LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at Laredo Field Office ports of entry processed more than $180.9 billion in imports and millions of vehicles, pedestrians and commercial trucks during Fiscal Year 2020.
“Amid a global pandemic with COVID-19 and travel restrictions enacted for public health reasons to limit cross-border virus spread, we saw reductions in passenger traffic but our commercial volumes continued to keep steady in FY 2020,” said Director, Field Operations Randy J. Howe, Laredo Field Office. “Our frontline officers remain resolute in carrying out our border security mission while working diligently to safely facilitate lawful trade and travel and protect the revenue.”
At Laredo Field Office’s eight ports of entry extending from Brownsville to Del Rio in Fiscal Year 2020, CBP officers processed a total of 3.5 million commercial trucks that hauled commercial shipments worth $180.9 billion in total import value. CBP officers also processed 15.1 million privately-owned vehicles, down 26 percent from FY 2019, 7.8 million pedestrians, down 32 percent and 45,893 commercial buses.
CBP agriculture specialists conducted inspections in passenger and commercial environments and submitted more than 8,500 pest interceptions in FY 2020.
For additional information on CBP’s national FY 2020 trade and travel report, please follow this link.