Mexico Customs Brokerage Market Trends

The growth of the Mexican transportation services industry made exports from Mexico competitive. Exports reached a value of USD 590.93 billion in 2022, leading to increased trade with fellow NAFTA members, who accounted for 81.2% of Mexico’s total exports. The NAFTA also firmly established trading relations for Mexico, with 84% of exports from the country going to the United States and Canada. As a result, the bulk of the Mexican freight industry is occupied by road freight, which held a modal share of 55.8% in 2021.

Maritime transport in Mexico is one of the key pillars of developing the economy and international trade. In April 2021, the volume of container cargo handled in Mexican ports accounted for approximately 608.5 thousand TEUs. It represented an increase of around 15.2% compared to the throughput reported in April 2020.

Air freight witnessed an upsurge during 2017-2021, registering a CAGR of 1.57%. In 2021, the way from Mexico City to Guadalajara was the leading domestic air freight route in Mexico, transporting approximately 26,227 metric tons of freight. The second-leading route was from Tijuana to Mexico City, accounting for almost 10,000 metric tons of air freight. In 2021, over 51,600 metric tons of air cargo loads were transported between Mexico City and Los Angeles, which made it the most important route for international air cargo transportation route in the Latin American country. The next ranking was occupied by the Mexico City - Frankfurt route, accounting for approximately 32,100 metric tons of freight.