IMMEX

With years of experience in the practice of international trade and customs for the manufacturing, maquiladora, and export service industry (IMMEX), at VTZ we are committed to the development and fulfillment of our clients’ objectives, providing comprehensive advice for them to operate effectively and successfully in Mexico.

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Expert lawyers in the IMMEX industry

We serve a wide range of clients, from transnational companies with extensive experience and expertise to firms seeking to enter foreign trade. We advise and have a presence with national governments and international organizations. We are dedicated to helping companies from around the world gain access to the Mexican market in a secure and competitive manner. Because our practice and advice is international and we have clients located in different parts of the world, VTZ has correspondent offices in the main cities of Mexico and maintains close ties with law firms in the Americas, Asia, Europe and the United States.

How can we help?

Our team of lawyers and professionals stands out for their professionalism and highly specialized knowledge in matters related to international trade and customs. Each member of our firm is fully committed to ethical and technical excellence to meet and exceed our clients' expectations. Our advice is based on identifying, preventing, reducing, and solving customs risks and thus optimizing and capitalizing in the best way your commercial operations.

Specialized Services in the IMMEX industry

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Procurement and compliance with the IMMEX Program

We help companies involved in the manufacture, transformation and repair of products, as well as the provision of services for export, to obtain and subsequently comply with the IMMEX program. For the above, a series of programs, permits and registrations are necessary to comply with Mexican legislation in order to become a cost-competitive company.

 


At VTZ we have extensive experience in supporting and advising the maquiladora and manufacturing industry. Our team will analyze and identify the appropriate strategy to plan and implement what is necessary to obtain the programs to promote the maquiladora and manufacturing industry. Likewise, we will provide the necessary advice to maintain, expand or renew the program as the case may be.

VTZ, Vazquez Tercero y Zepeda, firma de abogados

Supply chain security and AEO Certification

Our team can help you strengthen the security of your company’s foreign trade supply chain. This, through the implementation of internationally known minimum security standards, in order to obtain the Authorized Economic Operator certification.

 


Our advice consists in the development and accompaniment of strategies to improve the security of the supply chain, with the objective of obtaining the certification and mainly to avoid the contamination of the cargo, thus providing protection and recognition to the company.

 


In this sense, ensuring security in the supply chain is a vital and effective strategy to identify and correct errors effectively, avoiding risks and even the configuration of a crime (arms trafficking, contamination of goods, smuggling, introduction of weapons). In addition to the above, the company will obtain prestige, recognition, reduction in costs and clearance times of the goods, among other customs benefits.

VTZ abogados, firma de abogados, comercio exterior, fiscal, IMMEX, Mexican Law Firm

Enrollment in the Importers’ Registry (specific sectors)

Companies wishing to import goods into Mexico are required to register in the Importers’ Registry and in the case of the tariff items listed in section A of Annex 10 of the General Foreign Trade Rules (textiles, arms, automotive, etc.) to register in the Importers’ Registry of Specific Sectors.

VTZ will advise you to comply with all registration requirements and successfully obtain such registration, thus facilitating all your foreign trade operations and in full compliance with Mexican legislation.

Tax effects of foreign trade transactions and VAT/IEPS Certification

By fully understanding the complex relationship between international trade and taxation, we have the ability to review and identify those customs operations with tax-legal effects. VTZ advises companies in the implementation and operation of preventive and corrective practices in order to comply with their tax obligations, as well as to use tax and customs benefits, thus improving their competitive position and the stability of their business.

VAT/IEPS Certification

Avoiding the payment of VAT and IEPS when importing is essential to maintain liquidity and, particularly, a competitive position. Therefore, we advise companies to achieve VAT and IEPS certification, and verify ongoing compliance with the requirements to maintain or renew such certification.

VTZ abogados, firma de abogados, comercio exterior, fiscal, IMMEX, TMEC, legal, aduanas, México, mejores firmas, Mexican Law Firm, despacho

Procurement and compliance with the IMMEX Program

We help companies involved in the manufacture, transformation and repair of products, as well as the provision of services for export, to obtain and subsequently comply with the IMMEX program. For the above, a series of programs, permits and registrations are necessary to comply with Mexican legislation in order to become a cost-competitive company.

 


At VTZ we have extensive experience in supporting and advising the maquiladora and manufacturing industry. Our team will analyze and identify the appropriate strategy to plan and implement what is necessary to obtain the programs to promote the maquiladora and manufacturing industry. Likewise, we will provide the necessary advice to maintain, expand or renew the program as the case may be.

VTZ, Vazquez Tercero y Zepeda, firma de abogados

Supply chain security and AEO Certification

Our team can help you strengthen the security of your company’s foreign trade supply chain. This, through the implementation of internationally known minimum security standards, in order to obtain the Authorized Economic Operator certification.

 


Our advice consists in the development and accompaniment of strategies to improve the security of the supply chain, with the objective of obtaining the certification and mainly to avoid the contamination of the cargo, thus providing protection and recognition to the company.

 


In this sense, ensuring security in the supply chain is a vital and effective strategy to identify and correct errors effectively, avoiding risks and even the configuration of a crime (arms trafficking, contamination of goods, smuggling, introduction of weapons). In addition to the above, the company will obtain prestige, recognition, reduction in costs and clearance times of the goods, among other customs benefits.

VTZ abogados, firma de abogados, comercio exterior, fiscal, IMMEX, Mexican Law Firm

Enrollment in the Importers’ Registry (specific sectors)

Companies wishing to import goods into Mexico are required to register in the Importers’ Registry and in the case of the tariff items listed in section A of Annex 10 of the General Foreign Trade Rules (textiles, arms, automotive, etc.) to register in the Importers’ Registry of Specific Sectors.

VTZ will advise you to comply with all registration requirements and successfully obtain such registration, thus facilitating all your foreign trade operations and in full compliance with Mexican legislation.

Tax effects of foreign trade transactions and VAT/IEPS Certification

By fully understanding the complex relationship between international trade and taxation, we have the ability to review and identify those customs operations with tax-legal effects. VTZ advises companies in the implementation and operation of preventive and corrective practices in order to comply with their tax obligations, as well as to use tax and customs benefits, thus improving their competitive position and the stability of their business.

VAT/IEPS Certification

Avoiding the payment of VAT and IEPS when importing is essential to maintain liquidity and, particularly, a competitive position. Therefore, we advise companies to achieve VAT and IEPS certification, and verify ongoing compliance with the requirements to maintain or renew such certification.

Key Members

Why choose VTZ?

We know foreign trade and customs inside out, and we always push its limits in favor of our clients. Thanks to our specialization and the way we serve our clients, VTZ has received numerous awards:

Our specialization allows us to understand the complexity of the regulatory landscape that impacts the IMMEX industry, such as trade, customs, and tax law, allowing us to guide companies in this highly regulated sector.

Member of the IMMEX Association

VTZ is a Strategic Member

VTZ law firm is a strategic member of INDEX National, an Industry Association that represents the IMMEX industry. Our key members actively participate in committees and projects and, thus, we are aware and involved in the IMMEX issues and policy development. 

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