🇲🇽 Mercado Libre in Mexico
The region's second market and the toughest on imports from China: duties were raised in 2026 and parcels are taxed from the first dollar.
Mercado Libre fees and charges
What the marketplace withholds on every sale. Check the exact rate for your category in your seller dashboard.
Shipping
The biggest cost after the fee — and the main reason cheap products go into the red.
Work out the exact cost for your product and price in the free calculator— it has the rates and thresholds of all six countries built in.
Taxes: two routes
The regime you pick determines both your tax burden and whether you can import goods at all.
The regime for individuals selling through platforms, articles 113-A to 113-D of the ISR law. Mercado Libre withholds ISR 2.5% and IVA 8%, and on turnover up to 300,000 pesos a year that is the final tax. The 16% IVA on the marketplace fee remains a cost. It is often confused with RESICO; they are different things.
IVA 16% on the markup and ISR 30% on profit. Needed at high turnover and for importing.
Imports and customs
Two import channels with different economics. Picking the wrong channel costs more than picking the wrong product.
From the US and Canada under USMCA: 0% up to USD 50, then 17% and 19%. From everywhere else, China included: a flat 33.5% from the first dollar.
IGI duty by tariff code + DTA 0.8% + IVA 16%.
From 1 January 2026 duties were raised on 1,463 tariff lines from countries without agreements — up to 50% for some groups.
The importers' register is required above a certain shipment value — check it against your own volume.
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What you need to start
The order of steps specific to Mexico — it differs from the rest of the region.
- Get an RFC and decide whether you need the Padrón de Importadores
- Check whether your product falls under the duties raised in 2026
- Budget 33.5% for a test parcel from China — there is no duty-free threshold here
- Check the NOM requirements for your category
- Work out which is better: a container straight away, or an expensive test by parcel
Useful reading
Breakdowns from our blog, with examples and numbers.
Frequently asked questions
What does it cost to bring a parcel from China to Mexico?
A flat 33.5% of the shipment value from the first dollar — there is no duty-free threshold for China. From the US and Canada, USMCA gives relief: 0% up to USD 50, then 17% and 19%.
What changed in Mexican duties in 2026?
From 1 January 2026 rates went up on 1,463 tariff lines for countries without trade agreements — China above all. For some groups, including textiles and footwear, rates reach 50%.
Which tax regime should you choose?
A small seller is better off as an individual under the Plataformas tecnológicas regime, articles 113-A to 113-D of the ISR law. The marketplace withholds ISR 2.5% and IVA 8%, and up to 300,000 pesos of turnover that is the final tax. At volume you need a Persona Moral. RESICO is a separate regime that often gets confused with the platform one.
Tools for Mexico
Fees, shipping, instalments and taxes in Mexico — it works out net profit and margin. Free.
A unit-economics workbook for the country, a six-country customs calculator, books on importing directly from China and a country playbook — 36 files.
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Let us look at your case
Tell us what your product is and where you plan to sell — we will run the economics and tell you whether Mexico makes sense for you.