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Amazon speeds US-to-Mexico deliveries through the AIFA airport
Amazon is speeding up deliveries of eligible products from the United States to Mexico using inventory stored closer to the border and flights through AIFA.
The service began in Mexico City, Toluca and Puebla, where Amazon uses its local delivery network to complete shipments.
Amazon Mexico head Pedro Huerta said 28,000 people have received US-ordered products the next day.
Previously, the company said, shipping those products by land could take four or five days.
The faster deliveries are intended to make Prime membership more valuable by offering customers more products and shorter wait times.
Cross-border orders currently make up less than 20% of Amazon's Mexican business, and the company does not expect that share to rise substantially.
Amazon says it will take a few months to check that operations are reliable before expanding, with Guadalajara and Monterrey possible next cities.
Amazon is using Mexico’s AIFA airport to speed deliveries of eligible orders from the United States.
The service has begun in Mexico City, Toluca and Puebla, and Amazon says 28,000 people have received a US-ordered product the next day.
The company predicts demand using Mexican customers’ purchase histories and places selected inventory closer to the border.
Amazon says the cross-border operation connects to its Mexican distribution network for the final part of delivery.
The company aims to make Prime more valuable with a wider selection and shorter delivery times, but says it needs months to stabilize operations before expanding coverage.
- Who
- Amazon Mexico, whose country manager is Pedro Huerta.
- What
- Amazon is routing selected US-to-Mexico shipments through AIFA to speed deliveries.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The service began in Mexico City, Toluca and Puebla, using AIFA.
- Why
- To shorten delivery times and offer Mexican customers a wider selection, supporting the value of Prime.
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Amazon’s cross-border shipments traveled by land and could take four or five days to arrive.
Amazon began the service in Mexico City, Toluca and Puebla, using AIFA to bring packages into Mexico.
- Deliveries reported
- 28,000 people received a US-ordered product the next day
- Service locations
- Mexico City, Toluca and Puebla
- Previous transit time
- Four or five days by land
- International shipments
- Less than 20% of Amazon Mexico’s total, according to Huerta
- Mexican distribution network
- 14 distribution centers and more than 30 delivery stations
What people are saying
28,000 people have already received the product they ordered in the United States the next day at their door, thanks to having inventory much closer to the border and working closely with customs authorities to move it through quickly.
We will need a few months to stabilize our operations well, but then obviously cities like Guadalajara and Monterrey would be next for these deliveries.