Borderlands: Mexico starts 2023 as top US trade partner

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Borderlands: Mexico starts 2023 as top US trade partner​

Mexico starts 2023 as top U.S. trade partner​

Mexico ranked as the United States’ top trading partner for the second consecutive month in January, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Mexico’s total trade with the U.S. increased 12% year over year (y/y) to $64 billion, compared to the same period in 2022. Mexico exported $27 billion in goods and services in January, while recording $37 billion in imports.

Canada ranked No. 2, as its total trade with the U.S. increased 9% y/y to $62 billion. China rated third with $51.3 billion.

The top U.S. exports to Mexico in January were gasoline and other fuels ($3 billion), motor vehicle parts ($1.6 billion), computer chips ($1.1 billion), liquified natural gas ($1 billion) and low value shipments ($788 million), according to census data analyzed by WorldCity.

The top American imports from Mexico were commercial vehicles ($3 billion), passenger vehicles ($2.9 billion), motor vehicle parts ($2.7 billion), computers ($2.3 billion) and oil ($1.6 billion).

The U.S.-Mexico port of entry in Laredo, Texas, rated No. 2 among the nation’s 450 airports, seaports and border crossings in January. Port Laredo’s trade increased 16% y/y to $25 billion.

Chicago O’Hare International Airport ranked No. 1 among U.S. gateways in January, accounting for $27 billion in trade. The Port of Los Angeles was third with $24 billion.

As of Friday, the freight market in Laredo was up about 5% in outbound load volume (OTVI.LRD) week over week after a huge spike in trade at the end of February, according to FreightWaves SONAR. On a y/y basis, Laredo’s outbound load volume is down 8%.

Construction for new Texas commercial port of entry begins​

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced construction has started on a project to turn the Anzalduas International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, into a full commercial port of entry.

As part of the CBP’s Donations Acceptance Program (DAP), the project will equip the Anzalduas land port of entry with infrastructure improvements and additions to support both southbound and northbound commercial vehicles.

The bridge, which opened in 2009, is located on the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and is currently only open to passenger vehicles and empty commercial trucks driving southbound into Mexico. It is owned and operated by the cities of McAllen, Mission and Hidalgo.

The new southbound facilities will add a primary outbound inspection booth, eight commercial secondary inspection bays, an exit and control booth, as well as an export/cargo processing office.

The new northbound additions will be located on the east side of the facility and will include 30 secondary inspection bays, cargo processing and administrative offices, an operations command center, a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) lane dedicated for the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), a hazmat facility, a U.S. Department of Transportation inspection facility, as well as ancillary structures and other improvements to enhance operations.

“With the continued increase of imports from Mexico, having these additional spaces and improvements will have a significant positive impact on our ability to expedite the processing time and get shipments on their way into U.S. commerce,” Carlos Rodriguez, director of the Port of Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas, said in a news release.

Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2025.

Transporter closes Texas terminal, cuts 60 jobs​

SNL Distribution Services Corp. recently announced it is permanently closing a distribution center in Denton, Texas, and laying off 60 employees.

The Birmingham, Alabama-based company said the closure is related to losing a customer contract, according to a WARN notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission. The facility will close by March 31.

SNL Distribution Services Corp. offers refrigerated and dry van transportation. The company operates 582 trucks and employs 700 drivers, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Kansas logistics company leases Texas distribution center​

Wichita, Kansas-based Hayes Co. has rented a 900,000-square-foot industrial building in Forney, Texas, about 28 miles east of Dallas.

The building features a 40-foot-clearance height and 101 parking spaces for trailers. The distribution center in Forney is the company’s third location in the Dallas area. Hayes Co. also has two distribution centers in the nearby city of Mesquite.

Hayes Co., founded in 1979, offers freight consolidation, purchase-order management, order fulfillment and third-party packaging services. The company serves clients in the retail and e-commerce sectors.

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Tesla Gigafactory Mexico could surge a major impact on cross-border trade​

Tesla Gigafactory Mexico could surge a major impact on cross-border trade, contributing upwards of $15 billion in growth, officials believe.

“The [Tesla factory] means a great step for Mexico in several ways,” Mexico’s Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Martha Delgado Peralta, said. “We would be encouraging an ecosystem of electric vehicles and raising our levels of exports to the United States by 3.5% annually, equivalent to a sum of $15 billion, representing a 10% increase in auto-related exports.”

After Tesla announced it would build its next production plant in Mexico recently, speculation persisted that the automaker would help surge the electric vehicle supply as demand continued to rise.

However, things go past EVs. Trade experts believe logistics and trucking will surge due to the transport of supplies and parts. A report from FreightWaves shows trade experts are excited about the prospect of further growth.

After Tesla started operating at Gigafactory Texas in Austin, Jordan Dewart, President of Logistics Operation at Redwood Mexico, said tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers “either moved to Mexico to start new factory operations, or greatly increased the size and scope of current operations.”

Tesla had its situation improved as well by having its own dedicated lane at the U.S.-Mexico border. This contributed to quicker and more streamlined logistics operations, helping ramp production at Gigafactory Texas.

With the new factory being built and production expected to begin as soon as early 2024, logistics rates in both directions are expected to be increased, and industrial space near the border could become more valuable as more companies will want to be located along the corridor where trucks will travel from Giga Texas to Giga Mexico.

One of the companies is glass supplier AGP Group, which recently invested $800 million in a new facility in the same area as Tesla.

“The Tesla plant is going to cause much more freight between Texas and Mexico,” Jorge Canavati of J. Canavati & Co., a logistics firm, said. “In Monterey, you have various Tesla suppliers already there and there are going to be more. The regional impact is going to be just amazing.”

Tesla is largely based in Texas now, and there are indications that Mexico could have been a major contributor to that decision. While CEO Elon Musk and other executives left California for Texas last year, establishing the company’s HQ in Austin, Mexico is set to be the largest plant the company has in operation.

Tesla Gigafactory Mexico could surge a major impact on cross-border trade

Tesla Gigafactory Mexico could surge a major impact on cross-border trade, contributing upwards of $15 billion in growth, officials believe.

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