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Tijuana
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Real-Time Border Crossing Wait
Times from U.S. Customs
San
Ysidro Border: 619-690-8999
Otay Mesa Border: 619-671-8999
Border Crossing Traffic
Informantion from:

Look for: Mexican Border Ports of Entry at San Yasidro (the West border crossing and Otay Mesa-Passanger (the East border crossing). |
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ProMéxico is Mexico's new Trade and Investment organization launched on July 9, 2007 by President Felipe Calderon.
ProMéxico embraces and takes over Mexico's business promotional network that had been handled for 70 years by Bancomext (the Mexican Bank for Foreign Trade).
This effort is aimed to bring efficiency and a new face of Mexico in the business community, locally and abroad. |
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Jobwerx
directory provides resources for plastics, packaging,
chemicals, rubber, metals, employers, designers, engineers,
scientists, toolmakers, resin suppliers, OEMs, the supply
chain, employment, software & machinery suppliers,
worldwide.
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Portals
to the World provides electronic
resources on the nations of the
world selected by Library of Congress
subject experts. |
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Export-Import
Bank
supports the purchases of U.S. goods and services by
creditworthy international buyers that cannot obtain
credit through traditional trade and structured finance
sources.
The
Mexico portal is the first of several country-specific,
bilingual Web portals that Ex-Im Bank will add to its
Web site to assist foreign buyers and U.S. exporters
in emerging markets.
Yahoo
News - Press Release
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The
Federation of International Trade Associations -
Official International Trade / Import-Export Portal
(FITA)
Primary
missions:
- To
provide the most content-rich international trade
site
- To
provide a comprehensive global trade shop featuring
goods and services needed by those involved in international
trade.
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Mexican
Laws in English. Quality
translations of Mexican Laws,
Regulations, Decrees, and
Standards. We help you keep
up to date on the changes
and new legislation that affect
the Maquiladora industry. |
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Ino.com.
Daily real time Mexico peso
vs. U.S. dollar exchange rates. |
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TradePort
offers comprehensive trade
information, including a trade
directory, trade signals,
and trade assistance. |
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Manufacturing
Sites - Online resources
for manufacturing! |
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WorldTrade
Executive, Inc. (WTE)
provides legal and business
information services to the
international trade community.
We focus on the practical
issues concerning the mechanics,
barriers and opportunities
for operating in international
markets. |
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The
Conference Board creates and
disseminates knowledge about management
and the marketplace to help businesses
strengthen their performance and
better serve society. |
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SICE,
the OAS Trade Unit’s Foreign
Trade Information System,
makes available information about
hemispheric integration and trade
trends. |
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OTEA
conducts a comprehensive program
of data development, dissemination,
and research and analysis on international
and domestic trade and investment
issues. |
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The International
Trade Data System (ITDS)
is a federal government information
technology initiative (Initiative
IT06) of the National Performance
Review. The goal of the initiative
is to implement an integrated
government-wide system for the
electronic collection, use, and
dissemination of international
trade data. |
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NAFTA
Works: This maquiladoras
aims at increasing awareness
of the latest developments
and opportunities related
to the North American Free
Trade Agreement, NAFTA . |
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Economist.com
is the premier online source
for the analysis of world
business and current affairs,
providing authoritative insight
and opinion on international
news, world politics, business,
finance, science and technology,
as well as overviews of cultural
trends and regular industry,
business and country surveys. |
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The
Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce
is a non-profit business advocacy
organization seeking to enhance
employment and economic opportunities
in Otay Mesa and develop a competitive
and increased exporting base in
San Diego. |
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INEGI
- The organization responsible
for generating, processing
and disseminating the statistical
and geographic information
of Mexico.
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El
Diario Oficial de la Federación
en Internet es una herramienta
de alta tecnología
que pone a su disposición
la información
oficial a través
de un amigable sistema.
Es una copia fiel del
Diario Oficial de la Federación
impreso, a través
del cual el Gobierno Federal,
da a conocer Leyes, Decretos,
Reformas, Circulares,
Resoluciones y Disposiciones
de las diferentes Dependencias
y Organismos descentralizados
del Gobierno Mexicano.
(in
Spanish)
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U.S.
Commercial Service provides
information on market research,
trade events, exporting resources,
and other trade links. |
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FDA
is charged with protecting
American consumers by enforcing
the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act and several related
public health laws. FDA publishes
information about its regulatory
and enforcement activities
in a number of reports. |
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The
Department
of Transportation ensures
safety and security in the
nation's transportation system
through instruction to both
those entrusted with enforcement
and those obligated to compliance
to safety standards. |
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The
new Department
of Homeland Security (DHS)
has three primary missions: Prevent
terrorist attacks within the United
States, reduce America's vulnerability
to terrorism, and minimize the
damage from potential attacks
and natural disasters. |
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