Port Ysleta had 12.1 million total border crossings in 2024, up 14.6 percent compared to 2022.
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Ysleta
Ports of entry within the state of Texas accounted for over $1 trillion in international trade in 2024. Texas has 32 official ports of entry that serve as critical gateways to global trade. Each port — whether an airport, land port or seaport — serves many domestic and international economic activities across multiple industries. Each Texas port plays a distinctive role in the state’s transportation network and contributes to the state and local economies.
The Port of Ysleta’s contributions to the Texas economy include:
Total trade (2024) $86.8 Billion
Direct and indirect employment 174,030
gross domestic product $19.9 Billion
About the Ysleta port of Entry
Ysleta’s border crossing is one of 11 land ports along Texas’ 1,254-mile border with Mexico. Each land port in the state facilitates the movement of people and goods via commercial, vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
The Ysleta port is part of the El Paso Region, which also includes the land ports of El Paso, Marcelino Serna and Presidio. The Ysleta port accounted for 79 percent of total international trade through the El Paso region in 2024.
Port of Ysleta: All Trade 2020 to 2024
Data for All Trade
| Year | Exports | Imports | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.8 | $28.6 | $42.4 |
| 2021 | $21.1 | $43.0 | $64.1 |
| 2022 | $25.6 | $51.2 | $76.8 |
| 2023 | $25.8 | $50.1 | $75.9 |
| 2024 | $29.0 | $57.7 | $86.7 |
Shipping activity through this port accounted for $86.8 billion in trade in 2024, up 105 percent from 2020 ($42.4 billion).
Ysleta accounted for 15.8 percent of total trade among Texas’ 11 land ports and comprised 8.1 percent of all Texas trade activity in 2024.
| Port of Ysleta | |||
| Top Imports: | electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances, optical and photographic instruments | ||
| Top Exports: | machinery and mechanical appliances, electronics, optical and photographic instruments | ||
| Top Trading Partners: | Mexico, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam | ||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau: USA Trade Online
Value of Exports from Port Ysleta by Commodity
Exports from Port Ysleta Data
| Commodity | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics | $5.3 | $6.3 | $8.6 | $9.3 | $9.2 |
| Machinery and Mechanical Appliances | $3.6 | $5.6 | $6.5 | $5.3 | $7.5 |
| Plastic Products | $1.0 | $1.6 | $1.8 | $2.1 | $2.1 |
| Optical and Photographic Instruments | $0.6 | $1.3 | $1.6 | $1.9 | $2.2 |
| All Other Commodities | $3.3 | $6.4 | $7.1 | $7.2 | $8.0 |
Electronics and machinery and mechanical appliances were top export commodities from Port Ysleta in 2024, comprising 57.6 percent of total exports.
KELLY HANCOCK
The Port of Ysleta is one of 32 official Texas Ports of Entry.
See a select list of ports, plus more in-depth regional data.
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