April 5, 2019

Good Evening Trade Community (Laredo Field Office AOR),

Please view the current Hours of Operation for the Ports’ Cargo Import Lots within the Laredo Field Office (Truck Environment).

I want to reiterate that the eight Ports of Entry that extend from Del Rio to Brownsville, TX (Laredo Field Office AOR) will continue to adhere to their current normal Trade hours of operation and there are no plans at this time to reduce weekend hours. The eight Port of Entry are experiencing a shortage of available personnel due to the recent deployment to assist Border Patrol. As a result, commercial primary lanes have been reduced and have resulted in longer crossing/wait times.

We continue to support the FAST/CTPAT Program and ensure that FAST/CTPAT lanes continue to be open. I recommend that you and your customers (importers) take advantage of the early morning hours that are normally underutilized.

If you have any questions, reach out to the corresponding APD Trade at your location or me at 956-753-1773.

Points of Contact at 8 ports are as follows:

Port of Brownsville 2301 – Chris Kishore, APD  956-548-5854
Port of Del Rio 2302 – David W. Green, APD  830-306-4360
Port of Eagle Pass 2303 – Gilbert Sepulveda, APD 830-752-3593
Port of Laredo 2304 – Javier Vasquez, APD  956-794-9494/9495
Port of Pharr 2305 – Andres A. Vega, APD  956-843-5701
Port of Rio Grande 2307 – Jorge A. Flores, APD  956-487-1663
Port of Progreso 2309 – Enrique Moya III, APD  956-354-3653
Port of Roma 2310 – Rogelio Olivarez, Jr, APD  956-849-1678

Sincerely,

Armando Taboada Jr.

Armando Taboada Jr.
(a)ADFO Trade
Laredo Field Office
956-753-1773