North American Transborder Freight increased 19.4% in April 2026 from April 2025

Jun 25, 2026

The transborder freight data program provides comprehensive monthly and annual data on North American cross-border freight activity, detailing the value of U.S. imports and exports with Canada and Mexico by mode of transportation, commodity, and geography. These data inform infrastructure planning, trade corridor studies, and logistics research.

Total Transborder Freight by Border in April 2026, Compared to April 2025:

Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries, Canada and Mexico:

Total transborder freight: $150.8 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, increasing 19.4% compared to April 2025
Freight between the U.S. and Canada: $64.8 billion, up 14.4% from April 2025
Freight between the U.S. and Mexico: $86.0 billion, up 23.4% from April 2025
Trucks moved $98.4 billion of freight, up 18.8% compared to April 2025
Railways moved $16.7 billion of freight, up 15.6% compared to April 2025
Vessels moved $9.7 billion of freight, up 33.2% compared to April 2025
Pipelines moved $10.9 billion of freight, up 22.3% compared to April 2025
Air moved $8.0 billion of freight, up 66.2% compared to April 2025

Total Transborder Freight by Border and Mode

U.S.-Canada (both directions) USD, Billions		U.S.-Mexico (both directions) USD, Billions
Truck	$ 34.1	Truck	$ 64.2
Pipeline	$ 10.0	Rail	$ 8.3
Rail	$ 8.4	Vessel	$ 5.7
Vessel	$ 3.9	Air	$ 4.7
Air	$ 3.3	Pipeline	$ 0.9

Detroit, Port Huron, and Buffalo are the top truck ports for U.S. freight flows with Canada, while Laredo, El Paso, and Otay Mesa are the top truck ports with Mexico.

Detroit, Port Huron, and International Falls are the top rail connection ports for U.S. freight flows with Canada, while Laredo, Eagle Pass, and El Paso are the top rail connection ports with Mexico.

Chicago, Port Huron, and Minneapolis are the top pipeline connection regions for U.S. energy freight flows with Canada. El Paso, Hidalgo, and Laredo are the top pipeline connection regions with Mexico.

Port of Boston, Port Arthur, and Portland are the top water port connections for U.S. energy flows with Canada. Port of Houston, Arthur, and Texas City are the top water port connections for U.S. energy flows on the Southern border.

Top 10 Ports and Commodities

Port	USD	Commodity	USD
Laredo - Texas	33,416,108,604	Computer-Related Machinery and Parts	33,366,843,432
Ysleta - Texas	12,273,970,466	Vehicles Other than Railway	20,671,831,354
Detroit - Michigan	11,764,144,476	Mineral Fuels; Oils and Waxes	19,231,708,507
Port Huron - Michigan	9,994,966,407	Electrical Machinery; Equipment and Parts	17,754,128,835
Buffalo - New York	6,788,881,867	Plastics and Articles	5,218,271,858
Otay Mesa - California	4,981,031,584	Measuring and Testing Instruments	4,195,019,547
Santa Teresa - New Mexico	4,875,700,326	Pearls; Stones; Metals and Imitation Jewelry	2,798,062,792
Eagle Pass - Texas	4,051,451,707	Aircraft; Spacecraft and Parts	2,732,113,421
Hidalgo - Texas	3,796,751,461	Aluminum and Articles	1,975,211,886
Pembina - North Dakota	3,169,186,605	Furniture; Lamps and Prefabricated Buildings	1,941,770,978