Shelf company/turnkey solutions for Mexico in 2023
Because Mexico is a developing emerging market country, registering a new business is both challenging and time consuming.
Using their preferred corporate structure, our multi-national Clients should expect to legally conduct business in Mexico within 6 months.
As a work around solution, Healy Consultants Group provides our multi-national Clients two fast business set up options:
- Acquiring a dormant clean ready-made Mexico company with an already approved dormant corporate bank account (known as a turnkey solution); or
- Incorporating a new company using Healy Consultants Group professional, passive nominee shareholders and directors and bank signatory (known as a Fast Nominee Solution.
With these two fast-business set up solutions, our multi-national Clients can expect to legally conduct business in Mexico within 6 weeks. Refer to more detailed information below:
Comparing business set up strategies
| Fast nominee solution | Turnkey solution | Register a new business | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our recommended order of preference? | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| How soon can our Client legally issue sales invoices to customers? | 8 weeks | 2 weeks | 4 months |
| How soon can our Client legally sign sales contracts with local customers? | 8 weeks | 2 weeks | 4 months |
| How soon can our Client lease permanent office premises and warehouse? | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | 2 months |
| How soon can our Client recruit local and expatriate staff? | 8 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 months |
| Estimated total cost of this engagement? | US$37,600 | US$29,075 | US$16,050 |
| Estimated paid up share capital to be injected over the coming 2 months? | US$200 | US$200 | US$200 |
| How soon can we supply our Client a bank account number? | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 2 months |
| Physical office required to be leased during company registration? | No | No | No |
| Must apply for tax numbers? | Yes | No | Yes |
| Trading business must apply for an import\export license? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Must apply for a regulatory license? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Foreign investment Government approval required before legally conducting business? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| How long to appoint our Client’s preferred corporate structure? | 2 months | 2 months | 3 months |
| Total engagement period; to finish the engagement? | 3 months | 4 months | 5 months |
| Draft invoice | View invoice PDF | View invoice PDF | View invoice PDF |
Advantages and disadvantages of a fast business set up solution
| Advantages | Nominee company | Shelf company |
|---|---|---|
| Within a month, our multi-national Clients can legally conduct business in Mexico | Yes | Yes |
| Our Client does not have to travel to Mexico for company registration and multi-currency corporate bank account opening | Yes | Yes |
| Our Client can immediately recruit staff to help complete business set up | Yes | Yes |
| The entity is already registered for tax, including payroll, corporation tax, sales taxes | No | Yes |
| Government administrative tasks\delays are tackled after business set up, rather than before company registration | No | Yes |
| Foreign investment approval already secured | No | No |
| Disadvantages | ||
| It is an expensive solution | Yes | Yes |
| It is necessary to spend 8 weeks changing the business activity and change company name | No | Yes |
| It is necessary to spend 8 weeks appointing our Clients’ preferred shareholders and directors | Yes | Yes |
| It is necessary to spend 6 weeks appointing our Clients' preferred bank signatory | Yes | Yes |
| It is necessary to spend 4 weeks to ensure the entity is clean and dormant | No | Yes |
| Government foreign investment approval is still required? | Yes | No |
| The company might have had business operations in the past, which makes the handover process more complicated | No | Yes |
Steps to register a Fast Nominee Solution
| Steps | Week |
|---|---|
| Healy Consultants Compliance Team receives the required corporate and personal due diligence information from our Client; | 1 |
| Our Client signs Healy Consultants engagement letter and returns the original to our Singapore Head Office. Our Client settles our fees; | 1 |
| Our Client confirms by email the planned corporate structure and e-mails the required due diligence; | 2 |
| For our Client, Healy Consultants Group prepares a tailored detailed project plan; | 3 |
| Healy Consultants Group supplies our Client due diligence re our temporary professional, passive nominee shareholders and directors and bank signatory; | 4 |
| Healy Consultants Group registers a national LLC with our temporary professional, passive nominee shareholders and directors and injects the paid-up share capital to a temporary multi-currency corporate bank account; | 5 |
| Healy Consultants Group registers our Client company for tax; | 6 |
| The Mexico bank supplies corporate bank account numbers to Healy Consultants Group, while we act as temporary bank signatory; | 7 |
| If required, Healy Consultants Group will apply for i) a specific regulatory license and ii) an import export license; | 8 |
| Healy Consultants Group emails our Client a template customer sales invoice complying with local commercial laws and includes i) a company name and number ii) a company office address and iii) a corporate bank account number and iv) a tax number. Our Client can legally conduct business in Mexico; | 9 |
| Healy Consultants Group prepares and emails our Client the required documents to appoint them as directors and shareholders and bank signatory including i) the legal share allotment and legal share transfer ii) the change of company address and iii) the lease agreement in Mexico (if required); | 10 |
| Our Client reviews and signs the documents in front of the Mexican Embassy Consular at our Client’s country of residence and courier return the same; | 11 |
Healy Consultants’ Group PLC and our Client attends a meeting with the Mexico bank to appoint our Client as the new bank signatory and submit the corporate bank package containing:
| 12 |
| Following a review of the corporate bank account signatory change application, the bank(s) may revert to Healy Consultants for additional information. Healy Consultants and our Client provides the same in a timely manner; | 13 |
| There is a 50% chance that the bank will ask the new bank signatory to travel for a one-hour interview. As always, Healy Consultants will aggressively negotiate for a travel exemption, asking the bank to just perform a Skype or phone conversation with the bank signatory. Depending on Client nationality, sometimes we are successful and our Client does not have to travel to Mexico; | 14 |
| The bank approves the appointment of the new bank signatory and will courier internet banking documents (login, password etc) to Healy Consultants office or to our Client directly. If sent to us, we will activate internet banking on our Client’s behalf; | 15 |
| If required, Healy Consultants Group will apply for a Foreign Investment Approval Certificate from the Ministry of Economy; | 16 |
| Following a review of the foreign investment license application, Ministry of Economy may revert to Healy Consultants for additional information. Healy Consultants Group and our Client provides the same in a timely manner; | 18 |
| The Ministry of Economy approves the foreign shareholder to purchase shares in the local company. Immediately after, Healy Consultants Group submits an application to the Ministry of Economy to amend the certificate of incorporation; | 20 |
| The Ministry of Economy issues the amended certificate of incorporation, showing the new shareholder, company name, business activity and charter capital; | 21 |
| Immediately after, Healy Consultants Group emails our Client i) investment certificate ii) amended certificate of incorporation and iii) new M&AA showing the appointment of the new foreign shareholders and directors; | 22 |
Healy Consultants Group will courier the following to our Client:
| 23 |
| Healy Consultants Group successfully completes our Client’s engagement. | 24 |
Steps to purchase a fast turnkey solution
| Steps | Week |
|---|---|
| Healy Consultants Compliance Team receives the required corporate and personal due diligence information from our Client; | 1 |
| Our Client signs Healy Consultants Group engagement letter and returns the original to our Singapore Head Office. Our Client settles our fees; | 2 |
| Our Client confirms by email the planned corporate structure and e-mails the required due diligence; | 2 |
| For our Client, Healy Consultants Group prepares a tailored detailed project plan; | 3 |
| Healy Consultants Group provides our Client i) a company name and number ii) a company office address and iii) a corporate bank account number and iv) a tax number; | 4 |
| Healy Consultants Group emails our Client a template customer sales invoice complying with local commercial laws and includes i) a company name and number ii) a company office address and iii) a corporate bank account number and iv) a tax number; | 5 |
| Our Client can inform customers and suppliers; issue invoices for selected products and services, sign legal contracts and hire local staffs in Mexico. Healy Consultants Group will inform our Client if some business activities require additional approval and licenses from the Government; | 6 |
| Healy Consultants Group prepares and emails our Client the required documents to appoint them as directors and shareholders including i) the legal share allotment and legal share transfer ii) the change of company address and iii) the lease agreement in Mexico (if required); | 7 |
| If required, Healy Consultants Group will apply for i) a specific regulatory license and ii) an import export license. There can be additional Government requirements to secure the same including higher paid-up capital requirements; | 8 |
| Healy Consultants Group prepares and emails our Client the required documents to appoint them as directors and shareholders and bank signatory including i) the legal share allotment and legal share transfer ii) the change of company address and iii) the lease agreement in Mexico (if required); | 9 |
| Our Client reviews and signs the documents in front of the Mexican Embassy Consular at our Client’s country of residence and courier return the same; | 10 |
Healy Consultants Group and our Client attends a meeting with the Mexico bank to appoint our Client as the new bank signatory and submit the corporate bank package containing:
Other Client due diligence. | 11 |
| Following a review of the corporate bank account signatory change application, the bank(s) may revert to Healy Consultants for additional information. Healy Consultants and our Client provides the same in a timely manner; | 12 |
| There is a 50% chance that the bank will ask the new bank signatory to travel for a one-hour interview. As always, Healy Consultants will aggressively negotiate for a travel exemption, asking the bank to just perform a Skype or phone conversation with the bank signatory. Depending on Client nationality, sometimes we are successful and our Client does not have to travel to Mexico; | 13 |
| The bank approves the appointment of the new bank signatory and will courier internet banking documents (login, password etc.) to Healy Consultants office or to our Client directly. If sent to us, we will activate internet banking on our Client’s behalf; | 15 |
| If required, Healy Consultants Group will apply for a Foreign Investment Approval Certificate from the Ministry of Economy; | 16 |
| Following a review of the foreign investment license application, Ministry of Economy may revert to Healy Consultants for additional information. Healy Consultants Group and our Client provides the same in a timely manner; | 18 |
| The Secretariat of Economy approves the foreign shareholder to purchase shares in the local company. Immediately after, Healy Consultants Group submits an application to the Sistema de Informacion Empresarial Mexicano to amend the Certificate of Incorporation and M&AA; | 20 |
| The Sistema de Informacion Empresarial Mexicano issues the amended Certificate of Incorporation and M&AA, showing the new shareholder, company name, business activity and charter capital; | 21 |
| Immediately after, Healy Consultants Group emails our Client i) investment certificate ii) amended certificate of incorporation and iii) new M&AA showing the appointment of the new foreign shareholders and directors; | 22 |
Healy Consultants Group will courier the following to our Client:
| 23 |
| Healy Consultants Group successfully completes our Client’s engagement. | 24 |
Conclusion
- If our multi-national Clients wish to legally conduct business as soon as practical, then I recommend one of the above fast business set up solutions.
- If our multi-national Clients wish to minimize business set up costs, I recommend registering a new LLC with your preferred corporate structure and bank signatory.
