No. 1 Inland Port along US-Mexico Border

The Port of Laredo is the number 1 inland port along the US-Mexico border crossing over $557 billion in imports and exports.  With IH-35 bisecting the city, all the industrial parks and logistical centers are within 5 miles.

• Approximately 2,537,573 trucks crossed the border in 2017
• Home to 510 freight forwarders, 210 trucking companies, and 105 U.S. Customs Brokers
• 1 Rail Bridge and 4 vehicle bridges: 2 for commercial, 3 for private vehicles.
• Goods shipped through Laredo travel to more than 60 countries

LAREDO’S TRADE INCREASES 7.13 PERCENT THROUGH DECEMBER 2017

Laredo’s trade with the world rose 7.13 percent, from $283.18 billion to $303.37 billion in 2017 when compared to the same period the previous year, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. Laredo’s exports increased 6.48 percent while imports rose 7.6 percent. Laredo’s deficit was $51.36 billion.

Through December the district’s top five trade partners were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 China, No. 3 Malaysia, No. 4 Thailand and No. 5 Japan compared to the same period last year when the top five were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 China, No. 3 Malaysia, No. 4 Thailand and No. 5 Japan, respectively.

International Bridges

Bridge 1- Gateway to the Americas Bridge Non-commercial and Pedestrian

Bridge 2- Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge Non-commercial

Bridge 3- Columbia Solidarity Bridge Non-commercial and Commercial

Bridge 4- World Trade Bridge Commercial

Between the World Trade Bridge and Columbia, about 12,000 commercial trucks cross the bridges each day.  This is only about 40% of the capacity of these bridges.

Rail Service

International rail service is provided by Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern.

Union Pacific provides Intermodal service within 8 miles of most industrial parks as well as service to Dallas and the Mid-West.

KCSR (Kansas City Southern Railroad) interchanges with BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) and UPRR and owns the Laredo International Railroad Bridge and Kansas Southern de Mexico that has interchange service at Laredo and Brownsville, Texas.  KCSM serves the Ports of Veracruz, Tampico, Lazaro Cardenas, Bulkmatic Transload Sercvice at Monterrey, Mexico and will service a Plastic, Steel, and Industrial product tansloading center in Toluca.

In 2017, 239,138 rail cars crossed through the Port of Laredo from Mexico.

Air Cargo

The Laredo International Airport is a NAFTA gateway for aircargo.  In 2017, 539,644,288 pounds of air cargo landed via the Port of Laredo.  Fed Ex, BAX Global, DHL, and Airborne are a few of cargo carriers that serve the Laredo Community.

Commercial aviation is served by a state of the art passenger terminal with service from American and Continental Airlines.

For CBP Border Wait Times visit http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt/

Laredo Trade Numbers Statistics from the Trade Numbers Magazine.

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