Arts. 14, 14-A, 14-D, 135-B
Infrastructure interoperable with the Electronic Customs System, real-time monitoring, automated inventories and digital traceability of goods.
GIORDANO · GARZÓN · VILLARREAL — ENGINEERING LLC
Your systems already exist. We make them talk to each other — and to the authority.
Technology partnership for the maquiladora (IMMEX) industry. One core integrates customs compliance, the shop floor and workforce management — so a tax-authority audit never costs you your IMMEX program.
- Customs compliance
- Plant integration
- Workforce & transport
- Operational AI
The market · Ciudad Juárez 2026
An industry in the middle of a technological shift
- maquiladora jobs lost since 2023: the plant that survives is the one that automates
- −69,000maquiladora jobs lost since 2023: the plant that survives is the one that automates
- USD in foreign direct investment captured — 60% of all FDI in Chihuahua
- $6,000MUSD in foreign direct investment captured — 60% of all FDI in Chihuahua
- drop in the cost of automation hardware and software in three years
- 40–60%drop in the cost of automation hardware and software in three years
- of the country's automation integrators are in Juárez
- 42%of the country's automation integrators are in Juárez
The paradox that defines the moment
Less operational headcount, more technological capital. Plants produce the same with fewer people, migrating to robotics, AI and digital traceability — and the new 2026 Customs Law turns that digitalization into a legal obligation.
The technology that enables this transition is no longer a luxury: it's what keeps a plant running. That's where we come in.
The regulatory trigger
Customs Law 2026: digital traceability is now the law
Arts. 81-A / 89-A RLA
Mandatory Electronic Customs File: CFDI, contracts, payments, transport and origin — the authority must be able to reconstruct the entire operation.
Rule 1.5.1 RGCE
Electronic Value Declaration: customs value and supporting file transmitted via VUCEM before clearance.
Art. 79 RLA · Annex 24
The inventory system must verifiably distinguish domestic from foreign goods, with CFDI ↔ COVE ↔ pedimento integrity.
The real risk
If the tax authority (SAT) cannot trace a temporarily imported input, it presumes illegal sale → IGI + VAT tax assessment, fines and, at the extreme, cancellation of the IMMEX program: the effective shutdown of the plant.
The diagnosis
Five layers of systems that don't talk to each other
Corporate ERP
SAP · Dynamics · QAD · Epicor · NetSuite — run from headquarters; the plant never touches it
MES / Shop floor
Ignition · Opcenter · FactoryTalk · AVEVA — or Excel, Access and inherited homegrown systems
Foreign trade
Annex 24 / 30: OneCore · MIC · SCAII — plus the customs broker's own system
Tax
CFDI 4.0 via PAC · payroll · payment complements · Carta Porte · electronic accounting
Logistics / Customer
EDI X12 (830 · 862 · 856 · 810) · WMS · labeling and supplier portals
How do they connect today?
With people and Excel.
Manual re-keying, PDFs in folders, paper at end of shift. Every re-keying is a possible error — and under the SAT's automated cross-checks, every error is detectable and punishable.
That gap between systems that exist and systems that talk is our market.
The solution
The GIGAVI Customs-Fiscal Core
Connected channels
- SAP / corporate ERP
- MES · Ignition · shop floor (OPC UA)
- Annex 24 system
- PAC · CFDI 4.0
- VUCEM (WS + e.firma)
- Customs broker (M3 pedimentos)
- Customer EDI (X12 / AS2)
GIGAVI CORE
Operations ledger
every entry, consumption, discharge and return: immutable and auditable
Evidentiary file
every entry with its supporting documents (89-A RLA)
Reconciliation engine
pedimento ↔ CFDI ↔ COVE ↔ inventory
Outcome
SAT information request
answered in hours, with complete evidence
IMMEX balances
reconciled daily, ready for any review
Evidentiary file
every operation reconstructible end to end
The banking-core principle
every movement balances, nothing is deleted, everything is auditable — applied to the customs obligation
A regulatory source of truth
IMMEX balances and their evidence live here, reconciled daily, ready for any request
Channels, not owners
SAP, MES, PAC and VUCEM feed and consume the core; none replaces it, none locks it in
The banking core guarantees every peso balances; the GIGAVI Core guarantees every imported input balances before the tax authority.
The structural advantage
A core that grows: unlimited layers on the same base
With reconciled data and integrations solved in the core, every future need is a layer you add — not a project from scratch. For example:
Executive and regulatory reporting
dashboards for management and headquarters; balance and discharge reports ready for the SAT
Alerts and notifications
balances about to expire, Tax Mailbox notifications, audit risks — via email, Teams or Slack
Supplier and customs-broker portal
documents and statuses shared with the broker, no emails or folders
Connection to your CRM and tools
the core notifies Salesforce, HubSpot or wherever you work — via APIs and webhooks
Artificial intelligence
automatic document reading, risk prediction and copilots — AI performs because the core gives it clean data
Custom projects
any custom build starts 70% solved: identity, permissions, integrations and data are already there
Every new layer costs a fraction, because the heavy lifting is already paid for. The investment in the core never becomes obsolete: it compounds.
Layer in action · Workforce
The plant in every employee's pocket
Operator (mobile app)
Biometric or QR/NFC badge check-in · shift and hours · vacation and leave · sick-day reporting with a photo of the doctor's note · cafeteria coupons and vouchers · alerts about their transport route.
Supervisor
Their line's attendance live at shift start · on absences, launch a coverage call with one tap · approve leave and notes from the phone · absenteeism alerts by pattern.
HR / Management
Absenteeism dashboard (justified vs. unjustified), overtime by line and shift · coverage ranking: who responds when the plant needs it — direct input for attendance bonuses.
The star block — overtime and volunteers
Short on people → push call-out to the volunteer list, with the client's rules (fair rotation, legal overtime caps, skills by role). First to accept gets assigned — all recorded in the ledger. No more “call around and see who wants it”.
Integrates with the existing payroll system (TRESS or other) — it doesn't replace it: payroll stays with whoever runs it.
Layer in action · Transport
Employee transport: end-to-end traceability
The shift doesn't start at the time clock — it starts when the bus passes through the neighborhood.
Live routes
GPS and geofences on the contractor's units; the operator sees their bus coming — the “Uber of the route”.
Boarding = pre-attendance
Check-in on boarding with the same badge: the plant knows how many people are coming 40 minutes ahead, and the supervisor calls volunteers before the shift starts, not after.
Reconciliation with the contractor
Real units, runs and passengers against what's invoiced — transport is one of the plant's largest and least-audited expenses.
Event-based traceability
The service and events are tracked (boarded, checked in, left), not the person continuously — put plainly, it wins over HR and the union.
Carrier integration
We connect with the transport companies' systems — GPS, telemetry and dispatch — for real-time tracking and early alerts: route delays, detours and downed units. The plant knows before people go missing from the line.
The same core that tracks every screw before the tax authority balances every check-in, every boarding and every overtime hour — goods, documents and people in a single auditable ledger.
Services · Four lines, one core
Customs compliance, plant integration, data & AI
Every service targets a specific article of the law — not a vague promise.
A
Digital compliance and traceability
Customs Law 2026: diagnostic, electronic file, Annex 24, preventive audit, MVE and tax monitor.
B
Plant integration
Shop-floor capture via OPC UA, EDI with OEM customers, legacy modernization and OT/IT infrastructure.
C
Data and continuous partnership
Executive dashboards and a technology compliance retainer, quarter after quarter.
D
Operational AI adoption
Intelligent documents, predictive maintenance, visual inspection and internal copilots.
How we work
A ladder, no leaps of faith
- 1
Entry
2–6 weeks · fixed price
A1 diagnostic, or a single low-risk product: preventive audit (A4) or tax monitor (A6).
- 2
Expansion
2–4 months
Electronic file, Annex 24 sync, Value Declaration, shop floor and EDI — based on the diagnostic's gaps.
- 3
Consolidation
annual contracts
Legacy modernization, OT/IT infrastructure, operational AI and a continuous compliance retainer.
FAQ
What every plant asks first
Do you replace my SAP or my Annex 24 system?
No. The GIGAVI Core integrates around your systems; SAP, MES, PAC and VUCEM are channels that feed and consume the core. None is replaced.
What exactly does Customs Law 2026 require?
Digital traceability of goods, an electronic file per pedimento, a Value Declaration via VUCEM, and CFDI↔COVE↔pedimento↔inventory integrity. If the SAT can't trace an imported input, it presumes illegal sale.
Where do we start?
With the A1 Diagnostic: 3–4 weeks, fixed price, with a gap matrix and roadmap. No further commitment.
Do you work in El Paso and New Mexico besides Juárez?
Yes. We operate across the entire Juárez–El Paso–New Mexico corridor.
Contact
Start with a diagnostic
We audit your systems against the obligations of Customs Law 2026 and deliver a gap matrix and a roadmap. 3–4 weeks, fixed price — no further commitment.