International Trade & Customs
Our International Trade & Customs practice encompasses specialized consulting and advisory services, support during audits conducted by tax and customs authorities, litigation, application of free trade agreements, tariff classification, export promotion programs (e.g., IMMEX, CIVA, PROSEC, Drawback), tax and customs planning of operations, and representation in unfair trade proceedings (antidumping).
We are distinguished by our commitment to protecting our clients’ interests, ensuring a favorable competitive position in any foreign trade legal matter they face or may face in the future.
We advise all types of industries and companies, including automotive, steel, pharmaceutical, food, aerospace, electronics, textile, logistics, and oil and gas, among others.
Nader, Hayaux & Goebel assists clients, both domestically and internationally, in identifying and structuring efficient mechanisms that facilitate foreign investment and leverage the customs and tax benefits granted by the federal government to promote international trade.
“Nader, Hayaux & Goebel have a multidisciplinary and highly experienced team. They are very efficient and widely knowledgeable lawyers.”Chambers & Partners, 2025
Service Offering
CONSULTING
- We advise domestic and foreign companies on all types of legal matters related to their international trade operations.
- We support clients in complying with non-tariff regulations and restrictions, such as prior import or export permits.
- We conduct preventive advisory services regarding potential tax and customs liabilities.
- We accompany and represent clients during foreign trade audits conducted by tax authorities, including desk audits, on-site reviews, and origin verification procedures.
- We design and implement import and export strategies.
- We provide support with tariff classification, as well as registration in the importer and exporter registries.
- We advise and support compliance with Manufacturing, Maquiladora, and Export Services Industry Programs (IMMEX), Sector Promotion Programs (PROSEC), and companies registered under the Authorized Economic Operator Scheme (IVA-IEPS) approved by the Mexican Tax Administration Service (SAT).
- We address a wide range of inquiries, from general matters established in law to specialized issues not regulated under current legislation.
LITIGATION
- We represent domestic and foreign companies in litigation before the Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Judiciary, challenging acts initiated by tax, customs, and administrative authorities derived from international trade audits. We also represent companies in proceedings arising from desk audits, on-site reviews, and origin verification procedures under the various Free Trade Agreements to which Mexico is a party, including challenges against the SAT’s denials of duty refund requests, among others.
- We participate in litigation arising from resolutions issued by the International Trade Practices Unit (UPCI) of the Ministry of Economy in antidumping and subsidy investigations, as well as corresponding sunset reviews of countervailing duties or export commitments.
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES (DUMPING)
- We advise domestic and foreign clients as interested parties in proceedings initiated by the Ministry of Economy related to unfair international trade practices, and we are fully capable of successfully representing the domestic industry filing the petition, as well as importers and exporters of the products under investigation.
