A U.S. company sends the raw materials, maquilas ship them back as a finished product, fully imported into the U. S.

• The U.S. company has wide flexibility for production changes
  
• The Contract company is responsible for:
  • Providing space, labor force and production management
  • Producing according to U.S. customer quality specifications and production schedule
  • Manufacturing/assembling of product
  • Handling the logistics of transportation, delivery and customs
  • Invoicing by the hour, or price by unit basis
  
  
• The U. S. company is responsible for:
  • Providing and sending raw material and equipment