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Open an E-Commerce Company in Mexico

Last year, the B2C e-commerce turnover in Mexico increased with 26.21% to USD 4.8 billion. The country had an online population of 41.7 million who were 15 years of age and older. Out of the entire population, 16.2 million bought something from the internet in 2015. In this article, our Mexico company formation advisors explain a…

Holding Companies in Mexico

A holding company in Mexico is a business without any activities, which, instead, owns assets. These can be shares in other companies, units in limited partnerships, private equity funds, publicly traded stocks, bonds, property, patents, trademarks, copyrights or any other asset that has value. In this article, our Mexico company formation consultants explain different…

Business Name Reservation in Mexico

A business name registration in Mexico is an absolutely necessary step in a company formation in Mexico. The chosen name for a legal entity in this country has to be filed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an authorization to do business under this name has to be obtained. The entire time…

Changing Company Types in Mexico

In Mexico, according to the local legislation, it is possible to change a company type by closing the existing legal entity and then registering a new one. In this article, our Mexico company formation consultants cover a few aspects related to changing company types in Mexico. Legal entity types in Mexico To set up a new legal…

VAT in Mexico

The VAT in Mexico (locally known as IVA - in Spanish, Impuesto al Valor Agregado) is payable at a general rate of 16% on the sales of products and services. The VAT also applies to lease payments and imports of products and services. In this article, our Mexico company formation agents make a brief overview of the VAT…

Imports and Exports in Mexico

Being mostly oriented on exports, Mexico is the 15th largest exporter worldwide. It is also the second largest export market of the U.S. After signing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994 with the U.S., the trade market in Mexico started to be greatly connected to the U.S., with more than 80% of the exports from the country being…

Register a Trademark in Mexico

A trademark registration in Mexico offers a 10-year term of protection which begins once the trademark is approved. This is a new regulation, as in Mexico, the 10 years were calculated since the moment when the applicant filed for the trademark registration (the new law was enacted in 2020 and some of its rules will be…

Workforce in Mexico

The workforce in Mexico is diversified, being comprised of production labor to highly skilled professionals which work in different sectors, mainly in manufacturing. In this article, our company formation consultants in Mexico cover some important aspects related to the Mexican workforce. General presentation of the workforce in Mexico The workforce in Mexico is highly educated, reliable and inexpensive.…

Attractive Investment Industries in Mexico

Mexico has grown into an attractive emerging market for foreign entrepreneurs. The country is the second largest economy in Latin America with a USD 1.26 trillion GDP, which places it as the 13th largest economy worldwide. As follows, our Mexico company formation agents present two of the most attractive investment industries in Mexico.…

Corporate Tax in Mexico

The Mexico corporate tax rate is 30%, however, from 1981 to 2017, it averaged 34.31%, with a maximum of 42% in 1982 and a minimum of 28% in 2007. In this article, our Mexico company formation consultants explain a few key points related to the local corporate tax. The federal corporate income tax in Mexico…