MEXC does not accept users from 13 jurisdictions named in its User Agreement: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, North Korea,MEXC does not accept users from 13 jurisdictions named in its User Agreement: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, North Korea,
MEXC Restricted Countries: Complete List of Prohibited & Limited Regions
MEXC does not accept users from 13 jurisdictions named in its User Agreement: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Sudan and the Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine, plus countries under comprehensive EU or US sanctions or on the FATF call-for-action list.
On October 20, 2026, MEXC announced that it is discontinuing services for users in Russia and Belarus.
MEXC is also winding down its service in the Netherlands, where final offboarding is scheduled for November 16, 2026.
Key Takeaways
- MEXC's User Agreement, names 13 restricted jurisdictions, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Kazakhstan.
- The same clause excludes any country under comprehensive EU or US OFAC sanctions and any country on the FATF call-for-action list, which named North Korea, Iran and Myanmar in June 2026.
- MEXC announced on October 20, 2026 that it is discontinuing services for users in Russia and Belarus, and affected users receive individual notices with timelines for closing positions and withdrawing assets.
- MEXC is winding down in the Netherlands, where users are asked to move assets by October 31, 2026, ahead of final offboarding on November 16, 2026.
- MEXC's app availability page does not list India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mainland China, the Philippines, South Korea or the United Kingdom.
- Seeing the app in your store does not make you eligible, and accessing MEXC from a restricted jurisdiction breaches the User Agreement, with or without a VPN.
- Residents of restricted jurisdictions should use a platform authorised by their own regulator, whose public register is linked in this guide.
To check a specific country, use the quick lookup table below, which follows the Prohibited Jurisdictions clause of the MEXC User Agreement.
Is MEXC Available in My Country? MEXC Restricted Countries at a Glance
In the table, No means the User Agreement names the country as a Prohibited Jurisdiction, Winding down means MEXC has announced an exit, and Not prohibited, limited means the User Agreement does not exclude the country, but a regulator or the app stores limit access.
Country or region | Can you use MEXC? | Reason and key dates |
United States | No | Prohibited Jurisdiction under the User Agreement |
Canada | No | Prohibited Jurisdiction under the User Agreement, covering the whole country |
United Kingdom | No | Prohibited Jurisdiction; app not listed in UK stores |
Singapore | No | Prohibited Jurisdiction under the User Agreement |
Hong Kong | No | Prohibited Jurisdiction under the User Agreement |
Mainland China | No | Prohibited Jurisdiction; app not listed |
Malaysia | No | Prohibited Jurisdiction; app not listed; added to the Securities Commission Malaysia Investor Alert List on September 5, 2022 |
Kazakhstan | No | Prohibited Jurisdiction under the User Agreement |
North Korea, Cuba, Iran and Sudan | No | Prohibited Jurisdictions under the User Agreement |
Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Sevastopol | No | Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine named in the User Agreement; the rest of Ukraine is not on the list |
Countries under comprehensive EU or US OFAC sanctions, or on the FATF call-for-action list | No | Covered by the same clause; the FATF list named North Korea, Iran and Myanmar in June 2026 |
| Russia and Belarus | Winding down | Exit announced on October 20, 2026; affected users receive individual notices with deadlines to close positions and withdraw assets |
Netherlands | Winding down | Move assets by October 31, 2026; final offboarding on November 16, 2026; fiat services suspended since March 20, 2026 |
Other EU and EEA countries | Not prohibited; no MiCA authorisation | MEXC is listed in ESMA's interim register of non-compliant entities after an AFM decision of September 16, 2025 |
Japan | Not prohibited, limited | Not registered with Japan's FSA, which sent warning letters to MEXC Global on March 31, 2023 and November 28, 2024; app not listed |
South Korea | Not prohibited, limited | New downloads blocked on Google Play in March 2025 and on the App Store in April 2025, at the request of Korean regulators acting against unregistered overseas exchanges |
India | Not prohibited, limited | Named in FIU-IND show-cause notices on December 28, 2023; MEXC website access notice of January 26, 2026; app not listed |
Philippines | Not prohibited, limited | Named in an SEC advisory in August 2025; telecom blocking reported from August 2025; app not listed |
Indonesia | Not prohibited, limited | App not listed in Indonesian stores |
Everywhere else | Yes, subject to local law | Not named in the User Agreement and not covered by a MEXC exit announcement; check your local regulator's rules |
Data verified as of October 21, 2026 against the MEXC User Agreement and MEXC's official announcements, and as of October 8, 2026 against the support pages and the regulator and press sources linked in the sections below.
Most of Latin America sits outside the list, and our Latin America exchange guide confirms that Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are not named, while Cuba is.
In Africa, Sudan is the only country named, as our Africa exchange guide shows country by country.
Eligibility always starts with the User Agreement, because our review methodology ranks a platform's terms of service above its marketing pages on questions of availability.
For fees, products and security beyond country eligibility, read our MEXC review 2026.
Which Countries Are MEXC Prohibited Jurisdictions?
Under the MEXC User Agreement (last updated October 13, 2026), MEXC does not provide services in, and does not accept user registrations or trading applications from, the following countries and regions:
North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Iran, Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, the Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine (currently including Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Sevastopol), and Canada (collectively referred to as "Prohibited Jurisdictions").
The same clause also covers any country or territory subject to comprehensive economic or trade sanctions administered by the EU or the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and any country on the FATF list of high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action, which named North Korea, Iran and Myanmar in its June 2026 update.
For clarity, MEXC may update this list at any time based on legal and compliance considerations.
Separately from this clause, MEXC announced on October 20, 2026 that it is discontinuing services for users in Russia and Belarus.
Is MEXC available in the US?
No, the United States is a Prohibited Jurisdiction, so US residents cannot open or use a MEXC account, whichever app store or website they reach it through.
US residents should use a platform licensed to operate in their state, which they can check on NMLS Consumer Access.
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Our MEXC vs Coinbase comparison sets out which of the two a US resident can legally use.
Is MEXC available in Canada?
No, Canada is named in the Prohibited Jurisdictions clause, and the clause names the whole country rather than a single province.
Canadian residents can check the Canadian Securities Administrators' list of crypto trading platforms authorized to do business with Canadians, last refreshed on September 18, 2025.
Is MEXC available in the UK?
No, the United Kingdom is a Prohibited Jurisdiction, and it does not appear on MEXC's app availability page.
UK residents can look up cryptoasset firms registered with the Financial Conduct Authority for anti-money-laundering purposes through the FCA's cryptoasset information page.
The FCA expects its full authorisation regime for cryptoasset firms to come into force on October 25, 2027.
Where can residents of Prohibited Jurisdictions trade instead?
Residents of a Prohibited Jurisdiction should use a platform authorised or registered by their own regulator, and each regulator below publishes a free public register you can search before opening an account.
Jurisdiction | Where to check | What the register shows |
United States | State licences, including money transmitter licences | |
Canada | Platforms authorized to do business with Canadians (last refreshed September 18, 2025) | |
United Kingdom | Firms registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering purposes | |
Singapore | Licensed institutions, including digital payment token service providers | |
Hong Kong | 13 licensed platform operators (list updated May 29, 2026) | |
Malaysia | Registered operators (list updated July 20, 2026) | |
Kazakhstan | Firms authorised in the Astana International Financial Centre, including digital asset service providers | |
Japan | 27 registered operators (as of September 1, 2026) | |
EU and EEA | Authorised crypto-asset service providers and non-compliant entities |
Registers checked on October 8, 2026.
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Where Is the MEXC App Not Available for Download?
MEXC's app availability page, last updated on August 26, 2026, lists the countries and regions where the app can be downloaded, and it does not list these frequently searched markets:
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia (also a Prohibited Jurisdiction)
- Mainland China (also a Prohibited Jurisdiction)
- The Philippines
- South Korea
- The United Kingdom (also a Prohibited Jurisdiction)
In most other countries and regions the app is listed in both stores, but a store listing does not override the User Agreement or a MEXC exit announcement, so residents of a Prohibited Jurisdiction, Russia or Belarus cannot use MEXC even where the app appears in their store.
If you live outside the Prohibited Jurisdictions and the countries MEXC is leaving, download the app only from the official MEXC download page to avoid copycat apps.
MEXC service availability is subject to various legal, regulatory, and operational considerations. This list is reviewed and updated periodically.
Which Countries Have Limited Access to MEXC?
Outside the 13 Prohibited Jurisdictions, access to MEXC is limited in two ways: MEXC is winding down in Russia, Belarus and the Netherlands, and in the rest of the EEA, Japan, South Korea, India, the Philippines and Indonesia a regulator has flagged MEXC or the market is missing from MEXC's app availability page.
Is MEXC leaving Russia and Belarus?
Yes, MEXC announced on October 20, 2026 that it is discontinuing services for users in Russia and Belarus as part of its global compliance efforts.
Affected users receive individual notifications setting out the timelines and procedures for closing positions and withdrawing assets.
Those deadlines are set in each user's notification rather than in the announcement, so follow the dates in your own notice instead of dates reported elsewhere.
MEXC also says it never asks for payments, account credentials, seed phrases or asset transfers by private message, so treat any such request about this change as a scam.
Our guide to MEXC withdrawal limits and times explains how to move funds off the platform before your deadline.
Is MEXC leaving the Netherlands?
Yes, MEXC is winding down its service for users in the Netherlands, who are asked to move their assets by October 31, 2026, ahead of final offboarding on November 16, 2026, as reported by Finance Magnates.
MEXC had already suspended fiat services for Netherlands users from March 20, 2026, including P2P, bank transfers and third-party payment channels.
The Dutch regulator AFM decided on September 16, 2025 that MEXC was offering crypto-asset services in the Netherlands without the licence MiCA requires, and it published a consumer warning on September 24, 2025.
Dutch users should treat October 31 as the working deadline rather than waiting for November 16.
Moving assets to another platform without selling them is explained in our guide on how to switch crypto exchanges.
Is MEXC available in the EU and EEA?
The EU and EEA are not on the Prohibited Jurisdictions list, but MEXC holds no authorisation under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
MEXC appears in ESMA's interim MiCA register of non-compliant entities, following the AFM decision.
EU and EEA readers should use a crypto-asset service provider authorised under MiCA, which the same ESMA register lists.
Is MEXC available in Japan, South Korea, India, the Philippines and Indonesia?
None of these five countries is a Prohibited Jurisdiction, but none appears on MEXC's app availability page, and in four of them a regulator has named MEXC.
Country | What limits access | Source |
Japan | The Financial Services Agency (FSA) sent warning letters to MEXC Global for operating without registration on March 31, 2023 and November 28, 2024; app not listed | |
South Korea | Google Play blocked new downloads in late March 2025, and the FSC announced the App Store block on April 11, 2025, as part of action against unregistered overseas exchanges; app not listed | |
India | FIU-IND named MEXC Global in compliance show-cause notices to nine offshore platforms on December 28, 2023; a MEXC notice of January 26, 2026 said its main website was temporarily unavailable in India; app not listed | |
Philippines | The SEC named MEXC in an August 2025 advisory on unregistered crypto platforms, and telecom operators began blocking access that month under an NTC order; app not listed | |
Indonesia | App not listed in Indonesian stores |
Data verified as of October 8, 2026.
Residents of these countries should follow their own regulator's guidance, and Japanese residents can check the FSA register of 27 registered operators listed earlier on this page.
Our Southeast Asia exchange guide covers MEXC's status market by market, including the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam's Decree 284 rules for local investors.
Some MEXC products add their own country rules on top of the User Agreement, such as the MEXC Global Card, whose eligibility is set out in the MEXC Card country guide.
What Happens If You Use MEXC From a Prohibited Jurisdiction?
Using MEXC from a Prohibited Jurisdiction breaches the User Agreement, and if MEXC determines that a user gave false information about their location or residence, Clause 1 of the agreement allows MEXC to terminate the account immediately and liquidate any open positions.
- Clause 4(v): every user represents that they are not resident in, located in, or trying to access MEXC from a prohibited country.
- Clause 1: false representations of location or residence can lead to immediate account termination and the liquidation of open positions.
- Clause 21: MEXC may freeze an account and the assets in it if it suspects a breach of the agreement.
- Clause 1: a user who becomes resident in a Prohibited Jurisdiction undertakes to tell MEXC at the earliest possible opportunity.
A VPN does not change any of this, because it changes your IP address, not your residence or your location.
What if you move to a Prohibited Jurisdiction?
Tell MEXC as soon as possible, as Clause 1 requires, and plan to withdraw your assets, because the agreement does not allow residents of those countries to keep using the service.
Step-by-step instructions for moving funds out are in our guide to MEXC withdrawal limits and times.
When MEXC exits a country, as it is doing in Russia, Belarus and the Netherlands, the exit is published in MEXC's official announcements.
How Can You Check Whether MEXC Is Available Where You Live?
Run three checks in order: confirm your country is not a Prohibited Jurisdiction or covered by the sanctions clause, check for a MEXC exit announcement or a warning from your own regulator, and only then look at whether the app is listed in your store.
Step 1: Read the Prohibited Jurisdictions clause.
Check the 13 named jurisdictions and the sanctions clause in the MEXC User Agreement, because the agreement and MEXC's official announcements prevail over any summary, including this one.
Step 2: Check MEXC announcements and your regulator.
Look for a MEXC exit notice for your country, as for Russia, Belarus and the Netherlands, and for a warning or register entry from your regulator, as in Japan or the Philippines.
Step 3: Check the app listing last.
A listed app is not a permission, and a missing app can reflect a store or regulator decision, so the first two checks decide eligibility.
Account-level requirements such as identity checks are set out in our guide to MEXC KYC requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is MEXC available in the US?
No, the United States is a Prohibited Jurisdiction under the MEXC User Agreement.
US residents should use a platform licensed in their state, which they can check on NMLS Consumer Access.
Is MEXC available in Canada?
No, Canada is named as a Prohibited Jurisdiction, and the restriction covers the whole country.
Canadian residents can use the CSA's list of crypto trading platforms authorized to do business with Canadians.
Is MEXC available in the UK?
No, the United Kingdom is a Prohibited Jurisdiction, and the MEXC app is not listed in UK app stores.
UK residents should use a cryptoasset firm registered with the FCA.
How many countries are on the MEXC restricted countries list?
The User Agreement names 13 Prohibited Jurisdictions, counting the Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine as one entry.
It also excludes any country under comprehensive EU or US OFAC sanctions and any country on the FATF call-for-action list.
Separately, MEXC is discontinuing services for users in Russia and Belarus and winding down in the Netherlands.
Is MEXC available in Malaysia or Kazakhstan?
No, both Malaysia and Kazakhstan are named as Prohibited Jurisdictions in the User Agreement.
The Securities Commission Malaysia also added MEXC Global to its Investor Alert List on September 5, 2022.
Is MEXC available in Russia or Belarus?
No, MEXC announced on October 20, 2026 that it is discontinuing services for users in Russia and Belarus.
Affected users receive individual notifications with the timelines for closing positions and withdrawing assets.
Is MEXC leaving the Netherlands?
Yes, MEXC is winding down for Netherlands users, who are asked to move their assets by October 31, 2026.
Final offboarding is scheduled for November 16, 2026.
Is MEXC available in the EU?
EU and EEA countries are not Prohibited Jurisdictions, but MEXC holds no MiCA authorisation and is winding down in the Netherlands.
EU and EEA readers should use a crypto-asset service provider authorised under MiCA.
Can I use MEXC with a VPN from a restricted country?
No, accessing MEXC from a Prohibited Jurisdiction breaches the User Agreement whether or not you use a VPN.
If MEXC finds that a user misrepresented their location, it can terminate the account and liquidate open positions.
Why can't I find the MEXC app in my app store?
MEXC's app availability page does not list markets including India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mainland China, the Philippines, South Korea and the UK, so the app may not appear in your local store.
A store listing does not decide eligibility, which follows the User Agreement and MEXC's official announcements.
Regional Notice
This page explains where MEXC accepts users and is not legal or investment advice.
MEXC is not authorised under MiCA, and readers in the EU and EEA, Russia and Belarus, and in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and the other Prohibited Jurisdictions should use a platform authorised by their local regulator.
Nothing on this page is an offer of MEXC services to residents of Russia, Belarus or any Prohibited Jurisdiction.
Availability can change at any time, and the MEXC User Agreement and MEXC's official announcements prevail over this summary.
Last updated: October 21, 2026.
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