Transportation
Border Customs Office
Customs office located at country border crossings. Mexico has 19 border customs offices with the US (Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, etc.) and 2 with Guatemala/Belize.
Customs office located at country border crossings. Mexico has 19 border customs offices with the US (Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, etc.) and 2 with Guatemala/Belize.
Handle overland trade between countries. The busiest by volume are Nuevo Laredo (35% of MX-USA trade), Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Reynosa, and Nogales. Operate 24/7 or extended hours.
International Ground Freight
Transport of goods by road or rail between countries. In Mexico, the primary mode for trade with the US and Canada. Includes full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL).
CustomsSimplified Customs Clearance
A reduced customs procedure applicable to low-value shipments, non-commercial samples, household goods, and other merchandise qualifying for expedited processing with minimal documentation.
CustomsElectronic Pre-validation
A mandatory automated verification process of customs declarations performed by authorized third parties before submission to customs, validating data, calculations, and consistency of declared information.
CustomsCustoms Modulation
The process of presenting the validated customs declaration and goods at the customs module to activate the automated selection mechanism and determine whether a physical inspection is required.