Mexico: Compliance

When multinational companies send executives, engineers, or specialists to Mexico for business activities, they often overlook critical compliance risks that extend far beyond visa requirements. Mexican authorities now scrutinize whether visitors' activities align with their immigration status and whether these trips create obligations across immigration, labor, tax, and social security domains.

La SEMARNAT publicó un acuerdo que simplifica los trámites para realizar actividades turístico-recreativas y comerciales dentro de Áreas Naturales Protegidas de competencia federal.

Mexico's Tax Administration Service (SAT) has intensified its use of expedited domiciliary audits to identify fraudulent digital tax invoices (CFDIs), with three publications in August 2026 alone listing companies whose invoices are deemed invalid. Businesses that received these fraudulent CFDIs face severe consequences including operational suspension, tax liability assessments, and potential criminal charges for tax fraud carrying up to nine years imprisonment. Companies must immediately review their acco

La Comisión Nacional de Energía publicó los formatos oficiales para solicitar permisos de generación de energía eléctrica en modalidad de cogeneración, estableciendo dos categorías distintas según la capacidad de las centrales eléctricas. Estos formatos implementan las disposiciones administrativas previamente emitidas y definen los requisitos documentales necesarios para cada tipo de solicitud.

México prohíbe el uso del colorante Eritrosina (Rojo 3 FD&C) en alimentos, bebidas y suplementos alimenticios a partir de mayo de 2026. Los fabricantes disponen de 24 meses para reformular productos que contengan este aditivo y agotar existencias, afectando categorías como helados, lácteos saborizados, bebidas no alcohólicas, productos de panificación y licores.

Mexico's Senate has approved a groundbreaking General Circular Economy Law that fundamentally transforms environmental policy by mandating shared responsibility across government, private sector, and citizens. The legislation introduces Extended Producer Responsibility, requiring companies to manage products throughout their entire lifecycle while establishing new compliance frameworks and certification systems.

On November 24, 2025, through the publication of Bulletin 50/25, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (hereinafter, "STPS") published the New Inspection Protocol on Subcontracting (hereinafter, "Inspection Protocol").

The 2025 Mexican Customs Law Amendment is now official. Published on 19 November 2025, it will enter into force on 1 January 2026...

On October 17, 2025, the Ministry of Energy ("SENER") published the Call for Priority Attention to the Applications for Power Generation Permits and the Interconnection to the National Electricity System, aligned with the new Binding Plan for the Electricity Sector ("Call for Permits").