[ Warehousing ] and Distribution Services on the US–Mexico Border
Customs-bonded and FTZ storage in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez
- Eight warehouses, roughly 1.45 million sq ft, in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez
- Goods inbound from any port or airport worldwide, cleared by our own licensed brokers
- Cross-docking, pick and pack, kitting and vendor managed inventory
- Every movement scanned. Your inventory is visible in real time
Licensed, bonded and certified in the US and Mexico
Warehousing and distribution across eight border facilities, 1.45 million sq ft
We are EP Logistics, and we have been storing and handling other companies’ inventory on this border since 2005. Our warehouses sit on both sides of the crossing and hold roughly 1.45 million square feet of ambient storage between them, with customs-bonded and Foreign-Trade Zone space among them.
Your goods can reach us from any port or airport in the world. Our licensed customs brokers file the entry, our freight teams bring the shipment across, and it lands in a warehouse we run ourselves, on the side of the border where your operation needs it.
Warehousing services we run inside our facilities
How your goods are held
Customs-Bonded Warehousing
Store imported goods with us before the entry is completed, so your cash is not tied up in duties while the inventory sits waiting to be needed.
Foreign-Trade Zone No. 68
Hold inventory in our El Paso FTZ space and the duty clock does not start until you withdraw it. What you re-export never owes duties at all.
IMMEX & Maquiladora Warehousing
If you manufacture in Mexico under IMMEX, we keep the inventory records the programme demands, so storing your material never turns into a compliance problem.
What we do with them
Cross-Docking
When your freight does not need to be stored, we move it straight from inbound to outbound. You pay for the handling instead of for storage days.
Pick, Pack and Order Fulfillment
Your inventory leaves our racks as finished orders, picked, packed, labelled and staged, so you are not running a shipping operation of your own at the border.
Raw Material Kitting
We assemble components into production-ready kits before they ship, so your line receives one staged handling instead of five separate part numbers.
Merge in Transit
We hold shipments arriving from different suppliers until they are complete, then send one delivery, so your receiving dock stops absorbing the coordination.
How we keep them moving
Vendor Managed Inventory and Kan Ban
We watch the stock and replenish it against what your line actually consumes, so nobody on your team has to track levels or raise the orders.
Returns, RMA and Reverse Logistics
Returns come back to the warehouse that shipped them, get inspected against your rules and photographed, and you decide from a report what happens to each unit.
From receiving to distribution: how your inventory moves through our warehouses
One team runs receiving, storage and release, and every movement is recorded as it happens.
1. Arrival and check-in
Your driver registers at the gate and we verify the appointment. We validate the bill of lading, packing list and ASN before anything comes off the trailer.
2. Dock assignment
We assign the dock by operation type, client priority, cargo, trailer type and appointment schedule, so units are not sitting in the yard during peak hours.
3. Receiving and inspection
We unload with forklifts, pallet jacks or by hand depending on the product, and verify quantity, condition, labeling, lots and serial numbers against your documents. Anything damaged or short is photographed, recorded in an OS&D report and sent to you the same day for a decision.
4. Registration and put-away
Every unit is scanned into our Magaya warehouse management system with part number, description, quantity, lot or serial, client and location, then moved to its assigned position and confirmed in the system.
5. Storage and inventory control
We store to FIFO, FEFO or LIFO as your product requires and run cycle counts and audits to keep inventory accuracy where your operation needs it.
6. Picking, packing and release
We release orders, pick and confirm in the system, pack and label, stage for the outbound unit, load, and confirm departure with documents issued and inventory updated.
RF scanning and Zebra labeling throughout. Inventory, movement history, receipts, order status and KPIs are visible to you in real time through our client portal, or delivered by EDI, daily report or quarterly business review, whichever your team prefers.
Why rent space on the border instead of holding your own
Owning warehouse space near the crossing means paying for the peak all year. With us you pay for the pallets, the square feet or the hours you actually use, and the space, the staff and the operating hours move with your demand: in high season we add people, extend hours and re-plan the dock schedule.
And the storage does not sit on its own. The same team clears your goods, moves them across and distributes them, with every movement logged from receipt to delivery.
Why storage at the border changes your import and export timing
Inventory held at the crossing does not have to travel to get close to your plant or your customer. It is already there.
That changes two things. Customs entries can be filed ahead of the crossing instead of starting at the bridge, so the truck moves once the paperwork is done rather than the other way round. And when a production line needs material at short notice, that material is hours away rather than days.
Our teams work in English and Spanish on both sides of the crossing, so a document question in Juárez is answered by the same people handling the release in El Paso.
What it costs, and how we bill it
Warehousing is quoted the way your operation runs, not off a fixed rate card. Here is what determines the number before you ask us for one.
How we bill
By pallet, by square foot, by labor hour, by case, by order picked, by inbound or outbound movement, or by project, whichever matches how your goods actually move.
What moves the price
The space you use, pallets received and shipped, how long goods stay, the labor required, the type of cargo, the value-added services you need, how often product moves, and any special equipment.
Charged separately, quoted up front
Labeling, repacking, kitting, special inspections, extraordinary physical counts, extended hours, weekend operations, long-term storage, special materials handling and transport.
Foreign-Trade Zone billing
Billed on storage square footage and per activity, plus approval letters and the admission and withdrawal documents each movement requires.
What you get in reporting
Inventory reports, receipt and shipment confirmations, discrepancy reports with photographic evidence, KPIs, and a dedicated account manager, in real time through the portal or by EDI, with daily, weekly or monthly reports and quarterly business reviews as you prefer.
Warehousing questions we get asked
Where are your warehouses?
We operate eight warehouses on the El Paso–Ciudad Juárez border: four in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and four in El Paso, Texas, totalling roughly 1.45 million square feet of ambient storage. All of our warehousing capacity is on this border. Your goods can arrive from anywhere in the world and we handle the clearance and the crossing into either country.
Do you handle the customs clearance too, or do I need my own broker?
We handle it. Our licensed U.S. customs brokers file 200 to 250 entries a month under CBP filer code 9NW, including in-bond movements and FTZ admissions and withdrawals. Storage and clearance sit with the same team, which is the point: the entry can be filed ahead of the crossing rather than starting when the truck reaches the bridge.
What is the difference between customs-bonded warehousing and a Foreign-Trade Zone?
Both let you hold imported goods without paying duties on arrival, and they differ in what you can do with the goods while they sit. In a bonded warehouse the merchandise is stored until the entry is completed. In a Foreign-Trade Zone it can also be handled: consolidated, relabelled, repacked, kitted, inspected and counted, then withdrawn into US commerce or re-exported, with no duties owed on what leaves the country. We operate within FTZ No. 68 in El Paso, with FTZ space across two of our facilities, and we run the admissions, the reporting CBP requires and the withdrawals.
What can't you store?
We do not handle personal shipments, automobiles, hazardous cargo or perishables, and we have no temperature-controlled storage. Our facilities are ambient throughout. We can coordinate temperature-controlled transport, but we do not store under it.
What industries do you serve?
We serve all industries! We do not handle personal shipments, automobiles, hazardous cargo, and perishables.
Who provides warehousing and distribution across the US–Mexico border?
A cross-border warehousing provider needs three things at once: storage on the side of the border where your goods need to sit, a licensed customs broker to file the entries, and transport to move goods across and onward. We hold all three. Our warehouses are in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, our licensed US customs brokers file 200 to 250 entries a month under CBP filer code 9NW, and our freight teams coordinate the crossing, around 25 a day, with most scheduled shipments crossing the same day.
Tell us what you need stored, and where it has to go next
Send us your volumes, your locations and your timing. You will get a [ Made-to-order ] proposal: space, handling and the crossing, priced the way your operation actually runs.