To register and incorporate a new business:
Be sure to obtain work visas from the Mexican Consulate or
from the Secretariat of the Interior (Gobernación)
Av Chapultepec 284, piso 3 Colonia Roma
06700 México D.F. (Mexico City)
Tel. (52) 56 26 72 18 Fax (52) 56 26 72 27
1 Register your business name with SRE (Foreign Affairs)
Application: Authorization to incorporate a company
Dirección de Permisos. Artículo 27 Constitucional
Flores Magón 1 (Anexo 2 planta alta)
06995, Tlatelolco, México D.F. (Meixco City)
Tel. (52) 55 83 71 69 Fax (52) 53 27 30 87
Requirements: Submit questionnaire provided
Propose three-five names for the new company
Resolved in one day if presented before 10 am
Cost: varies. Currently 350 plus 151 Mexican pesos.
2 Certify your corporation documents with Notary Public
Application: Incorporation Deed
Requirements: Permit for legal entry and stay in Mexico
Incorporation documents
determination of the general rules for operation of the company
Resolved in 5-10 working days
NOTE: Obtain more than ONE copy!
3 Register with “Hacienda” for taxpayer ID
Application: Registration with the Federal Taxpayers Registry/AER
Tel (52) 52 28 27 04
Requirements: Submit R-1 form provided by AER
Register your adopted accounting system (manual or electronic)
Certified copy of the Incorporation deed
Resolved in 6-15 working days
No charge
4 Register with the Public Commerce Registry
Application: Registration of the Incorporation deed
Requirements: the formal authorization for incorporating
An original copy of the Incorporation deed
Resolved in 8-10 working days
Cost: as established in the Official Gazette of the State
5 Register with the Commerce Secretariat (SECOFI)/
Foreign Investment Registry (RNIE)
Register in person with SECOFI at the RNIE, (Registro Nacional de
Inversiones Extranjeras)
Av Insurgentes Sur 1940 Planta Baja 01030, México D.F. (Meixco City)
Tel. (52) 52 29 61 00 Ext. 5782 and 3397 Fax (52) 52 29 65 07
Requirements: Copy of Federal Taxpayer Registration,
form SECOFI-09-002-C “Registro de firmas”,
Certified copy of Incorporation document,
documentation regarding migratory status
Resolved same day or up to 20 days if additional paperwork is required
Cost: Updated each six months. Currently 988 Mexican pesos.
6 Register with Mexican Social Security (IMSS)
Application: Registration of the employees, the company and the employer
with the corresponding hospital or administrative agency
Requirements: Federal Taxpayers Registration (RFC#)
Submit forms IMSS-1, AFIL-01 and AFIL-02
Certified copy of the Incorporation deed
Resolved immediately
No charge
7 Register with Secretariat of Health
Application: Notification of Initiation of Operations
with the administrative office corresponding to the address of the company
Licencia de Sanidad (if it pertains to your business, i.e. food industry)
Requirements: Submit forms SS-2 and SS-4
Resolved in 1 day
No charge
8 Register with Secretariat of Finance of the State
Application: State Taxpayers registration
Requirements: Federal Taxpayers registration (RFC#)
9 Obtain a City Business License
Take all of your paperwork and apply at the Tesorería Municipal
For more complete information, please visit BANCOMEXT’s page about foreign investment procedures. |