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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 preventing sanctions, 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 savings for our customers.


Strategists with courage

We focus our approach ondeveloping a greater knowledge

and experience in solutions withadded value 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 apropriate compliance of regulations and non-tariff restrictions, NOMS and other required measures in importing and/or exporting, we also seek to avoid unnecesary penalties that might affect our customers’ property.


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

Counseling about the apropriate progammanagement IMMEX, PROSEC, IVA-IEPScertification, OEA certification,origin review scheme, among others.

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

Some services provided under this scheme of work are:

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

Permanent consulting by phone,Email and/or on-site with the purposeto attend in an immediate mannerany consultation that may ariseby the company regarding daily operations.

Updating law changesthat might affect the importersand exporters’ operation.


Drafting and presentation of anypromotion or criteria confirmationand if necessary the lobbyingand bargaining with the competentauthority seeking to obtain a favorablesettlement.

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

Counseling regarding proper foreigntrade Record formation.

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 an IVA-IEPS 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.


Preventive audit in foreigntrade operations

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


Preventive audit in foreigntrade operations

Review of documents and annexesrequested by the customs law, taking into account parameters and guidelines by which customs’ authority inspect.

Diagnosis / judgement with current status on files and operations.

Oportunity areas detection,weakneses and preventive action

Creation of alternative actions andcorrective 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 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.

Verificationof proper foreign trade record integration.

Report final results.


BROCHURE CORPORATIVO

Precise and efficient management on behalf of professionals who possess provenexperience and requirements such as proximity to government agencies and full knowledge of the procedures.Some of the authorizations we manage: IMMEX, IVA-IEPS certification, PROSEC, 8a Rule Permit, automatic notices, origincertificates, availability, OEA certification (formerly known as NEEC), C-TPAT, Previous Permits, Health Regulations, SAGARPA, SEMARNAT, among others.

The benefits our service in proceduremanagement provide are:

Management and proceduresin Foreign Trade

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Proper Substantiationof legal documents.

Legal Certainty.

Presentation and executionof documents and procedures in general in timely manner.

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Timely responseand 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.


BROCHURE CORPORATIVO

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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.

Open training and inhouse

Update in terms of customsand foreing trade.

2 Proper Management of IMMEX programand IVA-IEPS certification.

3 General Rules of foreign trade.

4 Customs valuation and Incoterms.

5 Acts of authority and means of defense.

6 Legal strategies in customs defense.


We focus on the practice of Custom and Foreign Trade litigation, as the complexity of the current environment demands lawyers specialized in customs matters. Today your business requires the guidance of a consultant and lawyer who shall strengthen yourbusiness vision with legal knowledge and experience acquired through multiple litigations in several industry branches throughout the years.

Our added value is in our personalized and timely follow up on the case, with enough experience which allows us to approach authorities to sensitize them about the details of our issues.

We specialize in:

Management proceduresregarding customs.

Alternative means of settlingdisputes.

Conclusive agreements with the audit authority.

Appeal for revocation.

Contentious administrativeFederal trial.

Direct and indirect Appeal trial.

Legal Defense / Litigation


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

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 writesor lawsuits.

Analysis of applicable courtprecedents.

Proper filings.

Adecquate followup among allapplicable legal proceedings.

Our work methodology in Litigation Cases and Legal Defense:

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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 extraordinaryAssembly minute development.

Development and consultancyof corporate books.

Contract Management.

Trasformation.

Fusion, excision and business purchase.

Corporate Structures.

Financing.

Treaties on the avoidance of double taxation.

Compliance Officer.Due Diligence and Enhanced due diligence.Risk assessment.

Balanced Scorecard.

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

We develop a set of strategic solutions for your business.

Business Law


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.

Anual 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 the things right since the beginning.

To create tax and customs strategies.

To lower property risks.

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

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

To be better organized.

To focus attention and efforts onto improving products and expand the market.


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

Our locationZapopan, Jalisco

Av. Royal Country 4650 piso 14 Int.1Col. Puerta de Hierro. C.P. 45116

T. + 52(33) 2254 3021

León, GuanajuatoPriv. Hacienda de San Gerardo 107

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

[email protected]

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