PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today announced that Arizona will be home to SkyBridge Arizona, the nation’s first international air cargo hub to house both Mexican and United States customs. The first-of-its-kind service, which will be operated out of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, will enable E-commerce companies, manufacturers and other commercial interests conducting business in Mexico and throughout Latin America to more efficiently and cost-effectively transport goods between countries, while ensuring proper inspections and safety controls.

“Think of SkyBridge as a metaphor for an improved method for moving cargo and goods between the two countries,” says Joachim. “It was created at the border in Arizona, in Nogales, where Mexican and U.S. Customs agents are jointly inspecting cargo heading for the United States and then to Mexico. It improves efficiencies — rather than having to be cleared for export by U.S. Customs and then cleared for import by Mexican Customs, which are two processes that can all happen at once. It’s a popular program that has grown out of its pilot stage and we’re happy to announce that as part of this SkyBridge deal, Gateway will be the first inland port for this unified cargo processing program.”