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24 of 25 research dimensions currently covered · 32 official sources · latest verification 2026-10-21

Market entry

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Authority & regime

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Competent authority
COFEPRIS (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios), the decentralized organ of the Secretaría de Salud, exercises federal regulation, control, surveillance and health…
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Legal basis & guidance

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Current LGS text and recent reform dates
The Ley General de Salud consolidated text in force carries latest reforms of DOF 15 01 2026; Art. 376 (registration) was reformed DOF 10 05 2023 and 15 01 2026, and Art. 262 (device defini…
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Device definition & scope

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Statutory device definition
LGS Art. 262 defines dispositivos médicos through seven categories: (I) equipo médico; (II) prótesis, órtesis y ayudas funcionales; (III) agentes de diagnóstico; (IV) insumos de uso odontol…
IVD coverage as agentes de diagnóstico
IVD products are regulated as 'agentes de diagnóstico', a medical device category covering antigens, antibodies, calibrators, verifiers, reagents, reagent kits, culture and contrast media a…
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Classification rules

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Risk classes I through III.
Class I, Class II, Class III
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D05

Registration pathways

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Low-risk devices exempt from registration
Annex 2 of the July 2025 Acuerdo lists 104 low risk device types that require no registro sanitario for production, sale or distribution and no import permit for entry; importers present at…
Market-access routes
ordinary: Class based registro sanitario filed on official format (national manufacture: RIS Art. 179; foreign manufacture adds RIS Art. 180 documents) · low risk simplified: Annex 1 of the…
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Reliance & recognition

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Reference regulators for the abreviada route
For medical devices, COFEPRIS recognizes as Autoridades Regulatorias de Referencia (ARR): countries that are members of the IMDRF Management Committee, and full members of the Medical Devic…
China NMPA approval: qualifies as IMDRF-member reference authority (COFEPRIS-04-050 equivalence)
statement: The 2025 Lineamientos Article 24(I) recognises decisions of IMDRF Management Committee authorities for medical devices. NMPA is a committee member, so its qualifying product regi…
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D07

Economic-operator roles

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Local market-entry role
archetype: marketing authorization holder or registrant · name: Titular del registro sanitario (Mexican registration holder) · required for foreign: yes · registration relation: To hold a d…
Registration holder transfer (cesión de derechos)
Under RIS Art190 the new holder must communicate assignment in writing within30 working days after it occurs and provide the assignment documents and updated holder label projects. Read old…
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D08

Establishment, import & distribution

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Establishment notice (aviso de funcionamiento)
Establishments that do not require a sanitary licence must file an aviso de funcionamiento with the Secretaría de Salud (or state governments) at least 30 days before starting operations; f…
Prior sanitary import permit
Importing device inputs requires a prior sanitary import authorization; products requiring it that enter without the permit are deemed illegally introduced, triggering safety measures and s…
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D09

Dossier requirements

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Foreign-manufacturer additional documents
For foreign made devices, the application additionally requires: (I) certificate of free sale or equivalent issued by the health authority of the country of origin; (II) manufacturer's repr…
Document language and legalization
Documents accompanying RIS applications must be drafted in Spanish or English; documents issued by foreign authorities must be apostilled or legalized, and documents in any other language m…
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D10

Official forms & portals

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CFS and GMP evidence follow the actual modification branch
The guide treats CFS, legal manufacturer relationship/representation documents and GMP evidence as different documents. In B2 it permits the stated CFS or legal relationship document; actua…
Electronic filing portal
COFEPRIS trámites (including device registration, prórroga and clinical protocol applications) are filed electronically on DIGIPRIS Regulación en Línea (digiprisregulacionenlinea.cofepris.g…
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Submission & evidence

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Label, IFU & language

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Current labels must identify the correct product and roles
NOM 137 SSA1 2008 requires the applicable distinctive/generic device name, manufacturer/importer/distributor role names and addresses, origin, registration and lot/serial details in the req…
Stock exhaustion is set by the actual authorization
RIS189 requires the modification authorization to state the time allowed to exhaust packaging materials and finished stock; the authority’s period cannot exceed240 working days. It is a cei…
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D12

QMS, audit & inspection

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QMS and audit evidence for market access
local regime: NOM 241 SSA1 2025 (Buenas prácticas de fabricación de dispositivos médicos) is the mandatory GMP standard for all establishments manufacturing devices and for warehouses of ac…
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D13

Standards, testing & ancillary approvals

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COFEPRIS electrical/EMC evidence
Electrical safety
IFT Homologation Type A
Wireless / radio
IFT Homologation Type B
Wireless / radio
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Initial registration - Class I (LFD Art. 195-A III)
MXN 16,498.70
Initial registration - Class II (LFD Art. 195-A III)
MXN 24,198.08
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Review clocks

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Class I · Libre de Venta (LR) or Registration
30 days
Class II · Registration or Equivalency
35 days
Class III · Registration or Equivalency
60 days
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D16

Approval validity & renewal

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Authorization duration
type: fixed term · description: Initial sanitary registration is valid 5 years and may be extended (prórroga) upon request for 10 year periods per LGS Art. 376 (paragraph introduced by the…
Renewal or maintenance
Renewal is by prórroga filed 150 natural days before expiry (first prórroga; later prórrogas every five years, same 150 day lead time). The acknowledgment receipt for later prórroga applica…
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Lifecycle & post-market

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Change control

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B5 is an address-expression correction at the same physical place
B5 covers a changed expression of the actual/legal manufacturer’s site address only where the physical place is unchanged and no manufacturing site change occurs. Provide the manufacturer’s…
Trade-name/catalogue changes have a specific adjudicated administrative route
The current003 service lists B3 for a device trade name or catalogue number change. The guide requires the manufacturer’s justified change statement and no technical change to the authorize…
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D18

UDI, listing & traceability

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Public registration database
COFEPRIS publishes the Visor de Registros Sanitarios de Dispositivos Médicos (live from 20 08 2026) at registros.cofepris.gob.mx/BRSDM/default2.aspx, giving the public and health institutio…
Registration key on labeling
On granting a registration, the Secretaría assigns each device an alphanumeric key with the letters SSA, which the registration holder must express on product labeling as the applicable NOM…
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D19

Clinical investigation & performance

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Import of unregistered devices for research/registration
The Secretaría may grant import permits for raw materials or finished products WITHOUT sanitary registration only for: (I) contingency; (II) health policy needs; (III) scientific research,…
Clinical investigation authorization
Human subject research that includes administering a medicine/biological or using a medical device requires prior COFEPRIS authorization of the investigation protocol (trámite COFEPRIS 04 0…
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D20

Special access & derogation

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Exception letters under the low-risk lists
Holders of oficios de excepción affected by the July 2025 low risk Acuerdo have a maximum of three years to obtain registration where required, in staggered windows (items 1 38 in 2025 2026…
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D21

Manufacturer PMS

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Lifecycle traceability duties under NOM-241-SSA1-2025
Under the mandatory device GMP norm, manufacturers must maintain documented methods to ensure traceability of design and development inputs and outputs, and production records traceable to…
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D22

Vigilance & incident reporting

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Adverse-reaction notification duty
Adverse reactions of medicines or other insumos (including devices) arising during commercialization or use, notified by health professionals, published in scientific literature, or reporte…
Notification channels and format
Adverse incident notifications are submitted through the Sistema de Notificación en Línea de Incidentes Adversos de Dispositivos Médicos to the Dirección Ejecutiva de Farmacopea y Farmacovi…
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D23

Recall, FSCA & market surveillance

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Recall-related powers and notifications
Sanitary safety measures under LGS Art. 404 include seizure and destruction of objects, products or substances and suspension of advertising messages; suspension of production or commercial…
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Advertising, claims & promotion

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Medical media promotional notice
Catalogs of device insumos and promotional information in medical journals or print directed at health professionals are medios de difusión médica; the company responsible for such publicat…
Advertising authorization requirement
Advertising on the existence, quality and characteristics, or promoting the use, sale or consumption directly or indirectly, of insumos para la salud (which include devices) is subject to a…
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D25

Submission communications & appeal

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Deficiency notices and deemed decisions
Deficiency requests (prevención) in COFEPRIS trámites, and the applicant's deadline to cure them, are governed by Article 17 A, second paragraph, of the Ley Federal de Procedimiento Adminis…
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COFEPRIS registration fees in MXN · reviewed 2026-08-25

Fee lineAmountProvenance
Initial registration - Class I (LFD Art. 195-A III)MXN 16,498.70Verified
Initial registration - Class II (LFD Art. 195-A III)MXN 24,198.08Verified
Initial registration - Class III (LFD Art. 195-A III)MXN 30,797.57Verified
Second and subsequent renewal - Class I (75%)MXN 12,374.03Verified
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Registration timeline

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Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS) review clocks and planning ranges · 3-class (I, II, III) classification

Class / pathwayReview clockPlanning totalProvenance
Class I(Libre de Venta (LR) or Registration)

RIS Art. 179: Clase I resolved within 30 calendar days, with positive administrative silence (deemed approval) on lapse

LR pathway and Annex 1 low-risk registrations are faster; Annex 1 items are resolved within a maximum of 20 working days (July 2025 Acuerdo)

Registration/Equivalence realistic range remains 15-31mo in backlog periods

30 days3 monthsVerified
Class II(Registration or Equivalency)

RIS Art. 179: Clase II resolved within 35 calendar days (15 days with a favourable Tercero Autorizado dictamen)

ARR equivalence route (COFEPRIS-04-050, Lineamientos DOF 18-07-2025): maximum 30 working days

Equivalency route much faster if FDA approved

35 days1.3-2.6 yearsVerified
Class III(Registration or Equivalency)

RIS Art. 179: Clase III resolved within 60 calendar days (15 days with a favourable Tercero Autorizado dictamen)

ARR equivalence route (COFEPRIS-04-050): maximum 30 working days

Equivalency pathway best option with FDA

60 days1.3-2.6 yearsVerified
  1. 1Pre-Submission Preparation(1-3 months)
  2. 2Application Submission(1-2 weeks)
  3. 3Administrative Review(2-4 weeks)
  4. 4Technical Evaluation(30 days)
  5. 5Registration Approval(1-2 weeks)

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Official COFEPRIS rules and guidance · 21 of 21 documents linked to official sources

COFEPRIS-2022-022-003MODIFICACIÓN ADMINISTRATIVA DEL REGISTRO SANITARIO DE DISPOSITIVOS MÉDICOS.
RegistrationVerified
COFEPRIS medical-device registration modification criteriaCriterios para definir la clasificación de las modificaciones a las condiciones de registro sanitario de dispositivos médicos
RegistrationVerified
COFEPRIS — Guía de modificaciones de dispositivos médicos, diciembre 2025Guía de modificaciones a las condiciones del registro sanitario de dispositivos médicos — December 2025
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COFEPRIS Class I, II and III medical-device registration guideGuía para la obtención del registro sanitario de dispositivos médicos Clase I, II y III
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Computed from 21,654 official COFEPRIS registration records · data as of 2026-08-20

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