Guides for Chinese brands selling in Mexico
These guides answer the first questions a Chinese brand asks before and while selling in Mexico: how to start, how to sell on Mercado Libre, what the 2026 tariffs mean, and how to price and quote, pick a channel, plan the first 90 days, decide on a Mexican company and verify local professionals. All are written by the Xin Puente editorial team. All cite official sources we checked and end with a FAQ. If you are new to Mexico, start with the first one.
How does a Chinese brand start selling in Mexico?
Classify your product, check NOM labels and the 2026 tariff, pick an importer and a channel. A sourced 2026 guide with a worked landed-cost example.
Read the guideHow can a Chinese company sell on Mercado Libre Mexico?
How Chinese sellers reach Mexico through Mercado Libre: fulfillment models, account basics, what to prepare and what to confirm on its official pages.
Read the guideWhat changed in Mexico's 2026 tariffs on imports from non-FTA countries?
Mexico raised duties on 1,463 tariff lines from 1 January 2026 for countries without a trade deal, China included. Rates, sectors, dates and what to do.
Read the guideHow can a Chinese company enter Mexico: with or without a Mexican company?
Selling through an importer or distributor versus setting up an S.A. de C.V. or S. de R.L.: what each means, the steps and who does what. Sourced.
Read the guideHow do you find and verify a lawyer, notary, customs broker or lab in Mexico?
Check a lawyer's cédula, a notary, a customs broker's patente and a NOM lab with official Mexican tools, then put the scope in writing. Sourced guide.
Read the guideHow do you price and quote goods for the Mexican market?
How to price and quote for Mexico: what EXW, FOB, CIF and DDP leave to each side, how duty, the 0.8% fee and 16% VAT stack up, with a worked example.
Read the guideWhere should a Chinese brand sell in Mexico?
Where a Chinese brand can sell in Mexico: Mercado Libre, Amazon, Walmart, distributors and trade shows compared, with what each needs and where to check.
Read the guideHow do you plan your first 90 days of selling in Mexico?
A 90-day Mexico entry template: compliance and labels in weeks 1-4, Spanish listings and pricing in 5-8, launch and measurement in 9-13, with checklists.
Read the guideHow long does it take to register a company in Mexico, and what is the process?
Step by step: name approval, notary, Public Registry of Commerce, RFC, e.firma and foreign-investment registry, with every deadline we found. Sourced.
Read the guideWhat are the RFC and e.firma, and how does a foreign company get them?
What the RFC tax ID and the e.firma are, who needs which, the SAT steps and the documents a foreign company or Mexican subsidiary must bring. Sourced.
Read the guideWhich imported products need a NOM certification in Mexico, and how does it work?
Which imported goods must show NOM compliance at the border, how to find the NOM for a tariff fraction, who certifies and what to ask. Official sources.
Read the guideHow do I find the HS code and the import duty for my product in Mexico?
HS code, 8-digit fracción arancelaria and NICO explained, how to classify a product, where the official tariff is, and how duty, DTA and IVA add up.
Read the guideWhat must a foreign seller prepare to open a store on Mercado Libre Mexico?
What a foreign seller prepares before opening on Mercado Libre Mexico: account papers, RFC and invoices, platform tax withholding, consumer rules. Sourced.
Read the guideHow do you open a bank account in Mexico for a foreign-owned company?
What the rules say a Mexican bank must collect from a foreign-owned company: documents, owners, representatives and the checks to run first. Sourced.
Read the guideWhat does door-to-door, duties-paid shipping to Mexico mean, and how do you compare quotes?
What a door-to-door, duties-paid quote to Mexico should itemize: customs value, duties, IVA, broker and delivery, with the questions to ask. Sourced.
Read the guideWhat do Chinese business owners need to know first about Mexican labor law?
Written contracts, probation, vacation, aguinaldo, profit sharing, dismissal, IMSS and outsourcing under Mexican labor law, article by article. Sourced.
Read the guideWhat is Mexico's IMMEX program, and what does a company need to qualify?
What the IMMEX program is, who it fits, how temporary imports for export work and what the application and yearly duties involve. Sourced from Mexican law.
Read the guideHow does a foreign brand find and work with distributors in Mexico?
How a foreign brand prepares to work with a Mexican distributor: IMPI trademark search, screening, contract points for a lawyer, competition rules. Cited.
Read the guideHow do you compare e-commerce marketplaces for selling in Mexico?
How to compare marketplaces for selling in Mexico: what each platform publishes on accounts, documents and fulfilment, and what to ask. No rankings.
Read the guideHow do you register a trademark in Mexico, and what does the registration protect?
Mexico grants the exclusive right to a trademark by registration at IMPI. Steps, deadlines, grounds for refusal and duties after grant, with sources.
Read the guideWhich Chinese companies are moving into Mexico in 2026, and why?
Which Chinese companies are moving into Mexico in 2026, and why? Four types, what pulls them in and what Mexico's new tariffs changed, with sources.
Read the guideHow do we check the facts in these guides?
Every figure carries a link to its source and the date we checked it. We favor Mexican government sources (DOF, SAT, ANAM), company filings with regulators and established press. If we cannot verify a number, we leave it out.
Each guide shows the date it was last verified. Rules change, so these guides are general information, not legal, customs or tax advice; for anything the law touches, confirm with a licensed professional.
Which guide should you read first?
- If you are starting from zero: read how to start selling in Mexico.
- If you already have a product and want sales: read how to sell on Mercado Libre Mexico and where to sell in Mexico.
- If your product is textile, steel or plastic: start with the 2026 tariff changes.
- If you need to quote a buyer: read the pricing and quoting guide, then set the 90-day plan.
- If you are weighing a Mexican company: read the routes with or without one, then use the guide to verifying professionals.