Importer of record in Mexico: ship this week, registered or not.
When your Mexican customer is not yet in the importer registry, I import the goods under my own trading company and sell them to them in Mexico with a proper invoice. The sale does not wait weeks for a registration.
To import into Mexico a company needs to be in the SAT importer registry, and for some goods in a sector registry as well. New businesses and foreign companies without a Mexican entity get stuck here for weeks while the goods wait overseas.
My trading company holds the general importer registry and the textile sector registry. I import in its name, pay duties, and invoice your customer in Mexico with a deductible invoice. They pay goods, duties and service, and receive inventory ready to sell. If they will import regularly, I help them get their own registration in parallel.
- Import under my registered trading company, general and textile sector registries.
- Valid Mexican invoice to your customer for the goods received.
- Apparel, fabrics, footwear, general merchandise, NOM-regulated equipment and more.
- Help getting your customer their own importer registration while you operate.
- Full written cost before the first shipment.
What people ask about this.
Can a US company sell into Mexico without a Mexican entity?
Yes. The goods are imported by an importer of record in Mexico, in this case my trading company, which then invoices your Mexican customer. You keep selling from the US; the import happens on this side.
What does importer of record service cost?
Somewhat more than a direct import, because you are paying for a service and a liability someone else assumes. I put the full cost in writing: goods, duties, fees and freight.
Does this skip NOM standards or permits?
No. If the product requires NOM certification, labeling or a permit, it still does. I check that before the goods leave origin.
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