Customs Advisory - Import / Export

Advisory on Foreign Investment

· According to the New Foreign Investment Law, there is a vast
  majority of economicactivities open to foreign investment,
  without any limitations whatsoever.

· Foreigners no longer need approval for investing in most areas
  of the Mexican Economy, except on certain strategic areas in
  which the Mexican Government does not allow
  foreign investment (i.e. oil and hydrocarbons, electricity and
  radioactive)

· Investment by Foreign entities

Organization of a Company to conduct business in Baja California.

· General Start-up procedures.

· From a small business to Maquiladora Business

· Are you interested in Maquiladora Business?

· Maquiladora Program has been scheduled to end in the
  year 2005.

What is the most advisable way to produce goods intended to be sold in international markets:

In the global market, success depends largely on the ability to compete with low-cost manufacture processes. In a bid to reduce production costs and maintain a competitive position in the world market, many US, Japanese and Korean companies have established manufacturing facilities in Mexico, through the Maquiladora Program. The ultimate purpose of the Maquiladora is the reduction of costs and export of high quality products, taking advantage of the very competitive skills of Mexican man power.

Investment Incentives

What kind of incentives my company will have if I decide to invest in the State of Baja California?

The most important incentives are the duty-free importation of inputs, machinery and equipment used to produce goods, when same are intended exclusively for export; also, immediate depreciation of fixed assets; purchase of cheap land in the "Restricted Zone", without execution a Trust Agreement; access to venture capital schemes provided by Mexican development banks.

A foreign investment in the State of Baja California has the following economic advantages:

a) Export Development Programs

b) Immediate Investment Depreciation

c) Financing Programs

   The Mexican Government through its Bank of Foreign Trade
   (BANCOMEXT) has developed financial programs to give
   financial support to national or foreign investors located in
   Mexico, which produce goods to be exported.

   The services that BANCOMEXT may provide to your
   company, if you decide to invest in Mexico, are: financing,
   investment banking services, treasury services, trusts,
   promotional services, training and advisory services.

d) Strategic Location

   The State of Baja California is one of the most attractive
   locations to do business in the world, in view of its privileged
   location next to the California border, which, by most, is the
   best access to the United States market.

The gradual enforcement of the NAFTA means real business opportunities for companies all over the world, as long as they are actually represented in Mexico, by a fully established subsidiary.