Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) warehouse in Laredo, Texas.
Store imported goods in our Laredo FTZ without paying US import duties. All you need is a commercial invoice and a packing list, and when your customer orders, the goods reach most plants in Mexico the same day, one pallet or a full truckload at a time.
How a Foreign Trade Zone works
How a Foreign Trade Zone works
We store your goods in Laredo until your customers order.
Keep inventory close to your customers in Mexico without importing it into the US.
Same day to most plants in Mexico
Our warehouse is in Laredo, near the World Trade Bridge and 3 hours by road from Monterrey, so a release reaches most plants in Mexico the same day.
No US duty on goods exported to Mexico
Imported goods wait in the zone without paying US import duties, and goods that leave it for Mexico never pay them. Goods sold in the US pay duty only when they leave the zone for the US market.
Release one pallet or a full truckload
Tell us what to release when your customer orders. The rest stays in storage for the next order.
A commercial invoice and packing list to ship in
We handle the 214 admission and keep the inventory count. When goods leave, we coordinate the release with your customer's freight forwarder.
No time limit on storage
Goods can stay in the zone for weeks or for years.
Delivery to the plant when your customer needs it
Most customers in Mexico send their own freight forwarder to our dock. We can also deliver to their plant anywhere in Mexico.
How our Laredo FTZ works
From your supplier's shipment to your customer's plant in Mexico.
Ship to Laredo
Your goods ship to our Laredo FTZ warehouse with a commercial invoice and packing list. We can pick them up at the Laredo rail yard.
We admit and store
We handle the zone admission, receive and count the goods, and store them. No US duty is paid while they wait.
You order a release
Tell us what to release, one pallet or a full truckload, when your customer needs it.
It goes to Mexico
Your customer's freight forwarder picks it up with the export paperwork, or we deliver to their plant in Mexico or to their broker's warehouse in Laredo.
Your inventory waits in Laredo, 3 hours from Monterrey.
Our FTZ warehouse is near the World Trade Bridge. When a plant in Mexico orders, the goods are already at the border.
Questions about our Laredo FTZ
A Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) is a site in the US where imported goods can be stored without paying US import duties. Duty is due only on goods that leave the zone for the US market, and goods exported from the zone, to Mexico for example, pay no US duty. Our warehouse in Laredo is inside one.
A commercial invoice and a packing list. We handle the 214 admission. When goods leave for Mexico, your customer's freight forwarder provides the 7512 for an immediate export (IE), and we coordinate the release with them and your customer's broker in Mexico.
There is no time limit. Goods can stay in the zone for weeks or for years.
Yes. Release one pallet when your customer needs it and keep the rest in storage for the next order.
Usually your customer's own freight forwarder and broker. They pick up at our Laredo warehouse and handle the export and the import into Mexico, and we coordinate each release with them. If your buyer needs help with the import into Mexico, we can import for them.
Mostly manufacturing inputs for plants in Mexico: plastics and resin, auto parts, mechanical and electronic components, and raw materials.
For most customers they do the same job: imported goods wait in Laredo without paying US import duties, and goods exported to Mexico pay none. We store them, keep the count and release them as your customers order.
Yes. Most customers in Mexico send their own freight forwarder to our Laredo warehouse, and we can also deliver to their plant in Monterrey, Saltillo, Querétaro, Mexico City or anywhere else in Mexico.
Usually within a few days to a week, depending on the space and handling you need. We set you up in our system and send shipping instructions for your supplier and carrier, and you can ship the first load.
Guides for more information
What to send for an FTZ quote
- 1The product, its pallet size and weight, and whether the pallets stack
- 2Pallets per month, plus any stock you want to start with
- 3The number of SKUs
- 4The country of origin
- 5Where releases go: your customer's dock, their freight forwarder or a local delivery
We quote the zone admission, storage, handling and each release.