Ever wonder about doing business with companies in Tijuana?
Here’s why you should consider it today:

Savings - Labor costs are typically 40% - 80% below that in the U.S.
Availability - Have your products in the U.S. in 2-4 hours and to major U.S. consumer markets in 1-5 days
Location - As the second largest city on the Pacific Coast, Tijuana can provide products and services via land or sea - especially to its neighbor and second largest city in California, San Diego
Logistics - Take advantage of efficient production and bi-national supply chain hubs
Flexibility - In a 140-mile radius, Tijuana-based companies have access to 3 major seaports: Ensenada (65 miles), Long Beach (130 miles), and Los Angeles/San Pedro (135 miles), providing an incredible range of options for bringing in supplies or shipping out final products
Experience – More than 40 years of world class manufacturing delivering globally
Culture – High-quality workforce, fostered by hundreds of multinational companies
Access – Gateway to North American and global markets via trade agreements with the U.S., Canada, Europe, Israel, Japan, and most of the Latin America
Time Zone – Enjoy the same Pacific Standard Time zone for easy and consistent communication
Climate – No need to worry about your shipments getting bogged down by snow or sleet. Enjoy great weather and business climate with pro-business governments, low unionization, strong investment and intellectual property protections.

Tijuana’s GDP is estimated at more than US$16 billion (35% of which is generated by manufacturing exports). The GDP grew by an average of 4.1% over the last 10 years - more than three times the national average.
It has the lowest un-employment rates in the country, with an average of 3.5% over the last 10 years.
Tijuana has maintained lower inflation rates than the national average, and has kept a very competitive cost of living index - more than half of Los Angeles.
Between 2004 and 2008 Tijuana’s biomedical device sector grew 38% to over 27,000 employees - nearly 4 times larger than that of San Diego or Seattle, and almost equal to the total employment in Canada’s entire medical device industry.
Tijuana has a labor pool of nearly 650,00, including bi-national professionals from San Diego, Baja and others.
Mexico has one of the highest numbers of free trade agreements, giving Tijuana companies preferred access, as well as increased legal mechanisms for protecting intellectual property.
Of Tijuana’s 175+ maquiladoras with over 250 employees, more than 90% have ISO quality certifications.

Ranked the 2^nd “Best City to Work and Live” in Human Capital Institute’s ‘2009 National Talents Markets Report’.
Ranked the 5^th “Best Big U.S. City to Live” by Money Magazine (2006).
Ranked the 6^th in the U.S. for Quality of Live and Visitor Experience by Travel+ Leisure 2008.
Ranked in “Top 10 Greenest Places to Retire” by U.S. News and World Report (2008).
The maquiladoras industry is the biggest contributor to the GDP of the Baja region.
Private investment is valued in $2,355.3 M, and is divided across various sectors.