$280B+ Annual Cross-Border Trade Between Texas & Mexico

Every year, more than $280 billion in goods and services flow across the Texas–Mexico border, powering industries, supply chains, and communities on both sides.

Texas $123.7 billion exports to Mexico demonstrates strong supply chain ties.

Mexico $157.5 billion exports to Texas reflects high volume of inputs, consumer goods, manufacturing components.  

What These Numbers Suggest:

The Rio South Texas Region is one of the most important conduits for trade between the U.S. and Mexico. The volume of commercial freight, especially machinery, electrical goods, agriculture, and mineral products, shows deep integration of supply chains.

Millions of people travel across passenger bridges and crossings; trucks and rail move massive tonnage.

Infrastructure investments — like the doubling of rail capacity in Laredo, expansions in bridge capacity, improvements to ports of entry — are crucial to keeping up with growth.

The composition of trade reflects industrial, agricultural, and manufacturing interdependence in this corridor.

At the heart of this exchange is the Rio South Texas Region, a dynamic corridor of international bridges, multimodal infrastructure, and a skilled, bilingual workforce that ensures trade moves efficiently and securely.

With 13 international crossings, 3 seaports, multiple airports, and a manufacturing base that integrates seamlessly with Northern Mexico, the Rio South Texas Region is not just a gateway—it is the engine of North America’s most productive cross-border partnership.

Growth, connectivity, and opportunity begin here.

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