Manufacturing in Mexico: your plant in Querétaro
Your own company or shelter, IMMEX, VAT certification, IMSS and accounting for foreign plants arriving in Querétaro.
Querétaro office
- Rufino Tamayo No. 7-101
Fracc. Pueblo Nuevo, Corregidora, Qro. - +52 442 225-55-10
- queretaro@mayacontadores.com
- Monday to Friday: 9:00 – 18:00
Your plant in Querétaro, ready to import, produce and invoice
Setting up a manufacturing plant in Mexico goes beyond incorporating a company. Before importing the first machine you need the importers’ registry, the IMMEX program (temporary imports for manufacturers and exporters) and, ideally, VAT certification; without them, temporary imports may pay taxes that take months to recover.
We support American and other foreign manufacturers setting up in the industrial parks of Querétaro and El Marqués, in English or Spanish, from the company’s structure to its first tax return.
Opening a commercial or service company, not a plant? See how we support foreign companies in Monterrey.
- IMMEXtemporary imports for manufacturers
- Own company or shelterwe review both options with you
- English and Spanishreports for your parent company
Updated: October 2026
Your own company or a shelter
A foreign manufacturer can operate in Mexico through its own Mexican company, with its own IMMEX program, or through a shelter company that operates on its behalf during the first years. Each option has a different cost, control and tax impact.
Whichever you choose, the plant will need registrations with the SAT, IMSS and the state, foreign trade programs and monthly accounting that reconciles inventory, imports and exports.
American manufacturers
US companies moving or expanding production to Querétaro.
Is this service for your company?
Shelter operations
Companies that start with a shelter and plan to operate on their own later.
Aerospace and automotive plants
Plants joining the aerospace and automotive clusters of the region.
Plants already operating
Plants that need to put IMMEX or VAT certification compliance in order.
Parent companies abroad
Groups that need reports in English on their Mexican plant.
Registrations to start operating
What a foreign plant should have before importing, hiring and invoicing.
Plan México tax incentives| Step or obligation | Authority | When |
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Incorporation and foreign investment registry |
Ministry of Economy | Before operatingor through a shelter |
RFC, e.firma and importers’ registry |
SAT | Before importingrequired to clear customs |
IMMEX program |
Ministry of Economy | Before importingfor temporary imports |
VAT and IEPS certification |
SAT | At the startavoids paying VAT on temporary imports |
Employer registration |
IMSS | Before hiringalso with INFONAVIT |
Payroll tax |
State | Monthlyon salaries paid |
What we take care of
The right structure
Own company or shelter, reviewed with you before you commit.
Imports without extra cost
IMMEX and VAT certification ready before the first import.
Inventory under control
Accounting that reconciles imports, production and exports.
What the service includes
The accounting, tax and foreign trade side of a manufacturing plant in Querétaro.
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Structure
Own company or shelter, and coordination with the notary.
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IMMEX and certification
IMMEX program, importers’ registry and VAT and IEPS certification.
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Payroll and IMSS
Employer registration, payroll and social security.
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Accounting and taxes
Monthly accounting, tax returns and reports in English.
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Structure
We review with you your own company or a shelter, and the tax impact of each.
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Registrations
Incorporation, SAT, IMSS, state and foreign investment registry.
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Foreign trade programs
IMMEX, importers’ registry and VAT certification.
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Monthly operation
Accounting, taxes, payroll and reports for your parent company.
Is your company setting up a plant in Mexico?
Book a free consultation in English or Spanish and we will review your options.
Frequently asked questions
Questions? Call us
+52 442 225-55-10A Mexican program that allows manufacturers and exporters to import goods temporarily without paying certain taxes, as long as they are processed and exported under the program’s rules.
A Mexican company that operates on behalf of a foreign manufacturer, so the manufacturer can start producing without its own legal entity during the first years.
Querétaro has industrial parks, aerospace and automotive clusters, and access to the main highways to the United States. We help the companies that arrive with their accounting and tax side.
Yes. We prepare monthly reports in English for the parent company.
Yes. Maquiladoras have specific transfer pricing rules; we handle them from our Querétaro office.