FAQs 

A: Incomplete documentation, the consignee (Mexican customer) has not paid the duties, and “Red Light” inspections at the U.S. or Mexican customs.

A: RLS will cross your shipment through the Laredo, Texas-Nuevo Laredo, Mexico gateway.

A: When using RLS Mexico transport service, your freight goes through the following steps at the border:
• RLS delivers the shipment to your designated U.S. forwarder.
• The U.S. freight forwarder performs various tasks, including delivering the export documents to the Mexican customs broker and arranges for a drayage carrier to move the shipment from their facility through U.S. and Mexican customs.
• Once the drayage carrier presents the Shipper’s Export Declaration to U.S. customs and is cleared, he proceeds to Mexican customs.
• An employee of the Mexican broker meets the drayage carrier at the bridge and personally clears the trailer through Mexican customs.
• Once cleared, the drayage carrier delivers the trailer to an RLS facility in Nuevo Laredo. The RLS Mexican carrier transports the trailer to the final destination.

Parcel shipments are limited to small and lightweight packages, while freight shipping allows for heavier and larger shipments upwards of 150 pounds.

There are multiple factors to determine how long a freight shipment will take, including weight, transportation method, and the type of commodity that is being shipped.