RegulationsMVE
Electronic Validation Desk (MVE)
Mandatory process where importers electronically validate and sign merchandise value information before customs clearance.
Mandatory process where importers electronically validate and sign merchandise value information before customs clearance.
The Electronic Validation Desk (MVE — Mesa de Validación Electrónica) is a mandatory process established by Rule 1.5.1 of Mexico's General Foreign Trade Rules (RGCE) 2025. Through MVE, the importer validates and electronically signs the merchandise value information before the customs broker proceeds with clearance. Unlike the COVE (signed by the broker), the MVE is signed by the importer with their own e.firma (electronic signature).
MVE becomes mandatory on June 1, 2026 (extended from December 2025). Importing companies must prepare their technology infrastructure and ensure they have a valid e.firma.
MVE represents a fundamental shift in importer responsibility: it is no longer sufficient for the customs broker to declare the value — the importer must personally validate the value information with their electronic signature. This aims to reduce undervaluation and increase shared responsibility in foreign trade operations.
Stay MVE compliant
Learn more→COVE (Electronic Value Voucher)
Electronic document that certifies the declared value of goods in the customs declaration, transmitted through Mexico's VUCEM system.
RegulationsVUCEM (Single Window)
Mexican government's electronic platform that centralizes all foreign trade procedures in a single digital window.
TradeCustoms Value
The monetary amount on which import duties are calculated, determined according to the WTO Valuation Agreement with transaction value as the primary method.
TechnologyElectronic Signature (e.firma)
A digital certificate issued by Mexico's SAT that identifies individuals and entities, used to electronically sign documents with legal validity.
CustomsCustoms Declaration (Pedimento)
The official document filed with Mexican customs that covers the entry or exit of goods from Mexico, prepared and submitted by a licensed customs broker.