Short answer
To find nearshore suppliers, start from the official registry of each country, count the plants by activity and region, then narrow to the ones worth a call. Testigo holds 1,498,009 manufacturers in 9 Latin American countries, 655,218 of them in Mexico, each with its source and edition date.
Key facts
- Mexico
- 655,218 plants, DENUE
2026-05-20 - With 51 or more staff in Mexico's registry
- 14,361
- IMMEX programmes read
- 5,852, edition
2026-08-31 - Brazil
- 580,085 establishments, CNPJ
2026-09-14 - Other countries
- Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay
Five steps from a part to a shortlist
- Size the fieldBefore you search for names, look at the counts. The statistics pages give plants by region and by sector for each country, with the registry and its edition.
- Search by what you buySearch by product or process. Registries record an activity, so try the process as well as the part: stamping, die casting, injection molding.
- Narrow by place and sizePick the regions your logistics can reach. In Mexico, filter by staff band. Mexico's registry lists 39,790 manufacturing establishments with 11 or more staff.
- Read the export signalIn Mexico, an IMMEX programme on a record shows a company set up to manufacture for export. Read its status: 5,819 programmes are authorised and 33 suspended in the edition read.
- Check, then callRead the tax ID against the official lists, save the supplier brief, and write to the plant in its language.
What each registry lets you do
| Country | Rows loaded | Size on record | Contacts on record | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 655,218 | Staff band | Phone, email or website on 309,246 | Find manufacturers in Mexico |
| Brazil | 580,085 | Class by revenue | Phone or email on 541,618 | Find manufacturers in Brazil |
| Argentina | 74,039 | None | None | Argentina |
| Colombia | 70,609 | On few rows | On 7,517 | Colombia |
| Peru | 75,163 | Workers, on some rows | None | Peru |
| Chile | 28,208 | Workers | None | Chile |
| Ecuador | 11,767 | None | Phone on 11,584 | Ecuador |
What the public record cannot tell you
- Whether a plant has open capacity, takes contract work or can meet your volume. Ask.
- Whether a certificate is current. A certificate named on a plant's website is a claim. Confirm it with the body that issued it.
- Quality and financial health. They need an audit and documents from the supplier.
- Trade rules. Whether a part qualifies under a trade agreement depends on its origin, not on where the plant is. See the USMCA guide.
A registry is a starting list, built from every company the state knows, not from the ones that advertise. The visit and the audit still decide.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a database of nearshoring suppliers in Mexico?
The base is public. INEGI's DENUE directory lists 656,617 manufacturing establishments in its
How do I find Mexican plants that already export?
Look for an IMMEX programme on the record. IMMEX is Mexico's export manufacturing programme, and its directory names the company, the programme type and its status. With Pro you can filter the search by IMMEX and PROSEC. A plant that operates under another company's programme shows nothing, so ask.
Which country should I look at besides Mexico?
That depends on your part, your market and your logistics, which no registry can decide. What the record can give is the size of each field: the number of plants by activity and region in each country, from a named source. Start with the statistics pages, then search the two or three countries that fit.
Sources
- DENUEINEGI · edition
2026-05-20 - Directorio de programas IMMEXSecretaría de Economía · edition
2026-08-31 - CNPJReceita Federal · edition
2026-09-14