After Mexico’s tax reform took effect in 2026, many sellers on Meitodo received notifications in their account dashboards stating that the tax ID verification requirements had been updated and the tax rate structure had been adjusted.

It’s not a matter of “just doing things the way we used to”; rather, following the tax reform, some practices that could previously be glossed over no longer work.

"Cross-border stores have low startup costs, while domestic stores attract high traffic"—most sellers have heard these two statements. But very few people actually sit down and crunch the numbers for both options.

This article won’t get into concepts—it’ll just crunch the numbers.

Many sellers on Meikeduo, once their monthly sales reach a certain level, suddenly find that their profits are significantly lower than expected. When they check their backend data, the numbers in the tax deduction column are heartbreaking.

It’s not that the platform is deducting fees arbitrarily; it’s that you don’t realize just how big the tax difference is depending on whether or not you link your RFC tax ID.

When launching a Meituan store, many sellers consider the following: hiring Company A for business registration, Company B for a tax ID, Company C for store setup, and Company D for operations training—would this combination be cheaper than an all-inclusive package?

It may seem cheap on paper. But in practice, the hidden costs are often higher than you might expect.

People have had success in both directions, and people have run into pitfalls in both. The question isn’t “which one is better,” but “which one is a better fit for where you are right now.”

Here are three different approaches, categorized by three typical budgets and stages.