Mexico Export: Right to Export
First, traders must engage a licensed customs broker to handle the export clearance process and communicate with Mexican customs and the Tax Administration Service (Servicio de Administración Tributaria or SAT). The exporter must register all customs brokers that clear shipments on the importer’s behalf with SAT. Visit the SAT website here.
Second, exporters must be registered in the Federal Register of Taxpayers (Registro Federal de Contribuyentes or RFC). The RFC number is required on documents submitted for customs clearance.
Exporters of certain items also need to register in the Register of Sectoral Exporters. This procedure allows for exporting merchandise such as:
- alcohol
- beer
- tequila
- fermented alcoholic beverages (wines)
- distilled alcoholic beverages (liquors)
- cigars and carved tobacco
- energy drinks
- iron minerals and their concentrates
- gold
- silver
- copper
- plastics
- rubber
- wood
- glass
- iron and steel
- aluminum
See this webpage for more detailed information about the Register of Sectoral Exporters.
Note: This information is subject to change. Importers and exporters are advised to obtain the most current information from a customs broker, freight forwarder, logistics professional, or the local customs authorities.
Source: Mexican Tax Administration Service (Servicio de Administración Tributaria–SAT)
Article written for World Trade Press by Felicia Topp.
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