Compliance August 22, 2026
Why your Mexican customs broker wants photos of your warehouse (rule 1.4.14)
Articles of incorporation, proof of address, photos of the façade, machinery, staff and vehicles. It isn't overreach: it's rule 1.4.14 of Mexico's 2026 General Foreign Trade Rules. What it requires, what it's for, how often it's refreshed, and what happens if you don't hand it over.
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Compliance August 18, 2026
Mexico's 2026 Customs Law reform: what changed for you, not for your broker
It was read as a customs broker reform. In practice the weight lands on the importer: documentary support proving real economic substance, real-time traceability, shorter bonded-warehouse deadlines and guarantees that don't get released. What to review in your operation.
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Operations August 6, 2026
Samples and goods of "no commercial value": why that phrase exempts you from nothing
Declaring a sample as "no commercial value" doesn't make it free or keep it off the entry. What a sample is to Mexican customs, how it gets a value, and where sample shipments get stuck.
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Compliance August 4, 2026
Amending a pedimento: how a wrong field gets corrected and when it no longer can be
A pedimento with an error isn't edited — it's replaced by an amendment. What can be corrected, what it costs to do it late, and why catching it yourself is always cheaper.
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Programs July 31, 2026
Annex 24: the inventory control that holds up your IMMEX program
IMMEX lets you import temporarily without paying duties. The trade-off is proving, line by line, that everything that came in went out. What Annex 24 is, what it must contain and what breaks first.
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Compliance July 27, 2026
How to read a Mexican pedimento: what each block means and what to verify
The pedimento is the tax declaration behind your import and the first document you will be asked for in an audit. What each block says, what to check before filing it away and how to correct it.
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Compliance July 24, 2026
PAMA and precautionary seizure: what happens when Mexican customs holds your cargo
When the authority finds an irregularity it can seize goods precautionarily and open a PAMA. What the procedure is, what deadlines run, what it costs in parallel and how to prevent it.
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Compliance July 20, 2026
Customs broker authorization in Mexico: what you sign when you hand over your operation
The encargo conferido is the electronic authorization an importer grants a customs broker to clear goods on its behalf. What it means, what liability you keep and how to revoke it.
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Compliance July 14, 2026
Mexico importer registry suspension: causes, reactivation and how to prevent it
A suspension from Mexico's Importer Registry can stop customs clearance and add storage costs. Learn common causes, how to reactivate it and how to prevent another interruption.
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Compliance June 15, 2026
Sector-specific importer registry: why your general registry isn't enough
Being on Mexico's Importer Registry isn't enough if your goods are in Annex 10: steel, textiles, footwear and chemicals require a separate sector registry. What it is, which sectors it covers, and why a suspension freezes your container.
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Operations June 8, 2026
Carta Porte 3.1: what it is, who issues it, and the penalties for getting it wrong
Mexico's Carta Porte 3.1 complement is the only valid version and mandatory since July 2024. What it covers, who must issue it, how it cross-checks against your import entry, and the SAT penalties for errors.
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Compliance June 8, 2026
Tariffs on China and non-FTA countries: what changed in 2026 and how it hits you
Since January 1, 2026 Mexico applies tariffs of up to 50% on 1,463 tariff lines of goods from countries without a free trade agreement. What changed, which sectors it hits, and how origin and USMCA can shield your cost.
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Compliance June 5, 2026
Undervaluation: why declaring a low customs value backfires badly (and how the SAT catches it)
Declaring a lower customs value than the real one is one of the SAT's priority enforcement targets. How it's detected, what precautionary seizure and PAMA are, what estimated prices mean, and how to make your declared value hold up.
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Compliance May 27, 2026
Electronic customs value declaration: postponed to October 1, 2026 — what to do now
Mexico's MVE was postponed again: it becomes mandatory via VUCEM on October 1, 2026 (fourth extension, published July 31). What it is, who's responsible, how customs value is determined, and what to do with the extra time.
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Compliance May 19, 2026
Mexican labeling NOMs for importers: 051, 003, 004 and the ones people forget
Mexico's Official Standards (NOMs) for labeling are the #1 cause of goods getting held at customs. Here's which NOM applies to your product, how customs verifies compliance, and what happens if you arrive mislabeled.
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Operations May 1, 2026
Incoterms 2020 explained without jargon: who pays, who's accountable
DDP, FOB, EXW, CIF — the 11 Incoterms 2020 translated to plain English. Who carries the cost, who takes the risk, and where each party's responsibility ends.
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