Chetumal Airport Adds Customs Section to Open Air Trade Route

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — The Chetumal International Airport now has a customs section, opening the way for air imports and exports in a move the state government says will boost economic activity in southern Quintana Roo.

Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa said the section became official after the agreement creating the customs unit at the airport terminal was published in the Federal Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación).

The new customs unit will process goods entering and leaving Mexico by air, creating new prospects for trade and logistics, Lezama said.

The governor said the customs facility will be integrated with other strategic projects under development in Chetumal, including the Maya Train cargo service, the Recinto Fiscalizado Estratégico (a strategic customs-controlled area), the Chetumal Free Zone and the Economic Development Pole for Wellbeing. Together, she said, they will help create a logistics platform combining air connectivity, customs services and tax incentives, with the potential to strengthen trade with Central America and the Caribbean.

“Today the agreement establishing the customs section at the Chetumal International Airport was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation,” Lezama said.

Lezama credited efforts made with the federal government for completing the measure and highlighted backing from the Secretariat of Economy. She also thanked President Claudia Sheinbaum for supporting projects aimed at strengthening Chetumal’s economic development.

The state government expects the customs section to increase commercial activity, expand air connectivity options and generate new investment and employment opportunities for families in southern Quintana Roo, positioning Chetumal as a commercial and logistics link between Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.