Compliance October 12, 2026
Customs value in Mexico: what gets added to the invoice price, and what comes off
Your invoice is not your duty base. Which costs Mexican customs adds to the price to reach the customs value (incrementables), which ones can be deducted (decrementables), how the Incoterm changes the math, and a worked example.
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Compliance October 5, 2026
COFEPRIS, SEMARNAT and SEDENA permits: when your import into Mexico needs one
Health, environment and defense authorities also decide what enters Mexico. Which kinds of goods tend to fall under each agency, how to check whether your tariff code requires a permit, when to apply and what happens if cargo arrives without one.
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Operations October 5, 2026
Glosa, amendment and complementary pedimento: what each one is and which applies to you
Three post-clearance procedures in Mexican customs that get mixed up all the time. Who starts each one, what it's for, what risk it carries, and how to tell which one your situation calls for.
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Compliance October 1, 2026
NOM product standards vs NOM labeling: the difference that decides whether a sticker saves your cargo
One is fixed by applying labels; the other can't be fixed at the border at all. How to tell them apart, how to find out which one your tariff line triggers before you buy, and the four ways to comply with labeling.
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Operations September 30, 2026
The packing list: the boring document that decides how fast you clear inspection
Nobody reviews the packing list until an officer opens the container. What it must contain, how it's cross-checked against invoice and B/L, why weights and package counts matter more than they look, and the format that avoids questions.
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Operations September 29, 2026
How to read a Bill of Lading: the one document that decides who takes your cargo
The B/L doesn't describe your goods — it controls them. What every field means, original versus telex release, why the consignee must match your Mexican tax ID, and what to check on the draft before it's issued.
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Routes September 23, 2026
Peak season in foreign trade: the calendar that raises the cost of importing into Mexico
Freight has seasons, and so does the regulatory calendar. Peak season, China's Golden Week, Mexico's Buen Fin, Chinese New Year and Mexico's year-end changes: what happens when, what gets more expensive, and how far ahead to move.
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Operations September 22, 2026
What your commercial invoice must include to import into Mexico (and what the law doesn't ask for but customs needs)
Your supplier issues the invoice, but you answer for it. The minimum data Mexico's rules require, what isn't mandatory but supports your customs value, where suppliers go wrong, and a checklist to send them before shipment.
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Compliance September 15, 2026
Registering on Mexico's Importer Registry: the requirements that actually stop you
The application is free, online and resolved in business days. What stops it is almost never the form: it's the tax address, the compliance opinion or shareholders never updated. What to have ready before you apply.
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Compliance August 26, 2026
Mexico's electronic value declaration starts October 1: what you transmit, what you don't
The same resolution that postponed the MVE brought documentary relief through December 31, 2026: not everything gets transmitted, and contracts can be summarized. What each relief means and what to have ready before October.
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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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