Wage savings from locating outside the department of Guatemala
- Manual: opening a garment factory
- Social security, work permits and shifts
- Audited
Locating the plant outside the department of Guatemala (Chimaltenango, Sacatepéquez, Escuintla) lowers the monthly maquila minimum wage from Q3,409.73 (CE1) to Q3,221.10 (CE2), a difference of −5.5% under the 2026 table in Governmental Accord 256-2025. What defines the economic circumscription is where the work is physically carried out, not the tax domicile. In fully loaded monthly cost (the dossier's own calculation, excluding severance) the difference is about Q4,802 (CE1) against about Q4,550 (CE2) per operator.
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Figures
- CE1 maquila minimum, monthly base
- Q3,409.73Also in the verified archive →
- CE2 maquila minimum, monthly base
- Q3,221.10Also in the verified archive →
- CE2 versus CE1 difference
- −5.5%
- Fully loaded cost excluding severance, CE1 / CE2
- ≈Q4,802 / ≈Q4,550
Caveat
Sources
Related records
- Employer and employee IGSS contributions and total labor cost load
- Cost and timeline of the work permit at MINTRAB
- Who pays for the work permit and its legal basis
- Guatemalan-staff quota and limits on foreign employees
- IGSS employer registration: threshold and deadline
- 2026 minimum wage for maquila and export activity
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