Location guide · Mexico

Custom ERP, AI Agent & SaaS Development in Mexico

Location guides for 5 cities in Mexico, from Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. Flip Retail builds custom ERP, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for businesses in Mexico from Jaipur, India, and delivers remotely.

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Jaipur time is
11 h 30 min to 13 h 30 min aheadStandard time, across the cities below
Currency
Mexican peso (MXN)
Indirect tax
IVA 16%
E-invoicing
MandatoryCFDI 4.0
Data protection
LFPDPPP

01 — Compliance

Rules your software must follow in Mexico

Tax, e-invoicing, data-protection and AI rules that shape an ERP, billing system or AI agent in Mexico. Last reviewed October 2026.

Indirect taxIVA, standard rate 16% (8% in qualifying border regions)IVA is 16% nationally, 8% under the northern and southern border-region incentives and 0% on most food, medicines and exports; rates were unchanged for 2026.
E-invoicingMandatory · CFDI 4.0 (SAT, stamped by an authorized PAC)All taxpayers must issue CFDI 4.0 invoices stamped by an SAT-authorized PAC (the only accepted version since April 2023), including payment (REP), payroll and Carta Porte complements where applicable; invoice cancellation is tightly restricted.
Data protectionLey Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (2025)A new law in force since 21 March 2025 replaced the 2010 statute, moving enforcement from the dissolved INAI to the Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno and updating privacy-notice and processor obligations.
AI rulesNo AI-specific statute; the Senate is drafting a general AI law but none had been enacted as of mid-2026, though reforms to the labour and copyright laws published in May 2026 protect voice and image against generative-AI exploitation.
Systems we migrate from or connect toCONTPAQi, Aspel, SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Oracle NetSuite, Odoo, AlegraMasters, ledgers, stock and open balances move across and are reconciled before cutover.
Payment rails for web apps and SaaSSPEI (incl. CoDi/DiMo), OXXO Pay, Mercado Pago, Conekta, Clip, Stripe
Also worth knowingEach CFDI must carry the buyer's RFC, name, tax regime and postal code exactly as registered with SAT, and many taxpayers also send monthly electronic accounting (contabilidad electrónica) XML files.

General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change, so we confirm current requirements during discovery; your tax adviser should confirm anything that affects filings.

Sources consulted:

trykintsugi.commercadopago.com.mxedicomgroup.comgarrigues.comhoganlovells.comitsitio.com

02 — Cities

5 city guides in Mexico

Each guide covers the local economy, the industries we would build for first, and how working with Jaipur fits your hours.

Mexico

  • Mexico CityFinancial services & fintech, Retail & e-commerce
  • MonterreySteel & metals, Automotive & auto components
  • GuadalajaraElectronics & electricals, Technology & startups
  • TijuanaPharma & life sciences, Electronics & electricals
  • QuerétaroAerospace & defence supply chain, Automotive & auto components

03 — Industries

Industries we would build for in Mexico

The industries that come up most across the cities we cover in Mexico.

Automotive & auto components

ERP
Customer schedules turned into production plans, lot and heat-number traceability from raw material to dispatch, and the packing, labelling and advance-shipping-notice rules each customer demands.
AI agent
An agent that reconciles customer schedules, goods-receipt notes and debit notes every day and flags mismatches before they become payment disputes.
Portal or app
A supplier portal where tier-2 vendors confirm schedules, upload inspection reports and see payment status.
Software for automotive & auto components

Electronics & electricals

ERP
Component-level bills of materials with approved alternates, reel and lot tracking, serial-number warranty records, and planning for long-lead parts.
AI agent
An agent that watches open purchase orders and supplier emails for lead-time changes and alerts planners before a shortage stops the line.
Portal or app
Warranty-registration and service-request apps for customers and dealers.
Software for electronics & electricals

Technology & startups

ERP
Lean internal systems for growing tech firms, such as subscription billing, project time tracking and revenue dashboards, without enterprise licence costs.
AI agent
LLM features inside your own product: retrieval-augmented search over your docs, support copilots, and agents that act through your APIs, with evaluation and guardrails.
Portal or app
MVPs and full SaaS products in React and Next.js with Java or Python back ends, built in two-week increments by the people you talk to.
Software for technology & startups
Automotive & auto componentsElectronics & electricalsTechnology & startupsAerospace & defence supply chainFinancial services & fintechRetail & e-commerceWholesale & distributionSteel & metals

04 — Services

What we build for businesses in Mexico

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AI agent development

Custom AI agents that do real work inside your business: qualify leads on WhatsApp, read and key documents, take orders, chase payments and update your ERP or CRM, with a person approving anything that matters.

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Web application development

Customer portals, internal tools, dashboards, marketplaces and workflow apps, built with React and Next.js on solid back ends and APIs, and shipped in two-week increments you can use as they are built.

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05

SaaS product development

From MVP to multi-tenant platform: we design, build and run SaaS products with subscription billing, tenant isolation, role-based access and AI features built in.

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05 — FAQ

Custom software in Mexico: common questions

Do you work with businesses in Mexico?

Yes. Flip Retail is based in Jaipur, India, and works with Mexico businesses remotely. We have no office in Mexico; discovery happens on video calls, you get working software every two weeks, and the engineers who write the code are on the calls.

Can a custom ERP handle IVA and e-invoicing in Mexico?

Yes. Invoicing is built for Mexico's IVA (standard rate 16%). All taxpayers must issue CFDI 4.0 invoices stamped by an SAT-authorized PAC (the only accepted version since April 2023), including payment (REP), payroll and Carta Porte complements where applicable; invoice cancellation is tightly restricted. A custom ERP connects to CFDI 4.0 through its official API or an accredited provider, and we confirm the current requirements in discovery.

How do you handle LFPDPPP?

A new law in force since 21 March 2025 replaced the 2010 statute, moving enforcement from the dissolved INAI to the Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno and updating privacy-notice and processor obligations. You choose where the system is hosted, access is role-based, and we work on test or masked data during development wherever possible.

Can you migrate us from CONTPAQi, Aspel or SAP Business One?

Yes. Masters, ledgers, stock items and opening balances move across and are reconciled with your accountant before cutover, ideally at a year-end or quarter-end.

Are there AI rules we need to follow in Mexico?

No AI-specific statute; the Senate is drafting a general AI law but none had been enacted as of mid-2026, though reforms to the labour and copyright laws published in May 2026 protect voice and image against generative-AI exploitation. We design AI agents with logging, human oversight and clear disclosure from the start, which covers most current requirements.

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