ISO 9001:2026 transition in Mexico City

The confirmed publication date is 16 September 2026. From then on certification bodies can audit against the new version once they are accredited for it, and the transition period begins for organizations certified to ISO 9001:2015.

It is planned from headquarters: one gap analysis, a central update of policies and procedures, and a site-by-site rollout with sampled internal audits. The certification body also audits the transition by sampling sites.

A three-year transition period is expected, as in the 2015 revision, which would put the deadline around September 2029. The IAF and accreditation bodies formalize it: confirm the exact date with your certification body.

Yes, throughout the transition period. The usual approach is to do the transition audit together with a surveillance or recertification audit, to avoid paying extra audit days.

No. The structure and most requirements remain. The work concentrates on evidencing quality culture and ethical behaviour, separating risks and opportunities, reinforcing management of change and updating the management review inputs.

No. During the revision there was talk of AI and digital transformation requirements, but they do not appear in the final text. The standard remains technology-neutral.

Starting with the gap analysis now costs little and avoids the last-year bottleneck, when consultants and certification bodies are saturated. The cultural changes —leadership and ethics— are the ones that take longest to show evidence.