Collection in Mexico‘s border customs was 404,322 million pesos in 2024, an increase of 5.6% over 2023, according to data from Mexico’s National Customs Agency (ANAM).

Of all of them, more was collected in Nuevo Laredo (49.5%), Ciudad Juarez (11.4%) and Reynosa (7.4%).

A customs office is the government office in charge of enforcing customs legislation. It also oversees the enforcement of foreign trade restrictions. Its main function is to regulate the movement of goods. It also ensures that the corresponding duties and countervailing duties are paid.

Border customs

In 2024, imports of goods into Mexico increased at a year-on-year rate of 4.5%, to US$625,311.8 million.

Here are the collections of the 21 border customs offices, in millions of pesos, and their share of the national total:

• Nuevo Laredo: 200,015.8 (49.5 percent).
• Ciudad Juarez: 46,020.9 (11.4 percent).
• Reynosa: 30,050.0 (7.4 percent).
• Colombia: 28,732.6 (7.1 percent).
• Matamoros: 28,353.4 (7.0 percent).
• Tijuana: 20,239.9 (5.0 percent).
• Mexicali: 15,262.8 (3.8 percent).
• Piedras Negras: 13,126.8 (3.2 percent).
• Nogales: 9,580.3 (2.4 percent).
• Camargo: 4,679.5 (1.2 percent).
• Ciudad Hidalgo: 2,609.1 (0.6 percent).
• Ciudad Acuña: 1,305.8 (0.3 percent).
• Agua Prieta: 1,106.4 (0.3 percent).
• Miguel Aleman: 901.2 (0.2 percent).
• Ojinaga: 753.8 (0.2 percent).
• San Luis Río Colorado: 486.3 (0.1 percent).
• Tecate: 475.6 (0.1 percent).
• Puerto Palomas: 284.1 (0.1 percent).
• Naco: 270.1 (0.1 percent).
• Subteniente Lopez: 37.2 (0.0 percent). 
• Sonoyta: 30.4 (0.0 percent).

Reliable businesses

Recently, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) proposed to the White House Trade Representation (USTR) to expand tangible benefits for importers certified in the trusted trader programs (AEO and C-TPAT), and to expand and strengthen mutual recognition of these programs in both countries. 

The USCC believes that improving the benefits and mutual recognition of the AEO and C-TPAT programs appears to be primarily a matter of political will and regulatory adjustments, without requiring significant costs or investment of resources by the United States and Mexico.