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OUR BUSINESS SERVICES

We are a group of legal consultants in foreign trade,specialized in tax and customs law.

At IC Lawyers we have built a solid identity preventingsanctions, property protection and litigation solutions regarding foreign trade with favorable settlements.

We provide legal certainty to our customers.

We manage and implement tax and custom strategies which prevent penalties, resulting in important savingsfor our customers.

Strategists with courage


We focus our approachon developing a greater knowledge

and experiencein added value solutions

to your business



Advisory and consultancyin customs, tax andforeign trade matters

Through our knowledge, we provideadvisory and consultancy services regarding customs, tax and foreign trade with the purpose of reducing costs and expenses in the tax payment, as well as ensure the appropriate compliance of regulations and non tariff restrictions, NOMS and other required measures in importsand/or exports, moreover we seekto avoid unnecessary penalties that might affect our customers’ property.


Some services provided under the hereby scheme of work are:

Strategic Planningin accordance to the business’s currentoperation and detection of opportunityareas.

Permanent consulting by phone,email and/or on the website with the mainpurpose of immediately any consultationthat may arise by the companyregarding daily operations.

Updating law changesthat might affect the importersand exporters’ operation.

Timely follow-up on reports,notices and statements on which companiesthat manage any kind of development program,customs facilitation, foreign investment,among others are obliged to follow.

Counseling about the appropriate programmanagement IMMEX, PROSEC, VAT certification,OEA certification, origin review scheme,among others.

Analysis regarding the possibilityto manage several programsor schemes will which allow us to reduceoperational costs and expenses.

Counseling regarding the appropriateoperation of the inventory control systemwhich the company manages and a thoroughanalysis of the reports issued from annex24 and 31 for IMMEX companies and in this casefor those which possess a VAT certification.

Counseling regarding compliance with rulesof origin, issuance of certificatesand declaration of origin referredto in the various Treaties and CommercialAgreements signed by our country.

Guidance during the authorities’ verificationattributions exercise, drafting and informationpresentation and/ or documentation,extension request, proof submissionand pleadings, request for remissionand final agreements.


Drafting and presentation of anypromotion or criteria confirmationand if necessary the lobbyingand bargaining with the competentauthority with whom we are seekingto obtain a favorable settlement.

Counseling regarding the appropriatedetermination of value in customs ofmerchandise and their relation withinternational commercial terms(INCOTERMS).

Counseling regarding proper foreigntrade record formation.

Preventive audit in foreigntrade operations

We assess the operations that are performed, create warnings, identify opportunity areas seeking to reduce or eliminate tax andfines payment.


Preventive audit in foreigntrade operations

Review of documents and annexes requested by customs law, takinginto account parameters and guidelines customs’ authority inspect.

Diagnosis / judgement with currentstatus on files and operations.

Opportunity areas detection,weaknesses and preventive action.

Creation of alternative and corrective actions.

Monitoring the implementation ofsolutions and corrections.

Timely follow-up with continuousand permanent consultancy service schemes.

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We avoid precautionary repossession, authorization suspension, programs or certifications in case the authorities apply verification attributions.

Audit and diagnosis in thecontrol of fixed assets

Request of settlementimports and domestic invoices versus fixed asset accounting records.

Label adherencefor individual identification.

Report developmentof unidentified fixed assets.


Information validation stated in the fixed asset import procedures and domestic invoices, in order to prove the legalpossession and residenceof merchandise.

Verification of proper foreign trade record integration.

Report of final results.

BROCHURE CORPORATIVO

Precise and efficient management on behalfof professionals who possess provenexperience and requirements such as proximity to government agencies and full knowledgeof the procedures. Some of the authorizations we manage: IMMEX, VAT certification, PROSEC, 8th Rule Permit, automatic notices, origin certificates, availability, OEA certification (formerly known as NEEC), C-TPAT, previous permits, HealthRegulations, SAGARPA and SEMARNAT, among others.

The benefits of our service in proceduremanagement provided are:

Management and proceduresin Foreign Trade

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Proper substantiationof legal documents.

Legal certainty.

Presentation and executionof general documents and proceduresin timely manner.

Timely response of requested document presentation by authorities.

Close follow up from beginning to endof the corresponding procedure.

Favorable settlementto our customer’s needs.

Savings regarding time and cost.

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BROCHURE CORPORATIVO

1 Update in terms of customsand foreign trade.

Proper Management of IMMEX program and VAT certification.

General rules of foreign trade.

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Customs valuation and Incoterms.

Acts of authority and means of defense.

Legal strategies in customs defense.

Open and inhouse training

We develop and implement specialized courses in customs, tax and foreign trade subjects following our customers’ particular needs;as specialized as the leaders in foreign trade need them.

We focus on the practice of Custom andForeign Trade litigation, given that thecomplexity of the current environment demands lawyers specialized in customs matters.Today, your business requires the guidance of a consultant and lawyer who can strengthen your business’s vision with legal knowledge and several years of experience acquired through multiple litigations in several industry branches.

Our added value is in our personalized and timely follow-up on the case, with enoughexperience which allows us to approachauthorities to sensitize them to the detailsof our issues.

Legal Defense / Litigation


We specialize in:

Management procedures regarding customs.

Alternative means of settling disputes.

Conclusive agreements with the audit authority.

Appeal for revocation.

Contentious administrative Federal trial.

Direct and indirect Appeal trial.

Analysis of the matter by amultidisciplinary team.

Strategy Design.

Risk evaluation.

Integral search of legal sources tomaximize the percentage of a favorable resolution or judgment.

Drafting of applicable writs, motions and lawsuits.

Analysis of applicable courtprecedents.

Proper filings.

Adequate follow-up among allapplicable legal proceedings.

Our work methodology in Litigation Cases and Legal Defense:

Legal Defense / Litigation

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Once we achieve the resolution or favorable ruling, we manage the economic recovery of damages caused by the authorities, delays, warehousing, we even ensure that the investment in our services becomes a convenient return on investment for your company.

Design, bargaining and reviewing contracts.

Consultancy in the form of the company’s choice.

Foundation of the company.

Corporate models (trust, jointventure, “AenP”, etc.).

Corporate Governance.

Ordinary and extraordinary Assembly minute development.

Development and consultancy of corporate books.

Contract Management.

We develop a set of strategic solutions for your business.

Business Law


Trasformation.

Fusion, excision and business purchase.

Corporate Structures.

Financing.

Treaties on the avoidance of double taxation.

Compliance Officer.Due Diligence and Enhanced DueDiligence.Risk assessment.

Balanced Scorecard.

Alternative means of settling disputes (extrajudicial settlement, mediation, settlement, arbitration).

Mapping of applicable provisions. Internal conduct manual.

Representation: granting and controlof powers.

Documentary safeguarding and control.

Public registry records of the business’s property.

Contract management.

Insurance, funding and endorsements.

Annual report.

Supervisory bodies.

Society events.

International businesslegal Audit


To be well advised and updated on the regulations of foreign trade in Mexico.

To prevent sanctions of property damage, providing legal certainty to our clients and doing things right from the beginning.

To create tax and customs strategies.

To lower property risks.

To be protected in case of tax, customs or legal contingency.

To be a responsible company which bases its practices on up-to-date legislation.

To be better organized.

To focus attention and efforts into improvingproducts and expand the market.


¿What benefits do IC Lawyerscontribute as a strategic ally of your company?

Our location

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León, GuanajuatoPriv. Hacienda de San Gerardo 107

Col. San Nicolás del Palote, C.P. 37109T.+52 (477) 119 2517 y 119 2584

Zapopan, JaliscoAv. Royal Country 4650 piso 14 Int.1

Col. Puerta de Hierro. C.P. 45116T. + 52 (33) 2254 3021

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