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Status by Topic
Each topic carries two statuses, and they are independent by design. The first pill is what you need to do, which can be driven by Section 232, Section 301 or ordinary rulemaking as much as by the agreement itself. The second is what is happening at the negotiating table. A topic can be the loudest fight of the review and require nothing of you today, or attract no negotiating attention at all and be costing you money right now.
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Negotiation Tracker
Bilateral negotiating rounds and the formal trilateral Joint Review are two separate tracks. Both are shown here.
| Date | Forum | Parties | Issues | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28–29, 2026 | Bilateral Round 1 | US – Mexico | Economic security, automotive rules of origin, steel & aluminum | Concluded; advanced discussions on ROO and economic security |
| Jun 15–17, 2026 | Bilateral Round 2 | US – Mexico | Rules of origin, economic security, agriculture, labor, environment (conceptual) | Concluded; Greer & Ebrard met directly in DC |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Trilateral Joint Review | US, Mexico, Canada | Mandatory Article 34.7 six-year review | US declined 16-year renewal; annual reviews triggered; agreement remains in force |
| Jul 21–23, 2026 | Bilateral Round 3 | US – Mexico | Steel & aluminum, automobiles, economic security, labor, agriculture, electronic payment services | Completed. Joint statement issued Jul 23; Greer met President Sheinbaum and Secretary Ebrard; no public amendment text |
| Sep 2026 | Bilateral Round 4 | US – Mexico | Carryover agenda from Round 3; automotive content the central open item | Directed by the Jul 23 joint statement. Washington, D.C. Mexican press reports place it in the first half of September; exact dates not yet announced. Now the only active negotiating channel |
| TBD | US – Canada bilateral track | US – Canada | Steel, aluminum, autos, lumber tariffs; Section 338 action | Suspended. Canada recalled its negotiating team on Aug 22 after talks collapsed Aug 21. The Section 338 tariffs took effect Aug 22 following a three-day suspension; Canadian counter-tariffs are set for Sep 8. No further talks scheduled |
Sources: USTR press releases (May 29, Jun 18, Jul 1, Jul 17, Jul 20, Jul 23, 2026); White House Section 338 fact sheet (Jul 20, 2026); Global Affairs Canada, Minister LeBlanc statements (Jul 1, Jul 3, 2026); El Financiero (Jul 23–24, 2026) on Round 4 timing.
Positions of the Parties
Sources: USTR press releases and Senate Finance testimony (Jul 2026); Secretaría de Economía; White House Section 338 fact sheet; Global Affairs Canada; Reuters and Associated Press reporting, Jul 20–24, 2026; The Globe and Mail (Aug 4, 2026); ABC News wire (Aug 6, 2026); El Gráfico (Jul 29, 2026); Prime Minister of Canada, remarks and First Ministers’ Meeting readout (Aug 22, 2026); CBP CSMS # 69606660 (Aug 21, 2026); CNBC and Associated Press reporting (Aug 22–24, 2026).
Round 3 Outcome
Bilateral · US–MexicoJuly 21–23, 2026, Mexico City. Ambassador Greer met President Claudia Sheinbaum and Secretary Marcelo Ebrard. Official disclosures cover economic security, labor, agriculture, electronic payment services, steel and aluminum and derivative products, and automobiles. The round produced a joint statement and a direction to convene a fourth bilateral round in Washington in September 2026.
What it did not produce. No agreed amendment text, protocol, or sector-by-sector settlement has been published. Reporting after the talks identifies automotive content rules as the central sticking point, with Mexico continuing to seek relief from separate Section 232 tariffs before broader concessions. Canadian participation in Round 3 is not established in the public record.
Why it matters. The review-related negotiations are no longer hypothetical. Automotive rules, supply-chain security, labor-linked enforcement, metals, and electronic payment services all remained active enough to carry into a fourth round, so scenario planning, origin-data readiness, and tariff-overlap monitoring stay near the top of the compliance agenda.
Note: this was a bilateral US–Mexico negotiating round related to the Joint Review. It was not itself the formal trilateral Article 34.7 joint review, which was convened separately on July 1, 2026.
↗ USTR, joint statement with Secretary Ebrard, July 23 ↗ USTR, Round 3 announcement, July 17Key Documents
Primary government sources cited across this tracker. Members get the full Tier 1/Tier 2 archive in the Source Library.
Also in the members-only library: the July 1 statements from Ambassador Greer and Minister LeBlanc, the July 17 Round 3 announcement, Ambassador Greer’s July 22 Senate Finance testimony, Canada’s July 23 response to the Section 301 action, and the Secretaría de Economía declaration.
What Hasn't Changed
Full Source Library: Members Only
Tier 1 and Tier 2 sourcing for every topic above, and the full status archive back to the review's start.
Trade Law Partners
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This tracker is researched and maintained by Heather Tschirhart, who leads ICPA’s trade research and data work.