Market
Fiber for ISPs, storage and factory equipment for Latin America
Latin America buys fiber for thousands of regional ISPs, storage for Chile and Brazil, and equipment for Mexico’s nearshoring plants. Most of the region runs at 60 Hz (Chile and Argentina at 50 Hz), and each country has its own certificate: NOM in Mexico, INMETRO and ANATEL in Brazil, SEC in Chile, RETIE in Colombia and new electrical-safety resolutions in Argentina. Mexico raised tariffs on many Chinese goods in 2026.
- Internet providers licensed in Brazil; regional ISPs hold about 56% of fixed broadband
- ≈ 19,500
- Battery storage operating in Chile, with about 5 GW under construction
- 2.3 GW
- Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Peru; Chile and Argentina 50 Hz
- 60 Hz
- Shanghai to Manzanillo, Santos, Callao or San Antonio by sea
- 29–49 days
Scope
What we supply in Latin America
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Connect
Fiber for ISPs
- Drop and distribution cable, splitters, closures and boxes
- Private label for distributors
- Price locks in batches for rollouts
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Power
Storage
- Containers for utility and mining projects in Chile and Brazil
- Commercial cabinets for peak shaving
- Backup batteries for telecom sites
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Make
Nearshoring plants
- Laser cutting, welding and marking
- Robot cells and automation lines
- Built for 60 Hz and 127/220 or 220/440 V supplies
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Power
Local assembly
- Module and PACK lines for storage auctions with local-content rules
- Cable termination and patch-cord assembly
- Materials supplied to the plant
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ZeroLine
Certificates and rules
- Mexico: NOM-001-SCFI electrical safety; IFT for telecom. Higher tariffs on many goods from countries without a trade agreement, including China, since 1 January 2026
- Brazil: INMETRO for listed products; ANATEL certification with testing in Brazil for telecom products
- Chile: SEC approval before sale. Colombia: RETIE 2024. Peru: MTC homologation for telecom
- Argentina: electrical safety under Resolutions 16/2025 and 17/2025 (machines and tools), with seal and QR code
How it runs
How a Latin American project runs
- 01
Brief and duties
Product, voltage and frequency, the certificate and the import duty for your HS code.
Days 1–3
- 02
Quote
Price, landed-cost estimate and the certificate route.
Typically 3–7 working days
- 03
Certificates and production
Testing in the country where rules require it, in parallel with production.
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Shipping
Typically 29–31 days to Manzanillo, about 36 to Santos, 41–44 to Callao, 46–49 to San Antonio.
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Install and support
Training in Spanish or Portuguese by video, on site for lines; parts from stock.
Services
Services that come with it
- Shipping and compliance Export documents, crating, one consolidated shipment, and the papers your market needs.
- Factory acceptance and inspection Nothing ships before it has run. You watch the test, then you pay.
- Payment terms and trade finance Letters of credit, payment after acceptance, and insured deferred terms.
- Installation and training Engineers on your site until it runs at rate, and a team that can run it after.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask
Do your machines run on 60 Hz?
They are built for it when ordered for Mexico, Brazil, Colombia or Peru: motors, pumps, chillers and power supplies are specified for 60 Hz and your local voltage. Chile and Argentina use 50 Hz.
Do fiber products need ANATEL certification in Brazil?
Telecom products sold in Brazil need ANATEL certification through a designated body, with testing in Brazil. We provide the samples and technical files, and for private label we work with the brand owner who holds the certificate.
How do Mexico’s 2026 tariffs affect Chinese equipment?
Since 1 January 2026 Mexico applies higher tariffs, from 5% to 50%, on more than 1,400 tariff lines from countries without a trade agreement, including China. Machinery and components are affected unevenly, so we check the duty for your HS code and any program that reduces it before we quote.
Start a project
Plan your Latin America project
An empty plant, a part, a network or a product idea. Tell us where you are starting. An engineer replies with a plan and a quote.
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