Set Up a Company in Mexico | LT Extended

Company formation in Mexico · for foreign businesses

Set up your company in Mexico,
the fast, foreigner-friendly way

We help international teams register, incorporate and start operating in Mexico — without the six-month wait or the hidden costs. You choose the timeline. You pay when your documents are in your hands.

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See timelines and pricing

While everyone else charges upfront, we only charge for the result.

Start the process today and pay when your company’s official incorporation documents are in your hands — not before.

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Decide how fast you want your company ready — and pay accordingly.

Same company, same paperwork, same guarantees. The only variable is speed.

Incorporation cost

$1,125USD

+ $930 USD in notary public and commercial registry fees

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Charged only once your incorporation documents are issued.

That’s right — hire our tax and accounting service and the incorporation is on us, notary fees included.

You’ll receive a company ready to operate, whichever timeline you choose.

Nothing is stripped out of the faster or cheaper option. Hover any item for details.

Best value Incorporation + Tax Service Incorporation on us Hire our tax and accounting service and we cover the entire incorporation, notary and registry fees included. You still choose your timeline. $0 to incorporate — monthly accounting fee only Best for: companies that will need monthly accounting in Mexico anyway — so the incorporation cost disappears entirely.

· 2–4 Month Incorporation Standard track A fully constituted Mexican company under your name, tax-registered and bank-ready, on the standard timeline. One payment, no ongoing commitment. $1,125 USD + $930 USD in notary and registry fees Best for: founders who are not in a rush and want the lowest one-time cost.

· 1 Month Incorporation Fast track The same company, ready in about a month instead of a quarter. We buy back the time by running steps in parallel and holding priority notary slots. $1,900 USD + $930 USD in notary and registry fees Best for: teams with a deal, a hire or a deadline that cannot wait a quarter.

Your choice: 2–4 months or 1 month

Ready in 2–4 months

Ready in about 1 month

$0 — fully covered by LT Extended

$1,125 USD one-time

$1,900 USD one-time

Notary and registry fees included

+ $930 USD, at cost

Your own company, legally incorporated

Registered with the tax authority (RFC)

Registered to hire employees (IMSS)

Business bank account

SRE permit and RNIE registration

Monthly tax and accounting compliance

Available separately

Silver legal membership included ($1,500 USD)

Bronze legal membership included ($500 USD)

Choose this option

Every plan comes with a Bronze Legal Membership — a $500 USD credit, on the house.

Spend it on whatever your company actually needs from our legal catalog. It’s your credit, so you decide where it goes.

Shareholder meeting minutes Employment contracts Hiring & terminations Contract review

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Every industry. One fast and secure entry into Mexico.

We’ve done it for logistics, tech, manufacturing, consulting and more. We can do it for yours.

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Trusted worldwide

Join the international companies we’ve helped establish and grow in Mexico

Lalamove

★★★★★

“The LT Extended team has given us a level of service we hadn’t found in Mexico. Always on time, and always working ahead to anticipate and protect our organization.”

Daniela G.

Country Manager · Hong Kong

Ingreditech

★★★★★

“As a foreigner, it’s hard to understand how differently the authorities operate and how Mexico works. LT Extended is always ready to make that understanding easier and adapt it to our vision.”

Martín D.

General Director · Spain

Conversys

★★★★★

“Starting a company in Mexico as a foreigner had become very complicated for us — every consultant we spoke to fell behind and was unclear. With LT Extended it was direct, and within a few weeks we already had our RFC, a bank account, and were invoicing.”

Ricardo A.

CFO · Brazil

Herospark

★★★★★

“Breaking into Mexico as a fintech is especially complicated, with regulation at every turn. LT Extended made the whole process faster and simpler than we ever expected.”

Fabio G.

CFO · Brazil

Bravium

★★★★★

“LT Extended has been a real ally in understanding Mexico’s tax rules and shaping them around our international strategy, instead of forcing us to work around them.”

Diego M.

Finance Manager · Brazil

Good to know

Starting a company in Mexico as a foreigner

The questions foreign founders ask us most before they begin.

Can a foreigner open a company in Mexico?

Yes. Mexico allows 100% foreign ownership in most sectors. A few sectors have specific limits on investment percentage or corporate governance — during a free consultation we’ll walk you through what applies to your case and how other companies have structured around it. We also handle the additional requirements every foreign investment needs: the SRE permit and registration with the National Registry of Foreign Investments (RNIE).

Do I really pay nothing upfront?

Correct. We start working the day you say go, and you’re charged once your official incorporation documents are issued. No deposit, no retainer, no progress payments. It’s the same standard we’d want if we were the ones hiring.

How long does it take to incorporate a company in Mexico?

Left to the ordinary process, 3 to 6 months, depending on entity type, the state and notary availability — that covers the incorporation deed, tax registration (RFC), a Mexican bank account and employer registration with IMSS. We compress that to 2–4 months on our standard track, or about 1 month on the fast track.

Why does it cost more to have the company ready in 1 month?

Because you’re not buying a different company — you’re buying back three months, and that time has a real cost on our side. The one-month track means reserved priority slots with our notaries, a dedicated case manager instead of a shared queue, steps prepared in parallel that are normally done one after another, expedited handling of the SRE permit and apostilles, and someone physically chasing each filing rather than waiting for it. The end result is identical to the 2–4 month option: same company, same registrations, same documents. You’re paying for the calendar, not for a better product. If your deadline allows it, take the standard track and keep the difference.

How can the incorporation be free if I hire the tax service?

Because we make our living on the ongoing accounting relationship, not on the paperwork that starts it. If you’re going to need monthly bookkeeping and tax filings in Mexico anyway — and every operating company does — we’d rather absorb the incorporation, notary fees included, and earn your business month by month. There’s no minimum term attached: if we stop being worth it, you leave.

What are the $930 USD in notary and registry fees?

They’re third-party costs, not our fee: the notary public who issues the incorporation deed, the filing with the Public Registry of Commerce, and the company name-use permit from the Ministry of Economy. We pass them through at cost with the receipts, and if the final amount comes in lower, you pay the lower amount. On the tax service plan we cover them entirely.

Which entity type is right for me — S.A. de C.V. or S. de R.L. de C.V.?

It depends on your business, number of partners, financing needs and corporate structure. S.A. de C.V. tends to suit companies raising outside capital or with many partners, though it comes with more rigid governance requirements. S. de R.L. de C.V. offers more operating flexibility and is often preferred by foreign corporate groups. Neither is automatically right for every project — we help you choose in your free consultation, at no cost.

What is the legal membership, and what can I use it for?

It’s a credit against our legal catalog that comes free with any service: Bronze ($500 USD) with the standard and fast incorporation tracks, Silver ($1,500 USD) with the tax and accounting plan. You spend it on whatever your company actually needs — trademark registration, Mexico-compliant employment contract templates, shareholder meeting minutes, hiring and termination paperwork, contract review, corporate resolutions. It’s handled by our lawyers, not by a template generator, and you decide where it goes.

Are accounting, payroll and legal support included?

On the Incorporation + Tax Service plan, yes — monthly bookkeeping, tax filings and payroll are the service, and the Silver legal membership comes with it. On the standalone 2–4 month and 1 month tracks they’re not included, but you can add them at any time. If you add the tax service upfront, the incorporation itself becomes free.

Are there hidden costs?

No. The price you select is the price: our fee, plus the $930 USD of third-party notary and registry costs shown next to it, which we pass through at cost. On the tax service plan even those are covered. Anything unusual about your case — a regulated sector, an atypical shareholding structure — we tell you before you commit, not after.

Am I locked into a long contract?

No. Every service is flexible with no mandatory minimum terms. We’d rather earn your stay through the quality of our work than tie you down with a contract.

Ready to start your company in Mexico?

Pick your timeline, and we’ll take it from there. You pay when your documents are ready — not before.

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