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FAQs About Mexico

YRC Border Ambassadors ensure the fastest, easiest border crossing for customers shipping to and from Mexico. Our ambassadors track the progress of your shipment as it clears customs. They work on your behalf and will proactively advise you when problems or delays occur.

As a YRC customer, you already know the convenience and reliability of working with a single-carrier for door-to-door service. Our proactive Border Ambassadors—available only at YRC—now give you the most-accurate delivery forecasts in the business.

How does my shipment get into Mexico?

Our direct service makes it easy to get your shipment into Mexico.

1. The YRC El Paso or Laredo, Texas service centers (depending on the location of your shipment forwarder) deliver your shipment to your designated U.S. shipment forwarder, who facilitates the border-crossing process for you.
2. Your U.S. shipment forwarder delivers the export documents to the Mexico Customs broker and arranges for a drayage carrier to move the shipment across the border.
3. The drayage carrier presents the Shipper's Export Declaration to U.S. Customs to clear the shipment. The drayage carrier then takes the cleared shipment to Mexico Customs.
4. A representative of the Mexico broker meets the drayage carrier at Mexico Customs and personally clears the shipment.
5. The drayage carrier delivers the cleared shipment to the YRC Mexico service center in Nuevo Laredo or Juarez.

Can I just select a forwarding agent and Customs broker from a list?

No, you or the exporter/importer must contact a shipment forwarder and Customs broker in advance. (YRC can provide recommendations, if needed.)

To avoid delays at the border, you should agree on the service to be provided, cost, payment terms, etc.

The names and addresses of the shipment forwarder and customs broker must be included on the bill of lading to avoid delays at the border.

What international documentation must I provide?

At a minimum, your shipment must be accompanied by a bill of lading, commercial invoice, and packing list. Give these items to the YRC driver when the shipment is picked up. To avoid delays, make sure the documentation is complete.

Your U.S. shipment forwarder and/or Customs broker can help you with any other documents that may be required (Shipper's Export Declaration, NAFTA Certificate of Origin, etc.).

Where will my shipment cross the border to enter Mexico?

Depending on your U.S. shipment forwarder's location, your shipment will cross the border at El Paso, Texas-Juarez, Mexico or Laredo, Texas-Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

After my shipment reaches the YRC service center in Mexico, how long will it take to be delivered?

From the YRC Nuevo Laredo service center:

From the YRC Juarez service center:

What are the most common reasons for delays at the border?

1. Incomplete documentation.
2. The consignee has not paid the duties.

What can I do to expedite crossing the border?

Before you ship a product for the first time, give the Customs broker all the available information about the product, its components, and the manufacturing process.

If requested, give the Customs broker a sample of the product in advance for inspection and classification. Product classification can be a lengthy process, depending on the complexity of the product and the types of materials in its components. Advance classification can prevent unnecessary delays at the border.

Do I need to know all this information to ship across the border?

No. YRC Border Ambassadors are available to answer all your questions and make your job easier.

For more information:

• U.S. and Canada Customers should call 1-800-468-5739 and 1-800-610-6500.
• Mexico Customers should call 1-800-874-2000.