Founder's guide
🇲🇽Setting up a global company from Mexico
Mexican founders: a US entity plus USD banking — leverage USMCA.
Top jurisdictions for founders from Mexico
Key considerations
- A US entity for the US market and USD banking; low-tax jurisdictions can trigger REFIPRES (CFC) rules, while USMCA helps.
Informational only — not legal or tax advice.
Recommended structures by business
E-commerce / Amazon · Direct seller structure
🇲🇽 Mexico → 🇺🇸 US Wyoming LLC
Trading / Export · Re-invoicing trade structure
🇲🇽 Mexico → 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Limited → 🇦🇪 UAE Free Zone Company
Software / SaaS · Two-tier tech structure
🇲🇽 Mexico → 🇸🇬 Singapore Pte Ltd → 🇺🇸 US Delaware C-Corp
Manufacturing · The manufacturer's China+1 chain
🇲🇽 Mexico → 🇹🇭 Thailand Co., Ltd. → 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Limited → 🇺🇸 US Delaware LLC
Investment / Holding · Family holding structure
🇲🇽 Mexico → 🇸🇬 Singapore Pte Ltd → 🇦🇪 UAE Free Zone Company
Services / Consulting · Lean services structure
🇲🇽 Mexico → 🇬🇧 UK Limited Company
Real-estate investing · Three-tier property structure
🇲🇽 Mexico → 🇸🇬 Singapore Pte Ltd → 🇺🇸 US Wyoming LLC → 🇺🇸 US Florida LLC