What's on the Trucks
Top 14 commodity categories through Port Laredo by total trade value.
Machinery
$88.3B
Vehicles
$74.1B
Electrical
$54.6B
Plastics
$14.2B
Optical/Medical
$7B
Iron/Steel
$6.9B
Mineral Fuels
$6.2B
Furniture
$5.5B
Rubber
$5.3B
Meat
$5.1B
Precious Metals
$4B
Aircraft
$3.2B
Beverages
$3.1B
Aluminum
$3.1B
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Trade Online (Port 2304, HS-2, Mexico, 2025)
Chart: Daniel Covarrubias, Ph.D. · The Bridge
Every day, roughly 19,800 commercial trucks cross at Laredo. Three categories dominate: machinery ($88.3 billion), vehicles and auto parts ($74.1 billion), and electrical equipment ($54.6 billion). Combined, they account for 61% of everything that crosses.
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