In 2026, Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre officially launched two service models—Semi-Managed and Fully-Managed—for Chinese sellers, covering five core markets: Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina. The Semi-Managed model requires a single store’s annual turnover to exceed $300,000, entitling sellers to benefits such as a commission discount of up to 50%, zero warehousing fees, automated pricing, and priority search ranking for items marked as “FULL.”

In 2026, Meituan’s Mexico site implemented its strictest-ever regulations regarding RFC tax ID numbers. The platform requires that the entity registered for a cross-border store match the entity associated with the RFC tax ID number in the backend, completely eliminating the possibility of using a third-party tax ID; sellers without an RFC tax ID face withholding taxes of up to 36% (16% in VAT + 20% in income tax). By July 20, 2026, Mercado Libre had completed tax ID verification for all sellers, and non-compliant accounts were restricted from operations.

Effective August 1, 2026, the Meituan Brazil site will mandate a split-payment system. Revenue generated by sellers on the platform will be automatically divided into “sales proceeds” and “service fees” in accordance with Brazilian tax laws, and each portion will be settled and taxed separately. At the same time, Brazil’s dual VAT system—comprising the CBS (Federal Social Contribution VAT) and the IBS (State/Municipal VAT)—will officially take effect. The combined tax burden for cross-border stores will be approximately 20.1%–25.1%, while local CNPJ-registered businesses can reduce theirs to 14.1%–18.1%.

In 2026, Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre officially launched two service models—Semi-Managed and Fully-Managed—for Chinese sellers, covering five core markets: Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina. The list of benefits offered under the Semi-Managed model is particularly attractive: commission discounts of up to 50%, zero warehousing fees, automated system calculation of selling prices to ensure target returns, priority search ranking for products with the official “FULL” label, and accelerated last-mile delivery from Chinese warehouses by 3–5 days.

On August 1, 2026, a system that will reshape the landscape of e-commerce payments in Brazil officially took effect: the mandatory implementation of ”Split Payment.” Starting on this date, revenue generated by sellers on Mercado Libre’s Brazilian site will be automatically split into ”sales proceeds” and “service fees” in accordance with Brazilian tax law, with each portion settled and taxed separately. Sellers must link their local Brazilian CPF/CNPJ tax information and a local Brazilian bank account in order to receive payments normally.