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| Border Crossing Data | | Overview | The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Border Crossing/Entry Data provides summary statistics for incoming crossings at the U.S.-Canadian and the U.S.-Mexican border at the port level. Data are available for trucks, trains, containers, buses, personal vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians.
Border crossing data are collected at border ports by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The data only reflect the number of vehicles, containers, passengers or pedestrians entering the United States. Customs and Border Protection does not collect comparable data on outbound crossings. Users seeking data on outbound vehicles may therefore want to review data from individual bridge operators, border state governments, or the Mexican and Canadian governments. In addition, the Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development (Border Trade Institute) provides north- and southbound crossing data for land ports in Texas collected from bridge operators and the Mexican government. | | Coverage | | Incoming vehicle, container, passenger, and pedestrian counts at U.S.-Mexico and U.S. Canada land border ports. | | Availability | | | | First Year | 1995 | | Last Year | 2009 | | Frequency | Monthly | | | | Data Tables | | View tables in this database ... | | Border Crossing/Entry Data | | Incoming monthly border crossing/entry data for vehicles, containers, passengers and pedestrians. The data represents activity at the port level on the U.S.-Canadian and U.S.-Mexican land border and international ferry crossings. The data is provided to BTS by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection. | | Summary Tables | | | | National Transportation Statistics | | | | U.S.-Canadian Border Land-Freight Gateways | | U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Freight Gateways | | | | Related Links | | | | BTS International Program | | Frequently Asked Questions | | Schedule D: U.S. Customs districts/ports, codes and descriptions | | Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development | | |
| Terms and Definitions | | | | Bus Crossings | Number of arriving buses at a particular port, whether or not they are carrying passengers. | | Container | A Container is defined as any conveyance entering the U.S. used for commercial purposes, either full or empty. Includes containers moving in-bond for the port initiating the bonded movements.
Types of Containers
The following are examples of a Container:
Stakebed truck, truck with a car carrier, van, pickup truck/car, flatbed truck, piggyback truck with two linked trailers/containers = 2 containers, straight truck, bobtail truck, railcar, rail flatbed car stacked with four containers = 4 containers
(on each rail car if there is multiple box containers count each container and the flatbed car.), and tri-level boxcar with multiple containers inside = 3 containers | | Passengers Crossing In Buses | Number of persons arriving by bus requiring U.S. Customs processing. | | Passengers Crossing In Privately Owned Vehicles | Persons entering the United States at a particular port by private automobiles, pick-up trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, taxis, ambulances, hearses, tractors, snowmobiles and other motorized private ground vehicles. | | Passengers Crossing In Trains | Number of passengers and crew arriving by train and requiring U.S. Customs processing. | | Pedestrian Crossings | The number of persons arriving on foot or by certain conveyance (such as bicycles, mopeds, or wheel chairs) requiring U.S. Customs processing. | | Privately Owned Vehicle Crossings | Number of privately owned vehicles (POVs) arriving at a particular port. Includes pick-up trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, taxis, snowmobiles, ambulances, hearses, and other motorized private ground vehicles. | | Rail Container Crossings (loaded and empty) | A container is any conveyance entering the U.S. used for commercial purposes, full or empty. In this case, it is the number of full or empty rail containers arriving at a port. This series includes containers moving as inbound shipments. | | Train Crossings | Number of arriving trains at a particular port. | | Truck Container Crossings (loaded and empty) | A container is any conveyance entering the U.S. used for commercial purposes, full or empty. In this case, it is the number of full or empty truck containers arriving at a port. This series includes containers moving as inbound shipments. | | Truck Crossings | Number of arriving trucks; does not include privately owned pick-up trucks. |
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