Meikedo has officially announced a significant new tax compliance rule for its Mexican CBT (Cross-Border Overseas Warehouse) stores: Meikedo will conduct consistency verification of the RFC tax number linked to cross-border stores. Sellers who fail the verification will have their withholding tax increased to 36%.
Important! Meikedo Mexico RFC New Policy: Non-compliant Tax Numbers Will Face 36% Withholding Tax
This verification applies to all Meikedo accounts registered for cross-border stores. Sellers whose store registration entity does not match the entity linked to their RFC tax number, regardless of whether they use a domestic or offshore tax number, must participate in the verification.
The verification process requires sellers to submit a CSF document and, using the corresponding email address, complete an online signing of an RFC informed consent form with Meikedo. This aims to ensure that the owner of the RFC tax number has full knowledge of its use by cross-border stores and formally authorizes this action.
The platform expects to send a notification email to all affected sellers within the next week. After receiving the notification, sellers must complete the CSF document upload and email verification within approximately two weeks. The specific timeline is as follows: Sellers receive notification and prepare materials in the first week; the signing link is triggered in the second week. Sellers must complete the online signing and return the authorization letter within the specified time.
If a seller fails to complete the verification within the specified period, their linked tax ID will be considered invalid, and the platform will automatically increase their withheld tax rate from the current standard to 36%. This adjustment will remain in effect until the change is finalized. It is important to note that the store itself will not be suspended or closed; only the tax rate will be affected.
Meikeduo has also responded to several practical questions of concern to cross-border sellers and service providers:
- One domestic tax ID can be linked to multiple cross-border stores: One-to-many authorization is allowed, but each store entity must independently complete informed authorization.
- Offshore tax IDs are also subject to the verification rules: If the offshore tax ID is inconsistent with the store entity, verification is still required; if the entities are consistent, no triggering is required.
- Future standard procedure: When a new seller links a tax ID, CSF email verification is expected to be triggered simultaneously. Verification will only take effect after successful verification.
- Possibility of secondary verification: If the initial verification deadline is missed, the tax rate will be adjusted to 36%. The opening date for secondary verification is yet to be determined; until then, the high tax rate of 36% will remain.
This policy adjustment marks the beginning of a “strong compliance” era for tax management on the Mekdo Mexico site. Sellers should closely monitor the platform’s latest developments and promptly review their linked RFC tax numbers, contact their service providers to obtain CSF documents, and verify the validity of their email addresses to avoid incurring higher tax costs due to lack of verification.