Setup and End-to-End Logistics for Nearshoring Companies
Eilan Trade Solutions (Agencia Aduanal Eilan in Mexico) supports manufacturers moving or opening production in Mexico — the shift known as nearshoring — with one team covering both the legal and corporate side of establishing in Mexico and the logistics of moving goods across the border. Instead of coordinating a law firm, a customs broker and a transport company separately, you have one binational point of contact from the first day of operation.
Legal and Corporate Setup (Soft Landing Mexico)
Through our legal division we support the incorporation of companies (SA de CV), tax and employer registrations, and industrial lease agreements for businesses establishing their first operation in Mexico.
Logistics and Customs Compliance Under IMMEX
Once the operation is incorporated, we coordinate the IMMEX program for temporary import of machinery and raw materials, tariff classification, regulatory compliance (PROSEC, rules of origin) and transport to and from plants in the Bajío, Puebla, Nuevo León and other industrial regions.
Border Crossing and Distribution Into the United States
Laredo and Nuevo Laredo form the busiest inland border crossing in North America. We coordinate cross-border transport, warehousing and cross-dock so your finished product reaches distribution centers and customers throughout the United States.
What You Need Before the First Crossing
- Registration in the importers registry, and the sector registry where it applies
- An IMMEX program if you will import temporary material
- Power of attorney granted to the customs broker
- Tariff classification for your entire catalogue
- Origin criteria and USMCA certification
- Transport and warehousing contracted before the first container arrives
From Start-Up Machinery to the First Container of Product
A new plant crosses three things, in this order: the machinery and fixed assets to install the line, the raw material to produce, and the finished goods to export. Each one has its own customs regime, its own classification and its own documentation. We move all three, with the same team and the same reference number.
Where You Build Defines How You Cross
The Bajío, Nuevo León, Coahuila and Tamaulipas cross naturally through Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, the highest-value commercial port of entry in the United States, with road and rail connections to Texas, the Midwest and the Southeast. We tell you plainly what that means for your transit times and your full landed cost.
Warehousing in Laredo While Your Plant Comes Online
You can receive, consolidate and hold material at our warehouse at 8101 San Gabriel in Laredo, Texas, and release it to the plant as your installation progresses. See our warehousing and distribution.
Frequent Questions
Can you import the machinery for the new plant?
Yes. We handle fixed assets and production equipment, with the classification and the customs regime that match your program.
Do we need an IMMEX program from the start?
It depends on whether you will import temporary material to transform and return. We review your case and tell you plainly what suits you. See IMMEX logistics.
Can you support us with the legal and corporate side?
Yes. We have binational trade and customs legal counsel. See legal consulting.
Related import guides
- How to import machinery into Mexico
- How to import electronics into Mexico
- How to import solar panels into Mexico
- How to import chemicals into Mexico
Bring Your Nearshoring Operation to Eilan
Thirty years of experience at the Laredo crossing, our own offices in the United States and Mexico, and one team from origin to final destination. Tell us where you are setting up and what you will move: you’ll get a firm quote, a tariff classification review and a written transition plan. Call +1 (956) 717-4150 or write to operations@eilantrade.com.