Business entry into Mexico
A. BUSINESS VISITOR:
A business visitor is a person who is involved in any of the following:
research and design - market research
business transactions for manufacturing and production (m...
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Maquiladora
The Mexican Assembly Program was started over 25 years ago in response to a private sector initiative designed to alleviate a high unemployment problem along the border with the United States. This was...
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General information on Mexico
Mexico, the United Mexican States (in spanish Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is a federal republic situated in North America. It is bounded on the north by the United States; on the east by the U.S....
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Taxes in Mexico
The Mexican tax system has been subjected to comprehensive tax reform legislation, enacted principally in 1986 and 1988. The dramatic changes are an attempt to make it compatible with the tax systems o...
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Intellectual property in Mexico
A. INTRODUCTION:
The intellectual property of a business may be the most important asset that the business owns. The distinctive creation, invention, method or recognition of a company is the result o...
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What is a maquiladora? Manufacturing in Mexico: The Mexican in-bond (Maquila) program
After slicing through all of the numerous definitions that cloud this question, the answer is, simply, that a maquiladora is a Mexican Corporation which operates under a maquila program approved for it...
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Documents needed to ship your product to Mexico
Importers will use a customs broker (a private-sector provider of services) of choice to obtain release of the merchandise. The customs agent will provide to importers all necessary information relatin...
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Challenges and opportunities at the turn of the century
GENERAL INFORMATION ON MEXICO
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Getting married in Mexico
In Mexico only civil marriage is recognized as legal. Persons wishing to get married in Mexico may also have a religious ceremony, but it will have no legal implications. A civil wedding in Mexico is f...
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Incorporation of a Mexican company
Foreigners can opt to establish a Mexican company or to acquire stock in an already established Mexican company to do business within Mexico, depending upon the need to have a presence and involvement ...
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Doing business in Mexico: general legal, business & entry issues
Legal Framework
Mexico has embarked on thee modernisation of its legal and judicial systems, and has introduced a substantial deregulation and improvement in the enforcement of its laws.
Mexico’s l...
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Entry of private vehicles into Mexico
Tourists traveling to Mexico by car must have a valid driver's license and a certificate of title or vehicle registration. In the case of a rented vehicle, it is necessary to show a rental agreement in the name of the person driving the vehicle. In the case of a company car, a notarized document proving that the vehicle was assigned to the driver and a proof of employment.
read moreRetiring in Mexico
A person can live in Mexico as a non-immigrant retiree with the income produced by his or her investments, interests or benefits earned outside the country or by any other income authorized by immigrat...
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Basic guide for foreign investors in Mexico
To facilitate the entry of foreign investors, officials, professionals and/or technicians involved in any financial or economic activity in Mexico, authorities in Mexican Consulates abroad are empowered to issue the corresponding visas. Citizens or legal permanent residents of Canada and the United States may remain in Mexico for a maximum period of 30 days by obtaining the FMN immigration form, free of charge. This form is extended to "business visitors", "directors", "technicians" and "transferred personnel". The characteristics and requirements of this visa are as follows:
read moreCommon questions asked Mexican customs
1. What are the basic documents I need to ship my goods to Mexico?
NAFTA FACTS document 8401 provides detail on the documents needed to ship goods to Mexico.
2. I have been told that I cannot export ...
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Fraud a la Mexicana
In the wake of the tragedy of 11 September, 2001, I was reading as much news as I could get my hands on. I was shocked to read one article that talked about a scam that briefly made the rounds in the U...
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Can you say "RFC"?
Late last year (2001) the Mexican Congress decided to get off their behinds and bring about a badly needed tax reform. Not liking what President Fox proposed, they waited until the very last days of of...
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Inter-American Development Bank
http://www.iadb.org
Created in the late 1950s to promote economic development throughout the Americas, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was one of the first multinational lending institutions...
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Just The Facts Ma'am, Or Will My Hunch Do?
I get many inquiries from non-Mexicans interested in investing in or starting a new business in Mexico. The inquiries usually ask the normal "administrative" curiosities: What are the numbers for the i...
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Mexican Business Lunches
Business people in Mexico will tell you, as most business people will, that business meals are important rituals considered well-spent perks, since often business people work long hours and are away fr...
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Racism And Business In Mexico 2
In July, I wrote about racism and how this affects business in Mexico. The article provoked a
huge reaction. I got love mail and hate mail. This month I'll share some of the most thoughtful response...
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The Importance Of Team Building
Making teams more productive is a constant issue for most managers. Productivity is, of course, the essence of what makes businesses competitive, but it is particularly important in times of economic s...
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The Heavy Toll Of Culture Shock
Is culture shock, as experienced by many ex-pats and their families, a psychological or a cultural issue? I was recently involved in a discussion group where this issue was debated. All of us agreed th...
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Foreign Interest
Globalization and geography have made Mexico the darling of the international business community.
As the country struggles to increase modernity and stabilize, foreign firms established here ...
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Internal Customers
In the past, the term "customer" always meant the external public, those clients that justify the very existence of a corporation. It was a term especially important in service organizations, since the...
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