What we check

Three registries checked. Four gaps named.

Every check carries its source, the edition we read and the date. Everything we cannot check is named on the record, with the reason.

INEGI · Bulk CSV files, downloaded 25 Sep 2026

DENUE: the plant exists at an address

DENUE is INEGI’s national business directory. We check that the plant is listed at a physical address, with an activity code and a staff band, and we record the month it entered the directory.

Its limit. The DENUE date is when a plant entered the directory, not when it was founded.

Source: DENUE

Secretaría de Economía, published on SNICE · August 2026 edition, published 22 Sep 2026

IMMEX: the plant exports under a program

The IMMEX directory lists companies authorised to import inputs duty-free for export manufacturing. We match each plant by name and postal code and record the program’s status and type.

Its limit. Plants run under a shelter company use the shelter’s program and name, so they will not match.

Source: IMMEX directory

SAT · Edition dated 31 Dec 2025

SAT 69-B: the name is not on the list

The SAT 69-B list names taxpayers presumed to have invoiced for operations that did not exist. We search it by exact name and record the edition we read.

Its limit. Without a tax ID we match by name. A possible match goes to a person and is never shown publicly.

Source: SAT 69-B list

Matching

How we match a plant to its export program.

IMMEX matching uses the plant’s name and postal code. Only exact matches on both reach a buyer as a match. Everything less certain waits for a person.

  1. Exact name and postal code 399 Shown as an IMMEX match
  2. Exact name, other postal code 92 Waits for a person
  3. Close name, same postal code 8 Waits for a person
  4. Close name, other postal code 2 Waits for a person
  5. Not found by name 862 Unlit; may run under a shelter
  6. All plants, 11+ staff1,363

Not checked

What we name as not checked.

  • RFC (tax ID)

    No public source gives it. Neither DENUE nor the IMMEX directory publishes it.

  • ISO 9001 and IATF 16949

    Not part of the registry check. A certificate needs a hand lookup, dated on its own line.

  • US shipment history

    Public bill-of-lading data covers ocean freight. Truck crossings are largely excluded.

  • Capacity and quality on site

    Only a visit or an audit can tell you. We do not claim it.

Never automated

Three decisions stay with a person.

  1. 01Confirming a possible 69-B match, with the RFC, before anyone is told.
  2. 02Clearing any IMMEX match that is not exact on name and postal code.
  3. 03Signing the shortlist before it reaches a buyer.