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Companies operating under Mexico’s Certified Companies Scheme, IVA and IEPS modality (“CIVA”) that did not file the notice required under Rule 7.2.1, Section X, of Mexico’s current General Rules for Foreign Trade, covering all tariff classifications for goods they temporarily import, including both inputs and fixed assets, will be unable to make such imports…

The amendments to the Traffic Regulations for Federal Jurisdiction Highways and Bridges, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on June 9 and August 13, 2026, introduce significant changes for federal motor carriers and private transportation in Mexico:

1.National Guard as the operating authority. The National Guard’s powers to inspect, monitor, sanction…

The relationship between Mexico and the United States is unique in the world. For the time being, it is going through an unusual phase: never before has economic interdependence been so intense while political tensions have been so apparent. The administration of Claudia Sheinbaum has found in Donald Trump a difficult and unpredictable interlocutor, yet…

Public discussion surrounding the gradual reduction of the workweek in Mexico has overshadowed another significant development that will fundamentally change how employers manage employee attendance: the mandatory implementation of electronic timekeeping for all employees. Beginning January 1, 2027, the use of an auditable electronic time clock will no longer be an optional administrative tool, but…

The Mexican Tax Administration Service (“SAT”) published the Third Advance Version of the Second Resolution of Amendments to the General Foreign Trade Rules for 2026, extending the transition period for the implementation of the Electronic Value Declaration (“MVE,” for its acronym in Spanish).

Under the amendment, importers may continue using the current procedure through September…

On July 17, 2026, the First Amendment to Annex 2 of the 2026 Miscellaneous Tax Resolutions was published in Mexico’s Official Journal of the Federation (the “Amendment”). The Amendment updates several administrative forms relating to Mexico’s Federal Taxpayer Registry (“RFC”).

Although most of the changes consist of revised formatting, updated legal references, and documentary requirements…

On April 16, 2026, the Mexican National Energy Commission (“CNE”) published in the Official Journal of the Federation the General Administrative Provisions for the Integration of Battery Energy Storage Systems (“BESS”) into the National Electric System (the “Provisions”). The CNE also repealed regulations on this subject published in March 2025, a few days before the…

On February 19, 2026, the Mexican Federal Consumer Protection Agency (“PROFECO”) published in the Official Journal of the Federation the Resolution establishing the Guidelines to regulate the information and advertising of providers in the sale of tickets for mass concerts (the “Guidelines”), with the aim of establishing the guidelines that providers must observe in the…

On June 2, 2026, Mexico’s Tax Administration Service (“SAT”) published on its website the Advance Version of the Second Resolution Amending the 2026 General Foreign Trade, which modifies the Eleventh Transitional Provision of such rules.

Under this amendment, through July 31, 2026, importers introducing goods into Mexico may continue complying with the obligation to submit…