Farias and Farias

What Farias and Farias does

Farias & Farias, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned customs brokerage and freight forwarding firm headquartered at 8406 El Gato Road in Laredo, Texas, operating continuously since 1981. The company is licensed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to perform U.S. customs house brokerage and provides parallel Mexican customs brokerage (pedimentos, SEDs, NAFTA-PITEX, maquila, SAGAR/Semarnap/sectorial permits). It also arranges international freight forwarding across truck, rail, and air, operates an in-bond bonded warehouse exceeding 40,000 square feet near the Milo interchange, places cargo insurance and customs bonds, and clears shipments through FDA, USDA, EPA, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife. The firm is CTPAT-certified and its core technology is the Customhouse 400 software, a proprietary integration that links directly with the U.S. Customs Service on a 24-hour basis to push and pull real-time entry information.

The business model is transactional and quote-based. Revenue is generated from per-entry customs brokerage fees, freight forwarding margins on drayage, ground, air, and rail movements arranged as a licensed transportation broker, managed-services storage and distribution fees from the 40,000+ sq ft facility, and ancillary income from customs bonds and cargo insurance placements. Customer segments are importers and exporters moving goods across the U.S.-Mexico border, including twin-plant/maquiladora operators requiring in-bond warehousing, with the typical client being an SMB or mid-market shipper (per the $50/entry liability cap and absence of enterprise master agreements). Go-to-market is sales-led via a bilingual website, a free-quote form, phone, and email, supplemented by organic search and word-of-mouth referrals.

The firm is led by Dr. Hector Farias, Jr. (co-founder, licensed broker since 1980) and three other licensed U.S. Customhouse Brokers — Gonzalo P. Farias, Marisela C. Ridgley, and R. Alejandra Landis — supported by a total headcount of 1-10. Operations are concentrated in a single Laredo facility, with strategic positioning adjacent to the U.S. Customs Import Lot enabling fast merchandise clearance. No external institutional capital, M&A activity, or product launches beyond the historical buildout of services are evident in the source material.

Name

Farias and Farias

Legal name

Farias & Farias, Inc.

Website

https://farias.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Farias & Farias is a family-owned customs brokerage and freight forwarder in Laredo, Texas, serving U.S.-Mexico cross-border importers and exporters since 1981 with brokerage, warehousing, and inter-modal transportation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Customs Brokerage and Freight Forwarding

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Customs & Regulatory Filing Documentation (Entry/Exit Summaries, Declarations, ENS/AMS/ACI) (TLACAHAE)

Keywords

• Customs brokerage services
• Freight forwarding services
• Warehousing and distribution
• Cross-border logistics
• Transportation brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Laredo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Customs Brokerage Services: Fees charged for U.S. and Mexican customs clearance services including pre-files, consumption entries, in-bonds, special permits, quotas, haz-mat clearance, and remote filing.
2. Freight Forwarding Services: International freight forwarding services including drayage, ground freight, air cargo, rail freight, and door-to-door services for imports and exports.
3. Warehousing and Distribution: Over 40,000 square feet of storage facility offering in-bond warehousing, distribution, consolidation, storage, and special labeling/packing services.
4. Transportation Brokerage: Arrangement of ground freight, air cargo, rail freight, and inter-modal transportation services as a licensed transportation broker for U.S. and Mexico.
5. Insurance and Bond Services: Cargo insurance placement and customs bonds as licensed insurance agents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Farias & Farias, Inc. is a licensed U.S. Customhouse Broker and Freight Forwarder providing customs brokerage (U.S. and Mexican), freight forwarding (ground, air, rail, inter-modal door-to-door), transportation brokerage, and over 40,000 square feet of in-bond warehousing and distribution services to importers and exporters operating between the U.S. and Mexico. The firm also provides governmental agency clearances (FDA, USDA, EPA), customs bonds, and cargo insurance as a licensed insurance agent.

Product overview

Farias & Farias, Inc. is a licensed U.S. Customhouse Broker and Freight Forwarder operating since 1981, offering a comprehensive suite of international trade services. The company's core offerings include U.S. Customs Clearance Services and Mexican Customs Clearance Services as the primary brokerage functions, supported by Transportation Brokerage Service, Warehousing & Distribution, International Ground Door-to-Door Service, International Air Door-to-Door Service, International Freight Forwarding, Governmental Agency Clearance, and Customs Bonds and Insurance. The company utilizes Customhouse 400 software for 24-hour U.S. Customs Service connectivity and maintains over 40,000 square feet of warehouse facility near the Milo interchange with access to Interstate 35 and international bridges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• U.S. Customs Clearance Services Comprehensive U.S. customs clearance services including pre-files, consumption entries, in-bonds, GO entries, special permits, quotas, hazardous materials clearance, AII certified processing, customs bonds, cargo insurance agency, and remote filing capabilities, offered to importers and exporters moving goods across the U.S.–Mexico border.
• Mexican Customs Clearance Services Full-service Mexican customs brokerage services including pedimentos, SED's, drayage, virtual entries, NAFTA-PITEX documentation, maquila program support, SAGAR permits, Semarnap permits, and sectorial permits for importers and exporters moving goods into Mexico.
• Governmental Agency Clearance Clearance services for governmental agencies including FDA, USDA, EPA, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife regulatory compliance, provided to importers and exporters needing federal agency release of their shipments.
• Transportation Brokerage Service Transportation brokerage covering ground freight, air cargo, rail freight, and door-to-door international service across the U.S. and Mexico, arranged by a licensed transportation broker.
• Warehousing & Distribution Over 40,000 square feet of storage facility providing in-bond warehouse services, distribution center operations, shipment consolidation, storage, special labeling and packing, video-monitored security, computer online status tracking, inventory control system, internet-accessible inventory, and barcoding availability.
• International Ground Door-to-Door Service International ground transportation service featuring dry van trailers, flat beds, low-boys, step-decks, reefers, inter-modal transportation, and consolidated shipments across the U.S. and Mexico.
• International Air Door-to-Door Service Air freight services including consolidated air freight, air cargo charter service, commercial air cargo services, and door-to-door pickup and delivery across the U.S. and Mexico.
• International Freight Forwarding Comprehensive freight forwarding services with analysis of transportation costs, negotiation with airlines, steamship companies, railroad companies, and over-the-road transportation providers, plus foreign freight forwarder charge analysis and Letter of Credit preparation.
• International Trade Center (ITC) Services Coordinated services expediting commodity shipments through U.S. and Mexican customs including cartage, warehousing, trading services, customs clearances, marketing services, product development, worldwide market searches, and governmental agency clearance from the Laredo, Texas headquarters.
• Customs Bonds and Insurance Customs bonds and cargo insurance agent services for import and export shipments, provided by Farias & Farias as a licensed insurance agent.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour basis link with U.S. Customs Service

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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