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Foreign-owned assembly plants are known as maquiladorasin Mexico. These are usually found in cities bordering the United States, and specialize in manufacture of clothing, electronics and household items.

Therefore, a Samsung factory in Tijuana is most probably a maquiladora, while a Mexichem petrochemical plant in southern Mexico, is not.

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