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last updated:9/30/03

Direct Commercial Sales (DCS): Mexico

Data about DCS licenses do not necessarily refer to final sales; they indicate only that the State Department has granted permission for a possible sale. The State Department estimates that about half of all export licenses it grants result in actual deliveries.1  

Table 1: 2000-2002

Commodity
2000
2001
2002
2003
Quantity License value Quantity License value Quantity License value Quantity License value
Agreements, mfg. and tech. assist.            
Aircraft cargo C-130 spare parts       877,870    330,839 
6,078,500
Aircraft fighter F-16 spare parts 0  6,076,475        2,940 
54,059
Aircraft fighter F-18 spare parts            
Aircraft fighter F-5 spare parts           1,740,463 
Aircraft spare parts miscellaneous 0  2,421,810    41,805,305    5,543,367 
10,513,997
Aircraft trainer T-33 spare parts            
Ammunition manufacturing equipment            
70,605
Ammunition raw materials 0  79,407    702,383    17,020 
550,400
Amplifiers and amplification equipment            
Antennas (Radio & Communications Types)            
187,378
Armor plate 10  2,939,629    69,302    210,000 
17,170
Armored vehicle spare parts and sup equip        339,304     
Armored vests (personnel)            
Artillery fuzes            
453,597
Automated teller machines / components            
Auxiliary military equip. and spare parts           338,576 
Batteries (all types) 0  1,750         
Binoculars            
Bombs fragment            
Bomb detection equipment           428,588 
132,964
Breathing equip (gas masks etc)       103,090    3,960 
Breathing equip (underwater models) 409  82,382         
Breathing equip. (gas masks etc.)            
10,000
Camera sets     2  818,601  1  346,600 
Carbine (all types) 13,224,550  387,656  3,404  2,979,593  2,470  2,472,259 
362
576,653
Cartridges .22 cal through .50 cal 0  2,000,920  14,000,485  2,238,808  10,477,710  2,289,654 
5,819,530
850,939
Cartridges tracer            
Chemical agent dispensing equipment            
Chemical agents and herbicides 0  1,424,893    726,278    1,423,512 
641,061
Communications equipment and component           33,978 
Crypto equip. components and spare parts            
Crypto machines            
Data privacy devices            
Detonators 0  9,735         
1,448,000
Direction finders (all models)         3  189,044 
3
90,750
Electronic equipment (miscellaneous)           7,716,532 
Electronics components & spare parts 1  8,566,810    16,213,616    50,743,895 
12,251,451
Engine diesel (all models) 0  16,107      8  139,160 
100
1,944,900
Engine jet F-110 spare parts           170,180 
Engine spare parts & components misc. 0  645,010         
Explosives 638  199,600    22,700     
Forward looking infrared (FLIR) systems     3  2,132,223  6  5,245,331 
14
8,297,984
Grenade launcher (all models) 0  1,717,985         
380
34,951
Grenade launcher spare parts 0  41,910    17,220     
Grenades hand and weapon types       2,470     
Gyrocompass components and spare parts           182 
Gyroscope components & spare parts 2  50,600         
Gyroscopes            
3
23,700
Helicopter spare parts, misc           4,000,000 
Helicopters unclassifiable         4  27,103,500 
1
5,000,000
Helicopter MD500 series            
Helicopter supp equip spare parts        5,435,814     
Helmets pilot (all models)            
Helmets protective (all models) 1  974  2  1,933  8  7,282 
1
833
Image intensifiers     3  6,478     
Image intensifier spare parts           495 
Inertial navigation systems (all models) 0  1,595,050      14  2,535,804 
Inertial navigation systems spare parts             
Infrared viewers             
Lasers (All Models)            
10
3,190
Machine gun (all types)            
Machine gun spares       3,515     
Mine Detectors            
2,754
Missile launcher spare parts & sup equip           1,361,448 
Missile spare parts (non-specific type)            
2,754
Missile, Maverick Spare Parts & Sup Equip            
955,809
Night vision goggles 0  128,458    432,767    6,809 
53,363
Night vision scopes (crew serve weapons)            
Night vision scopes (hand held)            
Night vision scopes spares & components 0  372,200    745,850    571,787 
677,640
Night vision, AN/PVS-7A/B goggles 10,679  362,943    21,600     
Oxygen masks (all models)     1  548     
Patrol boat            
Patrol boat components and spare parts        27,000    86,400 
Pistols & revolvers 0  3,715,348  8,089  3,228,599  3,846  1,630,798 
988
525,269
Pistols & revolvers spare parts 0  511,634    61,229    87,366 
66,230
Propellants 0  1,008,989    128,094     
0
1,961,693
Protective equip component parts 0  9,653         
Protective equipment (suits, gloves, etc.)           22,100 
Protective equipment component parts            
13,587
Pyrotechnics            
Radar systems (ground fixed and portable) 67  2,000,000         
8
12,441,780
Radar systems components and spare parts       73,686    356,216 
Radio sets (AN/AR C,R, T series)         1  161,670 
Range finders spare parts (laser type)       748    13,248 
374
Receiver sets (all models)       71,500     
Receiver/Transmitters (All Models)            
116,186
Receiver/Transmitters Components & Spares            
282,607
Rifle (non-military, all types) 0  37,761  2,392  3,348,481  41  71,765 
19
66,417
Rifle AR-15         500  498,631 
464
500,399
Rifle M-16 (all models)            
Rifle M-16 spare parts and components            
36,707
Riot control chemicals (anti-pers) 0  35,864    14,604    15,046 
93,750
Riot control equipment (police type EQ) 0  150         
Rockets components and spare parts             
Satellites equipment spare parts           3,070,946 
146,944
Ship components and spare parts 0  14,200    18,240    18,030,400 
12,573,446
Shotgun (all types)         16  6,192 
Small arms spare parts (rifle & carbine) 969  927    268,470     
43,795
Software XIIIB            
Sonar systems components and spare parts       1,000,000     
Speech and voice scramblers            
Submachine guns 0  731,217         
51
49,591
Tank components and spare parts            
Technical data cat I            
3,825
Technical data cat II            
100
Technical data cat III 0  1,000         
Technical data cat. IV       500    200 
20
Technical data cat IX            
0
Technical data cat V            
Technical data cat VI       2,700     
Technical data cat. VII           100 
Technical data cat VIII 0  250     50    50 
1,360
Technical data cat XI 0  20    20    25 
597,226
Technical data cat XII       437,746     
Technical data cat. XIII            
Technical data cat XV       50,000    20 
800,000
Technical data cat XVIII            
Technical data misc
1,520
Telephone equipment (all models)       329,400     
Telescopes 0  4,900          
50
460,427
Training equip components and spare parts            82,201,701 
Training equipment (all types)       5,000,000     
5,703,085
Training equipment (various types)       26,400    26,600 
7,280
Trucks military components and spares           285,461 
479,969
Vehicle military components & spares   405,900     3,430,337    1,000,000 
24,582,113
Vehicles military (miscellaneous types)            
Weapons spare parts and components       123,361    1,461,531 
Total ***  37,189,067    93,338,433    223,999,671 
112,463,102


Table 2: 1996-1999


Commodity 1996 1997 1998 1999
Quantity License value Quantity License value Quantity License value Quantity License value
Agreements, mfg. and tech. assist. 12  52,338,000  8  8,695,562  1  142,220,000     
Aircraft cargo C-130 spare parts   1,000,000        8,556    28,282 
Aircraft fighter F-16 spare parts   8,000,000             
Aircraft fighter F-18 spare parts   2,000,000             
Aircraft fighter F-5 spare parts           163,011    155,000 
Aircraft spare parts miscellaneous   1,684            1,375,352 
Aircraft trainer T-33 spare parts           61,379    95,048 
Ammunition manufacturing equipment   7,258        62,962    62,445 
Ammunition raw materials   265,818    12,016    187,689    184,776 
Amplifiers and amplification equipment       52,250         
Armor plate   463,957    1,957    33,802    87,757 
Armored vehicle spare parts and sup equip        2,110        969,883 
Armored vests (personnel)         100  13,500     
Artillery fuzes           27,835     
Automated teller machines / components 2  60,800    29,700         
Auxiliary military equip. and spare parts   3,249            123,451 
Batteries (all types)                
Binoculars             6  25,600 
Bombs fragment             15  5,325 
Bomb detection equipment                
Breathing equip (gas masks etc)             1,000  110,314 
Breathing equip (underwater models)                
Breathing equip. (gas masks etc.)       20    57,331     
Camera sets                
Carbine (all types) 1,413  1,141,330  1,539  1,442,693  4,380  3,634,146  708  557,738 
Cartridges .22 cal through .50 cal 5,965,000  3,615,945  5,501,500  528,198  11,053,700  1,502,255  1,549,500  236,707 
Cartridges tracer         2,016  498,312     
Chemical agent dispensing equipment   9,908,800    659,680    178,855    1,005 
Chemical agents and herbicides   1,407,323    647,416    1,799,596    4,143,497 
Communications equipment and component               11,041,373 
Crypto equip. components and spare parts   21,911,168    179,135         
Crypto machines 3,224  4,851,271  269  394,685         
Data privacy devices 75  218,925  12  31,122         
Detonators                
Direction finders (all models)                
Electronic equipment (miscellaneous)           8,036     
Electronics components & spare parts   16,353,031    2,703,937    4,898,124    3,912,297 
Engine diesel (all models)             176  1,186,240 
Engine jet F-110 spare parts                
Engine spare parts & components misc.           12,016     
Explosives   644,432    18,744    357,842    481,585 
Forward looking infrared (FLIR) systems                
Grenade launcher (all models) 378  310,442  270  385,818    104,840    138,400 
Grenade launcher spare parts                
Grenades hand and weapon types 304  8,518      20  320     
Gyrocompass components and spare parts                
Gyroscope components & spare parts               28,500 
Gyroscopes 1  1,925             
Helicopter spare parts, misc                
Helicopters unclassifiable                
Helicopter MD500 series 3  4,700,000             
Helicopter supp equip spare parts    15,920    500,000    1,877,940    7,755 
Helmets pilot (all models)     81  84,601         
Helmets protective (all models)     2  1,166  10  8,051     
Image intensifiers 1  4,050             
Image intensifier spare parts                
Inertial navigation systems (all models)             2  563,854 
Inertial navigation systems spare parts                535,661 
Infrared viewers              2  244,275 
Laser components and spare parts       266,645         
Machine gun (all types) 1  2,607             
Machine gun spares               4,894 
Missile launchers (excluding TOW) 1,151  1,025,541             
Missile launcher spare parts & sup equip                
Missile spare parts (non-specific type)           20,340    1,542,358 
Navigation systems spares and components           579,500     
Night vision goggles 3  31,251  22  108,271    75,585    232,270 
Night vision scopes (crew serve weapons)     29  517,667  17  49,190     
Night vision scopes (hand held)             14  48,930 
Night vision scopes spares & components   78,664    3,724    6,327    15,536,883 
Night vision, AN/PVS-7A/B goggles                
Oxygen masks (all models) 2  0      30  630  600  99,000 
Patrol boat         3  292,535     
Patrol boat components and spare parts            29,972    795 
Pistols & revolvers 11,812  4,601,651  10,567  4,144,365  9,228  3,054,502  7,395  2,119,178 
Pistols & revolvers spare parts   148,244    52,987    73,134    107,723 
Propellants       2,805,909    662,502    1,838,471 
Protective equip component parts   0    0         
Protective equipment (suits, gloves, etc.)           20,500     
Protective equipment component parts           5,004     
Pyrotechnics   19,409             
Radar systems (ground fixed and portable)       0        90,890 
Radar systems components and spare parts                
Radio sets (AN/AR C,R, T series)                
Range finders spare parts (laser type)                
Receiver sets (all models)                
Rifle (non-military, all types) 12,057  9,662,849  1,145  744,004  189  350,145  239  235,974 
Rifle AR-15     1,080  837,918  1,292  1,013,094     
Rifle M-16 (all models) 50  60,136  3,193  2,499,780  954  1,469,884  3,053  2,370,447 
Rifle M-16 spare parts and components           24     
Riot control chemicals (anti-pers)   21,263    419,450         
Riot control equipment (police type EQ)   39,850            11,400 
Rockets components and spare parts                11,050 
Satellites equipment spare parts   800            500,000 
Ship components and spare parts   4,547            95,625 
Shotgun (all types)                
Small arms spare parts (rifle & carbine)   3,400    5,386    153,272    2,434 
Software XIIIB   846,107    640         
Sonar systems components and spare parts           12,000,000    380,000 
Speech and voice scramblers 4  4,000  4  143,300         
Submachine guns         700  550,924     
Tank components and spare parts   23,170             
Technical data cat III   30,000    0         
Technical data cat. IV   101             
Technical data cat V           5    2,500 
Technical data cat VI           1,000     
Technical data cat. VII                
Technical data cat VIII   100        50    200 
Technical data cat XI   200        2,220    2,300 
Technical data cat XII                
Technical data cat. XIII   255,002             
Technical data cat XV                
Technical data cat XVIII       900         
Telephone equipment (all models)                
Telescopes           1,238     
Training equip components and spare parts            3,500,000    12,000,000 
Training equipment (all types)           10,686     
Training equipment (various types)       1,490,000         
Trucks military components and spares                
Vehicle military components & spares   525,000    456,814    528,116    177,346,000 
Vehicles military (miscellaneous types)         1  45,500     
Weapons spare parts and components         4  115,599     
Total   146,617,738    30,868,570  ***  182,327,876    240,881,442 

 

Sources:

1 United States, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, “Article: Revision of US Arms Exports Data Series,” World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 1997 (Washington: ACDA, 1997, revised January 1999) <http://www.acda.gov/wmeat97/commerce.pdf>.

2 United States, Department of State, Department of Defense, Foreign Military Assistance Act Report To Congress, Fiscal Year 1996 (Washington: September 1997).

3 United States, Department of State, Department of Defense, U.S. Arms Exports: Direct Commercial Sales Authorizations for Fiscal Year 97 (Washington: August 1998): 1.

4 United States, Department of State, U.S. Arms Exports: Direct Commercial Sales Authorizations for Fiscal Year 98 (Washington: July 1999): 65-7.

5 United States, Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls, Report by the Department of State Pursuant to Sec. 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act (Washington: 2000) <http://www.pmdtc.org/docs/rpt655_9_99.pdf>.

6 United States, Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls, Report by the Department of State Pursuant to Sec. 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act (Washington: 2002) <http://www.pmdtc.org/docs/rpt655_2000.pdf>.

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