US EditionMexico Halts Fuel Imports at Texas Border as Inspections Rise
- Mexico has effectively closed its Texas border to fuel trucks for two weeks, impacting gasoline and diesel imports.
- The Sheinbaum administration increased cargo inspections to crack down on tax payment issues from some fuel importers.
- This heightened scrutiny led to customer demand dropping and a halt in fuel trucking businesses crossing into Mexico.
- Authorities seized over 2 million gallons of illegal fuel; Pemex stated they lost $1.2 billion to theft in 2023.
- The import slowdown could back up U.S. Supplies and potentially increase costs for Mexican transporters and stations.
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Mexico Halts U.S. Fuel Imports by Truck Amid Crackdown on Illegal Sales
Mexico has temporarily suspended imports of fuels from the United States by truck as it is stepping up inspections of permits in a bid to clamp down on illegal fuel trades, sources with knowledge of the matter have told Reuters. As Mexico is stepping up cargo inspections, trucks loaded with diesel and gasoline are currently not being allowed to cross the Texas border into Mexico, according to one of Reuters’ sources involved in the delivery of f…
Will there be a shortage of gasoline? Mexico ‘brake’ fuel shipments from Texas for this reason
Texas-Mexico fuel shipments are in practice paralysed after the Mexican government took drastic measures against tax evasion on imports.The Texas-Mexico land border crossing has been closed for two weeks for trucks transporting fuel such as gasoline and diesel after the government intensified cargo inspections, according to people familiar with the issue. A fuel dealer who asked not to be identified said his fuel business to the border stopped o…
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