Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Mexico
Mexico regulates lifts mainly through federal Normas Oficiales Mexicanas issued by the Secretaría de Economía: NOM-053-SCFI-2000 sets safety specifications and test methods for new electric traction passenger and goods lifts, and NOM-207-SCFI-2018 (in force 17 January 2019) sets mandatory requirements for every company providing maintenance of lifts, escalators, ramps and moving walks. Maintenance companies prove compliance to an approved verification unit (UV), whose certificate is valid two years with annual follow-up visits; Secretaría de Economía and PROFECO enforce. At city level, Mexico City's Reglamento de Construcciones requires a Visto Bueno de Seguridad y Operación for buildings with lifts and escalators, signed by a Director Responsable de Obra and corresponsables.
Who regulates lifts
Secretaría de Economía (Dirección General de Normas) and Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (PROFECO); local building authorities (e.g. Mexico City alcaldías, Instituto para la Seguridad de las Construcciones)
Periodic inspection
NOM-207-SCFI-2018: at least one maintenance visit per month in offices, schools, hotels, hospitals, shopping centres, transport stations, industrial sites, mass-occupancy buildings (incl. housing) and harsh environments; at least every three months elsewhere. Mexico City: Visto Bueno de Seguridad y Operación renewed every three years (secondary source).
Installer and maintenance licensing
Maintenance companies must hold a NOM-207 compliance certificate (dictamen) from a Secretaría de Economía-approved verification unit, valid two years with annual surveillance; Mexico City building sign-off requires a registered Director Responsable de Obra.
Laws, codes and standards
- NOM-053-SCFI-2000 (2000) — Electric traction passenger and goods lifts - Safety specifications and test methods for new equipmentMandatory · Ley Federal sobre Metrología y Normalización; cancels NOM-053-SCFI-1994 · Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento Industrial (now Secretaría de Economía)
- NOM-207-SCFI-2018 (2018) — Maintenance of lifts, escalators, ramps and electromechanical moving walksMandatory · Ley Federal sobre Metrología y Normalización; published DOF 19/10/2018, in force 90 days later (17/01/2019) · Secretaría de Economía, Dirección General de Normas (CCONNSE)
- Reglamento de Construcciones para el Distrito Federal (Visto Bueno de Seguridad y Operación) — Mexico City Building Regulations - Safety and Operation Approval for installations incl. lifts and escalatorsMandatory · Mexico City regulation; last reform Gaceta Oficial 22 April 2022 (per SERVIMET-hosted text) · Gobierno de la Ciudad de México
Lift associations and bodies
- Mexican Association of Lift and Escalator Companies (AMEEE)
- Federal Consumer Protection Agency (PROFECO)
- Ministry of Economy - General Directorate of Standards (DGN)
- Association for Standardisation and Certification (ANCE)
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.