ARTICLE 121: MODALITIES OF THE FISCAL DEPOSIT REGIME
The Service Tax Administration (Servicio de Administración Tributaria), as an exception to the provisions of article 119 of the Law (LA: Art. 119) and as long as the control requirements set forth in the Regulations are met, it may authorize the establishment of fiscal deposits in accordance with the following: (LA: Art. 144A)
When the sale is made to passengers arriving in the country directly from abroad at international airports, and said sale, as well as the delivery of the merchandise, is carried out in establishments authorized by the Service Tax Administration (Servicio de Administración Tributaria), complying with the control requirements established through rules, the merchandise will not be subject to the payment of taxes on foreign trade, provided that they are those included in the luggage of the passengers on international trips (RGCE 2022: Regla 3.2.1) (RGCE 2022: Regla 3.2.3), in accordance with the provisions of Article 61, section VI, of the Law (LA: Art. 61) and other applicable provisions.
The customs authorities will control the establishments mentioned in the two preceding paragraphs, their facilities, access roads, and offices.
The authorization (LA: Art. 186) (LA: Art. 187) referred to in this section will only be granted to legal entities constituted in accordance with Mexican laws, provided that they grant the guarantees and comply with the other requirements (RLA: Art. 180) established by the Service Tax Administration (Servicio de Administración Tributaria) through rules (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.5.17). The authorized people will respond directly to the federal tax authorities for the amount of fiscal credits that correspond to pay for the missing merchandise in their inventories, which they would have delivered without complying with the requirements established by the Law.
In the case of airports, establishments will be required to be located in areas subsequent to the control of international passenger access and in the case of sea and border ports, they must be located in the fiscal precinct or adjacent to it. In the case of establishments referred to in the second paragraph of this section, the establishments will be required to be in the area reserved for international passengers. Inside the international airport in question before the corresponding customs declaration and review area. The authorization of the establishments will proceed as long as they are within the fiscal precinct or, in the case of seaports (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.5.17) and border ports, adjacent to it.
The authorization may be granted for up to a period of ten years, which may be extended for an equal period if requested by the interested party during the validity of the authorization, provided that the requirements established by the Service Tax Administration (Servicio de Administración Tributaria) through rules are met (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.5.17) and the interested parties are current in the fulfillment of their tax obligations.
The individuals who obtain the authorization referred to in this section will be required to:
The authorization will be canceled in accordance with the procedure established in article 144-A of the Law (LA: Art. 144A), when the locals that are the object of the authorization are no longer in the established areas or is incurred in any other cause of revocation established in this Law or in the authorization.
Individuals who obtain authorization (LFD: Art. 40) referred to in this section, must maintain the controls established by the Service Tax Administration (Servicio de Administración Tributaria) through rules. (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.3.9) (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.3.10) (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.3.11) (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.3.12) (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.3.13) (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.3.14) (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.3.15) (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.3.16) (RGCE 2022: Regla 4.3.17)
When the products resulting from the assembly and manufacturing processes of vehicles are extracted for their return abroad (RGCE 2022: Apendice 2) (RGCE 2022: Apendice 8), in the cases provided for in article 63-A of the Law (LA: Art. 63A), the general import tax and, where applicable, the applicable compensatory fees will be paid. (RGCE 2022: Regla 1.6.14) (RGCE 2022: Regla 1.6.15)
Mexican Customs Law
Regulations Of The Mexican Customs Law
RGCE 2020
IMMEX Decree
Federal Fiscal Code
Foreign Trade Law
Regulations of Foreign Trade Law
Value Added Tax Law
Regulations of Value Added Tax Law
Federal Duties Law