Cross-border shipping questions, answered

Yes. Mexico Connect coordinates Mexican export customs, the bridge crossing, U.S. customs entry, Laredo warehousing and U.S. delivery under one quote. Licensed customs brokers on each side file the regulated paperwork, and authorized carriers move the freight.

Usually, yes. The Mexican export pedimento is filed by a licensed agente aduanal, and the U.S. entry is filed by a licensed U.S. customs broker or by the importer. We coordinate both sides so you have one conversation instead of two.

A licensed Mexican customs broker (agente aduanal) files the pedimento. We collect your documents, coordinate the filing and track the result of the semáforo fiscal.

A licensed U.S. customs broker, or the importer of record. Mexico Connect prepares documents and coordinates the filing but does not file entries itself.

At minimum a commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading. Depending on the product you may also need a USMCA certification of origin and information for agencies like FDA, USDA or EPA. We confirm what applies before the load ships.

It depends on the paperwork, the product and whether the shipment is selected for inspection. With complete documents and an entry filed before arrival, many loads clear the same day. An inspection or a missing document can add hours or days.

The Mexican carrier delivers the trailer to a transfer yard in Nuevo Laredo. A drayage truck takes it across a commercial bridge, usually the World Trade Bridge or the Colombia Solidarity Bridge, to CBP inspection in Laredo. After release it goes to a warehouse or straight onto a U.S. carrier.

At the border, drayage is the short move that carries a trailer from a yard on one side to a yard on the other. It is its own leg with its own carrier, which is why coordinating it with both customs filings matters.

Yes. We arrange pickups in Monterrey and anywhere else in Mexico, from Saltillo and the Bajío to Guadalajara and Mexico City, and route the freight through Laredo.

Yes. Door to door is the most common move we coordinate: pickup at the plant, both customs filings, the crossing and delivery to your customer's dock.

Yes. Full truckloads are the most common. We also move LTL and consolidated freight, usually through a Laredo cross-dock.

Yes. Laredo connects to I-35 and the national interstate network, so we deliver to any state in the U.S.

Unloading a trailer and reloading the freight onto one or more outbound trucks with little or no storage. It is how one Mexican load becomes several U.S. deliveries.

A warehouse authorized by CBP to hold imported goods before duties are paid. Bonded storage is available through partners when a shipment needs it.

Yes. After CBP release, freight can go to a partner warehouse in Laredo for storage, cross-docking or pick-and-pack before U.S. delivery.

Yes. Our market-entry service helps Mexican manufacturers identify U.S. buyers and distributors, then sets up the logistics lane to serve them.

No. Regulated customs filings are made by licensed customs brokers we work with in Mexico and the U.S. Mexico Connect coordinates the documents, communication and timing so the whole move runs as one.

Send origin, destination, what you are shipping and approximate volume through the quote form, WhatsApp (+1 956-251-3674, 24/7) or info@mexicoconnect.net. We usually reply the same business day.