For years, Port Laredo ran on vehicles and their parts. Then computer hardware went from the fourth-largest import to the largest, passing passenger vehicles in 2024 and auto parts in 2025. This is what nearshoring actually moves.
Computers were a $6 billion afterthought at Laredo as recently as 2023, fourth behind auto parts, passenger vehicles, and electrical machinery. Two years later they cleared $30.8 billion and led every category. The line doesn't bend, it launches: 106% growth in a single year. When people ask what nearshoring looks like in the data, this is the clearest picture I have. The corridor didn't just move more; it moved something different.
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Commodity codes at the HS4 level: computers 8471, auto parts 8708, passenger vehicles 8703. Full customs value of general imports, all countries of origin, at the Laredo Customs District.
Covarrubias, D. (2026). The Computer Passed the Car at America's Busiest Land Port. Border Intelligence Desk, Daniel Covarrubias Labs. https://labs.drdanielcovarrubias.com/charts/computer-vs-car.