Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. provides counsel across a range of international trade and customs matters, with a focus on import and export operations and tax regulations. The team is experienced in securing key trade authorisations, including IMMEX, VAT certifications, and PROSEC programmes, enabling exporting companies to access foreign trade benefits. On the fiscal side, the group designs efficient tax structures and robust defence strategies to address tax audits and achieve favourable outcomes. Practice head Sergio Barajas has deep expertise in customs law, unfair trade practices and government relations strategies. Associate Alberto Sandoval has additional expertise in trade remedies, antidumping and tariff restrictions. Gustavo Guillén focuses on tax and customs litigation.
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Work Department
Foreign Trade, Customs and Regulatory
Position
Partner
Career
Sergio has more than 24 years of professional experience attending tax-customs, relevant cases, unfair practices in foreign trade, interpretation of treaties and agreements to which Mexico is Party, as well as administrative issues and optimizing operational instruments of the federal governments benefit to production and exportation. He has given conferences in Mexico and abroad for multiple organizations on Customs and Foreign Trade matters.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
President of the Mexican Executives Foreign Trade Institute (IMECE).
Member of the Mexican Bar Association (BMA).
Ex-president in the committee of the regulatory matters for customs and foreign trade issues.
Ex-President in the committee of tariff classification
He was member of the Inter-Ministerial Commission on the Automotive Industry (CIIA)
Education
He obtained his Law Degree from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
He has postgraduate studies in Tax Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Defense, Commercial Law, and Intellectual Property Law at Universidad Panamericana.
Law Diploma in "American Legal System" from Universidad Panamericana and in "Unfair Trade Practice and Safeguard Actions" from the Mexican Bar Association.
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- 'This firm has extensive and specific knowledge in the field of international trade and customs, making it one of the best options in its field. Their professionalism, willingness and staff position them as one of the best options for dealing with this type of matter.' 'Specific and multidisciplinary knowledge in foreign trade, fluency in English, and a high level of willingness to serve customers and address all their questions or concerns.'
Key clients
- Grupo VF (Vanity Fair) Grupo IDEALSA Herbalife de Mexico
Work highlights
Advised COSL Mexico on the legal defence of the case regarding the determination by Mexican authorities that one of the imported platforms was not returned on time, seeking a resolution from the federal courts that acknowledges compliance with the obligations related to the temporary importation of the oil platform.