{"id":902,"date":"2026-10-14T13:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knr.mx\/industries\/logistics-and-cross-border-ecommerce\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T13:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:31:37","slug":"logistics-and-cross-border-ecommerce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/industries\/logistics-and-cross-border-ecommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Logistics and Cross-Border E-Commerce Attorneys in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Where does legal risk concentrate in cross-border logistics?<\/h2>\n<p>In operations with several parties, the risk is not in a single act but in how it is distributed. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diputados.gob.mx\/LeyesBiblio\/pdf\/LAdua.pdf\">Customs Law (Ley Aduanera)<\/a> attributes the operation, absent proof to the contrary, to whoever holds or receives the goods, or to whoever ordered them brought in (Article 52), and adds other parties as jointly liable, such as the customs broker or brokerage firm for the transactions in which they take part (Article 53). That is why documentary proof of each role weighs more than commercial practice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"knr-inline-photo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/knr.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/logistica-y-comercio-electronico-transfronterizo.webp\" alt=\"Curved roller conveyor belts in a distribution center, in black and white\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure>\n<h2>What changes for parcel shipments and e-commerce?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diputados.gob.mx\/LeyesBiblio\/pdf\/LAdua.pdf\">Article 88 bis<\/a> allows authorized courier companies to clear goods through a simplified procedure. Under <a href=\"https:\/\/dof.gob.mx\/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5777199&#038;fecha=27\/12\/2025\">rule 3.7.35 of the 2026 General Foreign Trade Rules (RGCE)<\/a>, as consulted on October 14, 2026, the general flat global rate is 33.5%, with exceptions for shipments covered by USMCA (T-MEC) and three other treaties. Because these are administrative rules and not a tariff set by statute, they can change through an amending resolution; the version in force should be verified before operating.<\/p>\n<h2>Which contracts and structure should you review?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Contracts with customs brokers: the engagement, the information and retention of the file.<\/li>\n<li>Contracts with warehouses and carriers: lawful presence, Carta Porte and handling of inspections.<\/li>\n<li>Agreements with sellers and cargo owners: who the importer is and who answers.<\/li>\n<li>Warehouse structure: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diputados.gob.mx\/LeyesBiblio\/pdf\/LAdua.pdf\">Article 14<\/a> and Article 14-A require a concession or authorization to be a customs-controlled facility (recinto fiscalizado).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What situations typically arise?<\/h2>\n<p>When the flow is interrupted, the most common situations are <a href=\"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/services\/foreign-trade\/customs-investigation\/\">a customs complaint or investigation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/services\/foreign-trade\/merchandise-seizure-and-pama\/\">a seizure of goods<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/services\/foreign-trade\/foreign-trade-audit\/\">a foreign trade audit<\/a>. It pays to have the file and the contracts ready before they occur.<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated October 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This content is informational and does not constitute legal advice. Every case requires individual analysis.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where does legal risk concentrate in cross-border logistics? In operations with several parties, the risk is not in a single act but in how it is distributed. The Customs Law (Ley Aduanera) attributes the operation, absent proof to the contrary, to whoever holds or receives the goods, or to whoever ordered them brought in (Article [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":878,"parent":772,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-industria.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-902","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/902\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knr.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}