Customs declaration requirements for Mexico
Customs Declare produces the completed Pedimento de Importacion (Customs Declaration Form for Import), filed electronically through VUCEM (Ventanilla Unica de Comercio Exterior Mexicana, the Mexican Single Window) for Mexico’s own customs authority, in Spanish, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Confirmed against the authority’s own published source- Form
- Pedimento de Importacion (Customs Declaration Form for Import), filed electronically through VUCEM (Ventanilla Unica de Comercio Exterior Mexicana, the Mexican Single Window)
- Issuing authority
- Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (SAT) / Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de Mexico (ANAM), a deconcentrated body of the Secretaria de Hacienda (SHCP) that took over customs administration from SAT on Jan 1, 2022
- Primary language
- Spanish
- Accepted languages
- Spanish
- Required supporting documents
- Commercial invoice in spanish, bill of lading, proof of compliance with mexican product regulations noms where applicable
- Last verified
- Aug 30, 2026
Import requirements & restrictions
Import licensing required
2,000+ product categories (electronics, automotive, food/beverage, environmental-protection-related goods, and more) must comply with a Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM) before import into Mexico; the applicable NOM is determined by the product's tariff classification (fracción arancelaria). Certain NOMs additionally require a certificate of compliance from an accredited certification body, held by the importer of record.
Mexican regulatory secretariats (NOM system)
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 16%
- MFN duty rate data
- Available
- Preferential rate
- Available under an applicable trade agreement
- Free duty calculator
- Check a duty rate for Mexico
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Mexico require?
Mexico’s import declaration is the Pedimento de Importacion (Customs Declaration Form for Import), filed electronically through VUCEM (Ventanilla Unica de Comercio Exterior Mexicana, the Mexican Single Window), issued by Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (SAT) / Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de Mexico (ANAM), a deconcentrated body of the Secretaria de Hacienda (SHCP) that took over customs administration from SAT on Jan 1, 2022.
Which languages does Mexico accept on a customs declaration?
Spanish
What supporting documents are required to import into Mexico?
Commercial invoice in spanish, bill of lading, proof of compliance with mexican product regulations noms where applicable
What is the VAT rate on imports into Mexico?
The default VAT rate on record for Mexico is 16%.