Plan your business operations in Mexico
A practical preparation checklist for foreign companies and founders.
Your Mexico project
Prepare the information needed to discuss your Mexico project with an adviser. The appropriate structure and registrations depend on your activities, ownership and operating model.
Prepare your project brief
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Questions to resolve before starting
Which entity will contract with customers, hold inventory, employ staff and receive payments? Will the project involve imports or related-party transactions? Document these decisions so that corporate, accounting and tax work can be scoped together.
Official registration resources
The SAT provides separate guidance for Mexican company registration and foreign-resident entities. RNIE guidance sets out foreign-investment registration obligations. Review the applicable route and documentation with the professionals responsible for your project.
- SAT · Mexican company RFC registration
- SAT · Foreign-resident entity RFC registration
- Ministry of Economy · RNIE obligations
Discuss your Mexico operation with Taxbf
Start with your home country, business activity, planned ownership and current project stage. This helps the team identify the information needed for a proposal.
Email your project enquiry · Contact Taxbf
Leer la guía en español · Sources and editorial scope (Spanish)