Latin America
Founders building for the LatAm consumer, Mexico
130M Spanish speaking consumers with growing card and digital wallet penetration. S.A. de C.V. or S.A.P.I. de C.V. (the VC friendly variant) are the standard vehicles. 30% federal CIT with no state CIT keeps the headline rate predictable across the country.
130M consumersS.A.P.I. de C.V.No state CIT
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
30%
Fastest setup
8 weeks
Tax treaties
60
Region
Latin America
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: No minimum capital
- Administrative language: Spanish
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 30%
- Tax treaties 60
- VAT rate 16%
- Withholding on dividends 10%
Key treaty partners
United StatesCanadaSpainGermanyUnited KingdomJapan
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe supported
- Wise supported
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
If you license IP or pay heavy royalties
Mexico applies 35% withholding tax on royalties to non residents, a punishing rate for IP licensing structures. The CFC regime (REFIPRE) triggers when foreign income is taxed below 22.5%, capturing many holdco arrangements.
35% royalty WHTREFIPRE CFCIP licensing penalty