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Value added tax
Invoicing in Mexico
A business registered in Mexico charges VAT at a standard rate of 16%, invoices in MXN, and issues documents under names and numbering rules that are specific to Mexico. DocsOrigin carries all of that as registry data, so choosing Mexico once configures the tax, the document set, the numbering and the layout together.
Invoicing in Mexico is free forever with DocsOrigin: every document type, every export, no card and no trial.
Tax in Mexico
VAT
16%
Reduced and zero rates
8%
0%
How reliable is this figure
Graded high: this rate has been checked against a tax-authority or official source. It is still your responsibility to confirm it before you rely on it.
Whatever the grade, your own setting always wins — a rate you enter overrides the registry everywhere, including on documents already dated in the past.
Document types recognised in Mexico
These are the documents DocsOrigin will offer a business registered in Mexico, under the names used there. A type that has no meaning locally is not offered at all.
Fattura pro forma
Una richiesta di pagamento. Non dà diritto al cliente di detrarre l'imposta.
Fattura
Il documento fiscale vero e proprio. Bloccato una volta emesso.
Fattura-ricevuta
Fattura e pagamento in un unico documento, per quando ricevi il pagamento al momento.
Ricevuta
Conferma il denaro ricevuto a fronte di una fattura.
Nota di credito
L'unico modo legale per annullare o ridurre un documento già emesso.
Documento di trasporto
Beni consegnati senza addebito.
Tax identifier
On a document issued in Mexico the identifier is labelled RFC. It is printed in the header of every tax document, isolated left-to-right so it reads correctly in any interface language.
Expected format
^[A-ZÑ&]{3,4}\d{6}[A-Z0-9]{3}$
DocsOrigin checks this identifier's structure as you type — a wrong number on an issued document cannot be corrected by editing it.
Numbering
Documents in Mexico are expected to run in an unbroken sequence. DocsOrigin allocates the number at the moment of issue — never earlier — so a draft that is abandoned does not burn a number and leave a gap you have to explain.
Prefix, padding and yearly reset are configurable per document type, and the series is kept separately for each type.
How Mexico writes dates and money
Set the country and these stop being settings you have to think about. The examples below are rendered by the same formatter the documents use.
- Date
- 09/21/2026
- Amount
- $12,345.67
- Currency
- MXN
- Minor units
- 2
MXN is written with 2 decimal places, and every amount is stored as a whole number of minor units. ⛔ Money never touches floating point.
Special rules in Mexico
Structured e-invoicing
CFDI 4.0
Every invoice must be stamped as a CFDI by an authorised PAC before it is valid.
A worked example in Mexico
Three lines, priced identically everywhere, run through the real tax engine with the Mexico registry entry applied. This is what the document looks like there.
Preventivo
Fattura pro forma
Fattura
Fattura-ricevuta
Ricevuta
Nota di credito
Northwind Studio
RFC 000000000 · Mexico
Fattura
N. 2026-0042
| Descrizione | Qtà | Prezzo unitario | Totale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavoro di design | 12 | $45.00 | $540.00 |
| Linee guida del marchio | 1 | $380.00 | $380.00 |
| Assistenza continuativa | 3 | $60.00 | $180.00 |
Imponibile
$1,100.00
VAT 16%
$176.00
Totale
$1,276.00
Invoicing in Mexico — questions
What tax rate do I charge in Mexico?
The standard VAT rate recorded for Mexico is 16%. Reduced rates may apply to particular supplies, and your own setting always overrides ours.
Which document do I issue to a customer in Mexico?
The document set recognised in Mexico is listed above, under the names used locally. For a paid sale the usual document is Fattura, and a mistake on an issued document is corrected with a credit note rather than an edit.
Does DocsOrigin cost anything in Mexico?
No. DocsOrigin is free forever for businesses in Mexico as everywhere else: no subscription, no card, no trial, no per-document fee and no export fee. Optional professional services are the only thing that is ever charged for, and they are quoted per project.
What if the rate for Mexico is wrong or changes?
Set your own rate in the business settings and it overrides the registry immediately, for new documents and for any date. Rates are applied by document date, so an old document keeps the rate that applied when it was issued.
Issue your first Mexico document
Choose Mexico once. The tax, the document names, the numbering, the date order and the currency format are configured together, and it costs nothing.
Free forever for businesses Crea la tua prima fatturaThis page describes what DocsOrigin does with the registry entry for Mexico. It is not tax advice, and it is not a statement of Mexico law. Confirm your obligations with your accountant or the tax authority. Registry data as of 2026-08.