Otay Mesa Port of Entry

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Otay Mesa Port of Entry is a major U.S.–Mexico border crossing in the San Diego–Tijuana region, known especially for its high volume of commercial truck traffic and cargo processing.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf border crossing
port of entry
transport infrastructure
borderRegion U.S.–Mexico border
borderWith Mexico
connectsTo State Route 11 (planned/partial)
State Route 125
State Route 905
Tijuana, Baja California
country United States
handles commercial truck traffic
freight shipments
passenger vehicles
pedestrian traffic
hasFacilityType cargo inspection facilities
commercial vehicle inspection lanes
passenger vehicle lanes
pedestrian processing facilities
hasMexicanCounterpart Mesa de Otay border facilities
hasRole key node in North American supply chains
major gateway for U.S.–Mexico trade
isOneOf busiest commercial land ports on the U.S.–Mexico border
languageUsed English
Spanish
locatedIn California
Otay Mesa, San Diego, California
San Diego County, California
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
near Otay Mesa industrial parks
U.S.–Mexico border fence
opened 1985
operatedBy U.S. Customs and Border Protection
partOf San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan region
primaryFunction cargo processing
commercial truck crossing
replaced some commercial traffic from San Ysidro Port of Entry
servesCity San Diego
Tijuana
servesRegion Baja California
Southern California
subjectTo Mexican customs regulations
U.S. customs regulations
supervisedBy U.S. Department of Homeland Security
supportsIndustry logistics and warehousing
maquiladora manufacturing sector
usedFor export of goods to Mexico
import of goods into the United States


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