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Who invoices your Mercado Libre sales?

Choose whether the Facturador de Mercado Libre or Toldo invoices your Mercado Libre sales, and why both should never invoice them.

Rolling outUpdated

This feature is rolling out: we're turning it on in stages with our founding partners. What this guide describes may change before general availability.

In short

Each connected Mercado Libre account has a setting to choose who invoices its sales: the Facturador de Mercado Libre or Toldo. Choose only one. No API tells Toldo whether your Facturador is turned on, so if both invoice, your sales would be invoiced twice.

The two options

The Facturador de Mercado Libre

This is the invoicing tool Mercado Libre offers its sellers in Mexico. You set it up inside your Mercado Libre account.

With this option, Toldo doesn't issue any invoices for your Mercado Libre sales. This is the default option.

Toldo

With this option, the CFDI invoicing module invoices your Mercado Libre sales:

  • If the buyer gave their RFC (Mexican tax ID), Toldo issues a CFDI in their name with the tax details the buyer registered on Mercado Libre, and uploads the XML and PDF to the sale on Mercado Libre. Mercado Libre delivers it to the buyer.
  • If they didn't give an RFC, the sale goes into your global invoice (factura global).
  • If the buyer requests their invoice later, Toldo takes the sale out of the global invoice and issues the invoice in their name.

Why only one

No API tells Toldo whether you have the Facturador de Mercado Libre turned on. If both invoice, each sale would end up with two CFDI. That's why, when you connect your account, you have to choose one option.

Steps to have Toldo invoice your Mercado Libre sales

  1. Set up invoicing. Enter your issuer details and upload your CSD (Certificado de Sello Digital). See Set up your issuer and CSD.
  2. Turn off the Facturador de Mercado Libre. Do it from your Mercado Libre account, so it doesn't invoice the same sales.
  3. Choose Toldo in your connected account. In Toldo, go to Marketplaces, open your Mercado Libre account and, under Who invoices your Mercado Libre sales?, choose Toldo.
  4. Check your global invoice. Sales without an RFC go into the global invoice at the frequency you chose.

Mercado Libre sales and the Shopify portal

The Mercado Libre sales that Toldo imports into Shopify carry a tag that excludes them from the Shopify self-invoicing portal. That way they're never invoiced through two routes.

Frequently asked questions

Can I change the option later?

Yes, it's a setting on each connected account. Before you change it, make sure the other tool stops invoicing, so you don't duplicate invoices.

What tax details does Toldo use?

The ones the buyer registered on Mercado Libre: RFC, name or business name (razón social), tax regime (régimen fiscal), CFDI use (uso del CFDI) and postal code.

Do Mercado Libre's withholdings change anything?

The VAT (IVA) and income tax (ISR) withholdings that Mercado Libre applies as a platform are a separate matter from the invoice to your buyer. Review your withholding certificates (constancias de retención) with your accountant.