What are Maquiladoras?
The word “Maquiladora” comes from colonial Mexico when “maquila” was the charge that millers collected for processing other people’s grain. Today, the same terms are used to describe companies which process (assemble and/or transform in some way) components imported into Mexico, that in turn, are exported (usually to the United States). Other synonymous terms are: Offshore operation, Production sharing, Twin plants, and In-Bond.
