire has a long history of complying with ANCE’s requirements in our Tecate facility, but a major change occurred in Jan. 2019 when the Mexican government announced new required criteria for the certification. Engineers must comply with the Mexican Customs’ new regulation for products going into Mexico that have a voltage rating of 1000V or below.
To receive an ANCE certification, wire and cable products must comply with Mexican standards (NMX) and Mexican official standards (NOM), regulations, and guidelines.
Currently, Southwire has several products that have achieved an updated ANCE certification and has plans of achieving certifications for additional products in the future.
To adjust to these new criteria, Southwire’s engineers and supporting employees have been working diligently to get products re-certified.
The following products can be imported into Mexico through an authorized distributor having the extension of Southwire’s certification.
ANCE CERTIFIED PRODUCTS Market
Product
Market
Product Tray Cable THHN - PVC
Copper RHH-RHW SOOW
Tray Cable XLPE - PVC
Copper THHN Aluminum Metal Clad
Infrastructure
Industrial
Tray Cable EPR - CPE
Copper XHHW LS CT SR
Welding Cable
Aluminum XHHW LS CT SR
Metal Clad (AIA, Armor-X)
NM-B (Romex)
Machine Flexible Power
Aluminum XHHW Copper XHHW
Factory Automation
Metal Clad THHN
Machine Flexible Power XLPE Flexible Machine Tray Control and Power
For more information on these certifications, email IWCableTechSupport@southwire.com. Southwire Company, LLC. • One Southwire Drive • Carrollton, GA 30119 • www.southwire.com • 800.444.1700 ©2020 Southwire Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved.