The proposed Ley Aduanera amendments, sent to the Chamber of Deputies on September 8, would remove the current 50% undervaluation threshold for precautionary seizures and lower another threshold from 50% to 20%.

Port Laredo closed the first half of 2026 with a record $199.21 billion in cross-border trade, driven by advanced manufacturing growth across automotive, electronics and aerospace supply chains moving through the corridor.

Tamaulipas will add a new eight-lane bridge structure and widen the existing span to ten lanes at Nuevo Laredo's World Trade Bridge, while U.S. and Mexican customs authorities run a survey on whether the crossing can operate 24 hours a day.