Freight Forwarder in Mexico for Cross-Border Shipping
We coordinate ocean, air, and ground freight into and out of Mexico for companies that don't have a logistics team on the ground here. One point of contact, from origin pickup to customs release.
What a freight forwarder in Mexico does
A freight forwarder in Mexico coordinates the move of your cargo from origin to final destination: booking the ocean, air, or ground carrier, handling the paperwork, and managing customs clearance on arrival. If you're already working with freight forwarders in the US or Asia, the gap most of them have is what happens once your container hits Mexican soil.
Two Door Logistics fills that gap. We're not a US freight forwarder reselling the Mexican leg to a subcontractor we don't control. We're the company on the ground in Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Altamira, running the customs clearance ourselves with our own licensed agent.
Cross-border USA-Mexico freight
Most of the freight we move for foreign clients crosses the US-Mexico border by truck, through Nuevo Laredo or the crossings near Tijuana. We coordinate with your carrier or broker on the US side and take over on the Mexican side: customs entry, drayage, and delivery to the final warehouse.
If your company ships to Mexico regularly and currently manages a US customs broker and a separate Mexican agent as two disconnected vendors, that's the exact friction point we remove. One executive on our team tracks the shipment from the moment it crosses the border to the moment it's delivered.
Ocean and air freight into Mexico
For ocean freight, we work through Altamira on the Gulf side and Manzanillo on the Pacific, with FCL and LCL options depending on your volume. For air freight, we route through Querétaro's international airport or Mexico City, whichever gets your cargo to its destination faster.
- Rate quotes with carrier options, transit time, and cost per shipment
- Coordination with your origin agent so you don't manage multiple vendors
- Bill of lading, airway bill, commercial invoice, and packing list handled on our end
- Shipment tracking with proactive ETA updates
- Customs clearance in Mexico included, not outsourced to a third party
How 2DL coordinates your operation
We operate from three offices: Querétaro (headquarters), San Luis Potosí, and Altamira, and we run the same operation remotely for clients anywhere in Mexico or shipping from anywhere abroad. You don't need a physical presence in Mexico, and you don't need to travel here to work with us.
The same executive who books your freight coordinates the customs release when it arrives. That's the part most freight forwarders split across two providers, which is where shipments get stuck. We keep it as one operation because it's faster and it's less for you to manage.
Who this is for
Companies importing to or exporting from Mexico that need a forwarder who actually operates here, not one that resells the job. That includes manufacturers sourcing components from Asia through a Mexican port, companies nearshoring production and moving equipment or inputs across the border, and exporters in the US or Canada shipping finished goods into the Mexican market.
We don't handle domestic US freight or last-mile parcel delivery. If your shipment touches Mexican customs at any point, that's our lane.
FAQ: freight forwarder in Mexico
How is a Mexico-based freight forwarder different from a US forwarder that "handles Mexico"?
Most US forwarders subcontract the Mexican customs clearance to a local agent they don't manage directly, which adds a handoff and a markup. We are that local agent: licensed, based in Querétaro, and running your clearance ourselves.
How fast can I get a freight quote?
Standard lanes (Asia-Mexico, USA-Mexico): 4-8 business hours. Oversized cargo or destinations off the main routes: 24 hours.
Do you handle customs clearance too, or just the freight?
Both. We have licensed customs agents on staff, so freight forwarding and customs clearance run as one operation instead of two separate contracts.
I don't have a company registered in Mexico. Can I still import?
Yes, through our importer of record service (comercializadora). We import on your behalf without you needing your own entity or import registry number in Mexico.
Cargo moving across the US-Mexico border?
We coordinate the freight and the customs clearance as one operation. Quotes in under 24 hours.