How MexVend Works
A quick guide for buyers sourcing from Mexico, and for suppliers who want to be found. Wherever you sit in the transaction.
FOR BUYERS
Seven steps, start to finish
Every step happens inside MexVend, so there's no juggling email threads or WhatsApp chats to keep track of.
01
Describe your need
Plain language: product, spec, quantity, timeline.
02
AI parses & matches
Matches you with suppliers that fit your details.
03
Suppliers notified
By WhatsApp and email, in their preferred language.
04
Quotes come in
Suppliers respond directly to your request.
05
Compare & accept
Line quotes up side by side, pick the best fit.
06
Order & docs
PO issued and certificates attached, kept safely as your document vault.
07
Logistics, your way
Handle logistics yourself, or let MexVend help.
Prefer to have someone walk you through it?
Some buyers prefer to source on their own. Others would rather have a person handle it for them. Both are great ways to use MexVend.
- SELF-SERVE
Do it yourself with AI
Describe your need, answer a few follow-up questions, and MexVend's AI drafts and sends the request in English and Spanish, in minutes.
- Fastest way to reach suppliers
- No extra cost
- Full control over the message
- GUIDED
Have a human expert handle it
A MexVend human expert talks you through your requirements, prepares the request for you, and manages supplier replies on your behalf, for a fixed fee.
- Great for first orders or complex requirements
- A dedicated human expert handles it for you
ONCE YOU HAVE AN ORDER · STEP 7
Cross-border logistics, handled
Sourcing the right supplier is only half the trip. MexVend has partners to help move your order across the border to you.
- OPTIONAL
Freight, customs, and compliance, coordinated for you
Once your order is confirmed, MexVend's logistics partners can handle the parts of a cross-border order that have nothing to do with finding a supplier.
- Customs clearance & documentation
- Freight coordination, U.S. & Mexico
- Import/export compliance support
- Or use your own provider, entirely up to you
TRUST & VERIFICATION
Every supplier starts with a profile, not as a stranger
MexVend's supplier database began as public business data, so tier reflects exactly how much we've actually confirmed about a business, not just what it claims about itself.
TIER 1
Factory Visited
All Tier 2 verification steps, plus an in-person facility visit confirmed by a MexVend team member.
TIER 2
Activated & RFC Verified
The business has activated its profile or signed up directly, then confirmed its tax registration against Mexico's official SAT registry and been screened against SAT's fraud list to rule out shell companies.
TIER 3
Not activated
Sourced from public business data. Not yet contacted or confirmed by MexVend.
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