What Exactly Are Shelter Maquila Plant Services?
When manufacturing in Mexico using a Maquiladora or twin plant, what services does TACNA, our shelter service provider give us? What are our respective roles?
We help you ensure Mexico is a fit for your Maquila twin plant Mexico manufacturing operations. We do this before you move, by visiting your operation, preparing a pro-forma cost analysis and hosting you on visits to Mexico. During your Mexico visits you gain an appreciation for the Maquiladora industry, our shelter service model, building availability, infrastructure and visit with managers of other successful Maquila twin plant manufacturing operations in Mexico.
Do What You Do Best--Manufacturing--We Manage the Rest!
What TACNA Provides (partial list):
Using our more than 26 years of experience in helping companies succeed in Mexico we:
- Establish the Mexican maquiladora twin plant legal entity
- Assist you in appropriate site selection and lease contract initiation
- Source qualified contractors for tenant improvements and contract as required
- Obtain the Maquiladora IMMEX permit
- Obtain all other required Mexican permits
- Handle the many regulatory hurdles of startup
- Coordinate necessary environmental impact studies
- Recruit technical and managerial personnel
- Source qualified direct laborers
- Handle day to day human resource functions
- Maintain human resource and payroll records in Mexico
- Prepare and distribute payroll
- Consolidate inbound freight in U.S. warehouse
- Coordinate/prepare U.S. customs documentation for crossing
- Coordinate/prepare Mexican customs documents for crossing
- Assist in evaluating U.S. marking requirements for your products
- Minimize duties
- Facilitate immigration and visa requirements for those U.S. nationals visiting or working in the factory.
- Maintain regulatory Mexican import/export inventory of materials and fixed assets
- On site doctors visits, as required
- Maintenance of all accounting records in Mexico
- Arrange transportation carriers to and from Mexico
- Order miscellaneous supply items in Mexico
- Help you manage cultural and other barriers
- Keep you informed of changes in regulations as they arise
- Prepare annual cost submission reports for the U.S. Government
- Visit your operations weekly to determine and satisfy your needs
What you provide:
- Equipment, raw materials and supervision
- Training in your processes
- Working capital
This model represents Mexico made easy! You manage inside the four walls of your Mexico factory--We manage the rest! The term shelter services can be thought of as an administrative structure which "shelters" you from the administrative and regulatory burden of being in a foreign country, allowing you to focus on what happens within the four walls of the factory.
See what others say about us in their testimonials. See also our frequently asked questions for answers to questions others have asked?
We would be pleased to invite you to tour our facilities, visit Mexico and speak with some of our clients who have found success in Mexico manufacturing. Call us at (619)-661-1261 for a more specific confidential discussion or e-mail us at sales@tacna.net. We will not sell or misuse your e-mail address in any way. Fill out our questionnaire for a Free confidential pro-forma analysis tailored to your specific operations.
We can help you begin saving in Mexico in as little as six to eight weeks!