Chihuahua Investment Guide

Chihuahua Investment Background - Mexico Manufacturing

Chihuahua has a total of 406 maquiladora factories located throughout the state. Chihuahua is an ideal location for Mexico Manufacturing. Over 328,000 employees work in the industrial sector in Chihuahua. Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua are the states two main maquiladora cities.

Investment Incentives

Type Incentive Description
Federal Reduction of payroll taxes
Federal Fiscal incentives for research and development
State 50% reduction of payroll taxes for a set number of years
State 100% reduction of fees for public registry of property
State Training scholarships for every job created
For more information on investment incentives view the Chihuahua incentives tab

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Chihuahua Average Wage and Salary Information (2008)

The average wage information for a direct employee in a "Maquiladora" in Chihuahua will fall within the range of $2.00 to $3.00 an hour. Calculating the exact fully loaded cost of a direct employee on an hourly basis involves a complicated formula composed of a daily base salary, paid Sundays, mandatory bonuses, market based compensation schemes (busing, food tickets, etc.) and taxation. UnderstandMexico has prepared an example wage formula to help investors project the cost of investing in Mexico. For more specific data, contact the maquila association or investment promotion agency of the relevant municipality and ask for their wage survey.

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City Information
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  • Labor - The fully loaded average hourly rate for a new unskilled employee in USD
  • Population - data is taken from the 2005 census
  • Airport - If a comerical airport exists in the city
  • Toll Road - If there is toll road access to the city
  • Sea port - If there is a sea port with 50km of the city
  • Ind. Park - The number of industrial parks within the city
  • Contact - The website for the city's investment promotion agency
CityPopulationAirportToll RoadSea PortIndustrial Parks
Chihuahua748,551YesYesNo
Ciudad Juarez1,301,452YesYesNo
CuauhtemocNo
Delicias108,187No
Parral101,147No

Investment incentives for each state will be administered by the state's investment promotion agency. This is a government agency (or non profit organization) whose goal is to encourage investment in the region. At no cost, they will provide guidance on how best to approach setting up a maquiladora in the region including tours, site visits and of course any state related investment incentives.

Investment Promotion Agencies
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BancomextThe Federal Investment Agency for MexicoView
Maquila Association
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There are currently no Maquila assocations for this region in the Understand Mexico database.

A maquila association is a city's local manufacturers association. They can be a good source of information on average wages, turnover rates or other positives or negatives of investing in the location.

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Shelter Companies
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A shelter company is a vehicle by which a foreign company can quickly setup operations in Mexico so long as those operations are for the purpose of export. A shelter service company will hire employees, do pass through invoicing, manage permitting and more on the foreign companies behalf. The foreign company then manages the operations side of the company. For this service, most shelter service companies charge a fee per direct labor hour

ShelterShort DescriptionLink
Amistad Industrial DevelopersThe Amistad family is composed of three divisions: Real Estate, Construction and Manufacturing, offering nation wide developments, built to suit facilities and contract or shelter services to companies varying from size to international exposure.View
The TECMA GroupYour Partner in Mexico for Shelter Services, Logistics and Joint VenturesView
Grupo SionChihuahua based shelter companyView
American ShelterManufacturing Solutions in MexicoView
American Industries"American Industries - Mexico's Leading Manufacturing Facilitator"View
MFI InternationalMFI International Shelter Solutions "Outsourced Maquiladora Support Services"View
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LocationDeveloperSpaceLease/Sell
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis129725 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis233416 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis95095 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis129725 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis233416 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis95095 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezBERMUDEZ INTERNATIONAL118000 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezBERMUDEZ INTERNATIONAL118000 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezBERMUDEZ INTERNATIONAL39557 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezVerde Corporate Realty Services181133 sq ftEither
View BuildingChihuahuaVerde Corporate Realty Services35156 sq ftEither
View BuildingChihuahuaVerde Corporate Realty Services110806 sq ftEither
View BuildingChihuahuaVerde Corporate Realty Services237004 sq ftEither
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis110685 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis87110 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis87110 sq ftLease
View BuildingChihuahuaVerde Corporate Realty Services35156 sq ftLease
View BuildingChihuahuaVerde Corporate Realty Services100651 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezVerde Corporate Realty Services90993 sq ftLease
View BuildingChihuahuaVerde Corporate Realty Services165851 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis78678 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezProLogis125216 sq ftLease
View BuildingCiudad JuarezVerde Corporate Realty Services181133 sq ftEither
View BuildingCiudad JuarezIntermex56016 sq ftLease
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Real Estate Developers
Real EstateShort DescriptionLink
IntermexSolutions For Manufacturing in Mexico.View
Verde Corporate Realty ServicesCorporate Facility Solutions for the U.S. - Mexico Border RegionView
IntermexOver 30 years providing services to more than 150 global companiesView
ProLogisPROLOGIS - A Global Leader in Distribution FacilitiesView
BERMUDEZ INTERNATIONALThe first name in Maquiladoras since 1969View
American Industries"American Industries - Mexico's Leading Manufacturing Facilitator"View
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Consultants
ConsultantsShort DescriptionLink
TriVista Business Group Inc.Project Planning & Manufacturing Relocation SpecialistsView
DinamekAutomotive Industry Consulting AgencyView
Understand Mexico ConsultingPlanning, implementing and follow through on Maquila projectsView
Everest GroupTurnkey solutions for successful manufacturing in MexicoView
North American Production SharingStart Up and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in Mexico- Ongoing Administration and ComplianceView
Consorcio AmbientalEnsuring Environmental Compliance to Industry in Baja CaliforniaView
Integra Realty Resources de MéxicoProviding Valuation Services throughout México to Industrial, Commercial, Hospitalty, Tourism and Residential sectors.View
Mexico Consulting GroupOur partners have assisted U.S. business and manufacturing development in Mexico since 1968. View
AGIM CorporationIndustrial Real Estate Brokerage & Consulting Firm providing Shelter & Relocation ServicesView
Avanza International Business ConsultantsAvanza International Business Consultants is established in USA and Mexico,with offices in Brownsville, Texas. We provide business solutions to international investmens to Real Estate and Maquila Start-UpsView
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Law Firms
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Financial Services
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This category includes NAFTA experienced shipping and customs companies to help with the import and export process necessary for manufacturing in Mexico. Our NAFTA guide may be a useful resource in helping to select a suitable logistics company.

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Shipping Companies
Shipping CompanyShort DescriptionLink
Ceva Freight ManagementCeva Freight Management " Making Business Flow"View
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Customs Brokers
Import/Export AgencyShort DescriptionLink
FC FelhaberUS Customs broker for ChihuahuaView
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Miscellaneous Service Companies
Real EstateShort DescriptionLink
SolutionsAbroad.comSolutions Abroad is a web site designed to help people moving to MexicoView
Herman Miller MexicoOffice furnitureView
Integra Realty Resources de MexicoProviding Valuation Services throughout México to Industrial, Commercial, Hospitalty, Tourism and Residential sectors.View
Desarrollo Economico de Ciudad Juarez A.C.Desarrollo Economico de Ciudad Juarez is a nonprofit organization that help investorsView