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Import Value
$242.2M
Export Value
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Products
725
Sumas is a U.S.-Canada land border crossing port of entry in Whatcom County, Washington, adjacent to Abbotsford, British Columbia. It is an important commercial crossing on the Highway 9 corridor, handling truck freight, rail cargo, and passenger vehicles between the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. Sumas serves as a key alternative to the busier Blaine crossing for commercial shipments moving through the Fraser Valley region.
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Sumas handles commercial truck freight, rail shipments, and passenger vehicles crossing between Washington state and British Columbia, with agricultural products, lumber, and manufactured goods being common commodity types.
Yes, Sumas is a rail border crossing in addition to a highway crossing, and CBP processes rail manifests and cargo entries for trains crossing between the U.S. and Canada at this location.
Sumas offers an alternative routing to Blaine for shippers using the Highway 9 and Fraser Valley corridor; wait times and congestion levels can differ between the two crossings, and carriers may choose Sumas to optimize transit times depending on origin and destination.
Imports
Exports
| Rank | Product | Import value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRUDE OIL FROM PETROLEUM AND BITUMINOUS MINERALS | $90.8M |
| 2 | OTHER CONIF WOOD, SAWN/CHIPED LENTGW, THKNS GT 6MM | $15.9M |
| 3 | MUSHROOMS OF THE GENUS AGARICUS, FRESH OR CHILLED | $12.4M |
| 4 | IMPORTS OF ARTICLES EXPORTED & RETURNED, NO CHANGE | $10.1M |
| 5 | LIVE PLANTS, CUTTINGS & SLIPS,NESOI;MUSHROOM SPAWN | $9.5M |
| Rank | Product | Export value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BULLDOZERS AND ANGELDOZERS, SELF-PROP, TRACK LAY | $14.0M |
| 2 | MECH SHOVELS EXCAVATORS ETC W 360 DEGREE SPRSTRUC | $3.8M |
| 3 | CORN (MAIZE), OTHER THAN SEED CORN | $3.5M |
| 4 | ROAD TRACT FOR SEMI W/ ONLY DIESEL/SEMI-DIESEL ENG |
| $2.9M |
| 5 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS, NESOI | $2.5M |