An in-depth analysis of Latin American buyers’ search behavior, keyword strategies for Spanish and Portuguese, listing localization structures, and the timing of Mercado Ads campaigns, complete with an ACOS risk control checklist.

A breakdown of Meike Duo’s requirements for local stores, commission and tax structures, the list of prohibited items, and the most common registration and compliance pitfalls for cross-border sellers.

On September 16, Meike Duo held its Latin America Business Development and Operations Launch Conference in Guangzhou under the theme “Embracing New Opportunities, Embarking Together on a New Journey Overseas.” The conference focused on the Latin American market […]

When doing e-commerce in Mexico, if a buyer files a complaint with a consumer protection agency, the cost of mishandling the situation goes far beyond a simple refund. This article begins by addressing the three most common lapses in sellers’ obligations—incomplete disclosure of information, failure to comply with the right of withdrawal, and delayed responses to after-sales issues—and provides actionable corrective measures for each. It also provides a checklist for handling complaints: how quickly you must respond, what supporting documentation to prepare, when to issue an immediate refund to cut losses, and how to reduce the complaint rate by optimizing product detail pages.

Many sellers setting prices on the Mexico marketplace only factor in the purchase price and initial shipping costs, only to discover after listing their products that they’re losing money with every sale. The reason usually isn’t the gross margin, but rather three overlooked expenses: import duties, VAT, and platform withholding fees. This article works backward through the entire order process to lay bare the category-specific variations in customs duty rates, the conditions for VAT deductions, the significant differences in platform withholding rates depending on whether a tax ID is provided, and the structure of commissions and fulfillment fees. It provides a ready-to-use pricing formula and three self-assessment steps.