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The U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement is a free trade agreement between the three countries, also known as CUSMA in Canada and T-MEC in Mexico. Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 2020, the agreement contains a unique sunset provision where, after six years (in 2026), any of the three parties may decide not to continue the agreement in its current form and begin a period of up to 10 years where USMCA provisions may be renegotiated.

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ITC Requests Funding Increase Due to Heavier Workload, Including Cross-Border Trucking Study
July 16, 2020 by Mara Lee|Congress

The International Trade Commission is asking for an additional $2.75 million over its current funding level of $99.4 million because of the demands of high levels of antidumping and Section 337 investigations, and the requirement to do an investigation on “whether the U.S. long-haul trucking industry is materially harmed by an increase in cross-border trucking services provided by Mexican suppliers.” That investigation is part of USMCA implementation.

Topics:Customs duty, USMCA, Section 201 Safeguards
USMCA Provisions May Reduce Need for 9801 Claims on US Origin Goods
July 16, 2020 by Tim Warren|Top News

Some new provisions within the USMCA seem to make claims of U.S. goods returned under Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading 9801 for U.S. origin goods much less important than was the case under NAFTA. Kevin Riddell, director-trade and regulatory compliance at Tremco Group in Canada, highlighted the changes, which allow for USMCA claims on U.S. origin goods, in a recent LinkedIn post. While Riddell said he hadn't tried to enter U.S. goods under the new USMCA provisions, a CBP spokesperson confirmed that “a USMCA claim may be made on goods of U.S. origin, provided it satisfies its applicable rule of origin and all other requirements of the Agreement have been met.”

Topics:Customs duty, USMCA
COAC Says CBP Should Let Importers Try to Fix Forced Labor Issues Before WRO
July 10, 2020 by Brian Feito|Top News

CBP should “exercise discretion” when using its withhold release order (WRO) authority to address forced labor violations, leaving space for importers to use their leverage to get suppliers to change their illegal practices, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) Intelligent Enforcement subcommittee said in draft recommendations released ahead of the July 15 COAC meeting.

Topics:USMCA, Forced Labor
Alliance for Trade Enforcement Complains About Mexican, Canadian Practices Across Many Sectors
July 9, 2020 by Mara Lee|USTR

The Alliance for Trade Enforcement is asking U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to bring up intellectual property and agriculture issues with Mexico and Canada in the USMCA. The alliance includes trade groups in pharmaceutical, biotech and creative industries and the National Association of Manufacturers, in addition to broad trade groups such as the National Foreign Trade Council and the U.S. Council for International Business.

Topics:USMCA