Opportunities and challenges co-exist, “Mexico Express” how to help cross-border sellers break through?

In this magnificent sea of cross-border e-commerce, many sellers set sail and focus on the Mexican market with unlimited potential. Here, with a population of nearly 130 million people, the average age of less than 28 years old, young energy is being transformed into a strong consumer power. According to the Mexican Network Sales Association, its e-commerce sales in 2024 soared to 32 billion U.S. dollars, with an average annual growth rate of 24% -29%, like a commercial mine that needs to be mined. However, when the sellers are ready to do a big job, but found that many difficult problems in front of the front, especially the Mexican express delivery-related issues, has become a key obstacle on the cross-border journey.

At the beginning of 2025, TikTok Shop made a strong entry into the market, relying on a local user base of 80 million and rapidly driving rapid growth in a number of categories such as beauty, FMCG, fashion, and electronics. At the same time, MercadoLibre also announced that it has thrown $2.45 billion into the Mexican market, further injecting strong momentum into the market’s development. Such an attractive market environment undoubtedly makes cross-border sellers excited.

However, behind the opportunities, challenges follow. From the policy level, since January 1, 2025, Mexico abolished the tax-free policy for goods under $50, all cross-border goods are subject to 16% VAT, and foreign e-commerce platforms must also register for the RFC tax code and have the tax withheld by the platform. What’s even trickier is that Mexico has imposed a 35% tariff on 138 categories of Chinese textiles, a policy that will last until April 2026, putting pressure on many sellers.

Logistics problems should not be underestimated. Compared with the low cost of domestic express delivery, Mexico express single ticket cost as high as 3 U.S. dollars, warehouse rent in just two years nearly turned 1.5 times, the courier monthly salary reached 700 U.S. dollars, such a high cost of serious compression of the seller’s profit space. In addition, due to law and order and infrastructure problems, the parcel signing rate in remote areas is less than 60%, the phenomenon of parcel loss is frequent, the courier shortage of more than 60,000, the distribution efficiency has been greatly affected by the user experience is impaired at the same time, the store operation score is also facing a crisis.

Under the heavy challenges, finding the right logistics partner has become the key for cross-border sellers to break through, and Meest China, as a cross-border logistics expert deeply cultivating the Mexican market, provides sellers with all-around solutions by virtue of its professional and reliable services.

In customs clearance, facing the frequent adjustment of Mexican customs policy, Meest China has professional customs clearance services, from export customs clearance to tax rate accounting, each link is strictly controlled to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the new policy in 2025, to avoid the detention of goods. Especially in the export of battery products and other special areas, its mature customs clearance channels and professional qualification advantages are obvious.

In terms of distribution network construction, in view of Mexico’s vast territory and unbalanced development between urban and rural areas, Meest China has constructed a distribution network covering the whole territory to ensure smooth delivery in remote areas. Meanwhile, with the help of digital means, sellers can monitor the status of parcels in real time and master the transportation of goods. In addition, its flexible dual-channel service of commercial large goods and small packages can meet the needs of sellers of different sizes.

In order to cope with high logistics costs, Meest China has also introduced intelligent solutions to reduce costs and increase efficiency through intelligent management, and to ensure the safety of goods while improving operational efficiency.

Despite the challenges of the Mexican e-commerce market, the potential for growth remains huge. It is expected that by 2028, the size of the e-commerce market will reach 58.9 billion dollars. For cross-border sellers, it is urgent to choose a reliable logistics partner like Meest China to establish a stable and efficient supply chain system.

By choosing Meest China, you are choosing a long-term partner who understands policy, market and risk in depth, and the series of services provided by Meest China, such as Mexican express delivery, will help Chinese enterprises to move forward in the Mexican market steadily. Contact Meest China now to get a customized logistics solution for the Mexican market and explore this potential market together!