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IMMEX Emergency Timeline

A practical timeline for review risk, suspension risk, goods held, or aged open balances.

1 Trigger Goods held, review risk, old balance
2 Freeze facts Do not overwrite records
3 Aged list Sort by value and age
4 Evidence search Exports, transfers, changes
5 Bucket gaps Documented vs unknown
6 Specialist review Bring sorted file
Do not wait for a formal review to reconstruct old balances. Bring a sorted file to a qualified specialist.

What this visual is showing

Emergency work starts with sorting, not panic. Build a timeline, identify the largest aged balances, and separate documented-but-unrecorded items from genuinely unexplained gaps.

Educational scenario

Fictional example: goods are held and a team's first instinct is to start editing records to make them look consistent. That usually destroys the evidence trail. The calmer move is to freeze the current data, build an aged list of open balances, and reconstruct what actually happened before anyone touches a number.

Checklist

  • Freeze the records first; do not overwrite or "clean up" data under pressure.
  • Build an aged list of open balances, sorted by value and by how old they are.
  • Separate items that are documented-but-unrecorded from genuinely unexplained gaps.
  • Bring the sorted file to a qualified specialist instead of a raw export dump.

Next step

Related tool

Start with the data self-test to turn aged balances into a sorted list of checks.

Run the Data Mismatch Self-Test Request expert review

No result on this site replaces source-document review or specialist advice.

Educational use only

This page is an educational screening aid only. It is not legal, tax, customs, accounting, brokerage, or government guidance. Do not rely on any result as legal or tax advice. Confirm findings with your Mexican importer, customs broker, tax advisor, or qualified IMMEX specialist.