MexDirect

 

Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM) are proud to offer MexDirect, an innovative, new transportation product designed to remove the barriers that exist for customers shipping to and from Mexico. MexDirect offers the first "single source" public pricing tool, designed especially for moving products into and out of Mexico on a through-rate basis.

MexDirect is a no-hassle shipment alternative to premium-priced truck, featuring:

  • One inquiry, one rate for interline shipments
  • Easy-to-use tools for obtaining credit, car ordering, creating bills of ladings, tracings and more
  • Bilingual customer service assistance on both sides of the border
  • Single freight bill in U.S. currency
  • Economical alternative to truck
  • Available for Primary Iron or Steel Articles, and Lumber and Wood
  • Expanded geographic reach through participation by Canadian Pacific, CSX and Norfolk Southern railroads

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Easy-to-Use Pricing Tool

Use our Price Inquiry tool to get rates quickly for your shipment on MexDirect. This tool enables customers    to quickly obtain through rates moving to or from UP-served (or accessed) origins and destinations within the U.S. to or from KCSM-served (or accessed) origins and destinations within Mexico. Our simplified rate structure provides a single bill and eliminates the uncertainties of currency fluctuations by providing rates in U.S. dollars. We are confident that you will find added value in utilizing the joint-line group rate structure.

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Easy-to-Use Shipping Instructions

MexDirect is designed to streamline the processes associated with shipping products into or out of Mexico. In the PDFs below, you will find information to help you with:

  • Obtaining credit
  • Placing car orders
  • Creating bills of lading
  • Rail car tracing


Also included is a "How to Do Business in Mexico" section which contains useful information regarding:

  • Customs clearance
  • Despacho Previo and other border processes and functions
  • Who to Call list

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Current Commodities Covered

MexDirect includes UP, KCSM, CP, CSX and NS origins and destinations as applicable. You'll find these MexDirect point-to-point prices in our Price & Transit Time Inquiry.

You can find secure tools, applications and reports to help you manage shipments, save time, and simplify your business at MyUPRR. Submit a Customer Registration Request, and you'll have your password within one business day.