USMCA Joint Review Tracker

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ICPA’s weekly view of the 2026 USMCA joint review: what has changed, what has not, and what it means for your compliance program.

Last reviewed and updated October 18, 2026 No topic changed status on either axis

  • Metals contentBIS guidance to CBP defines “U.S. content” for the USMCA Section 232 metals deduction under clause (2)(d) of Proclamation 11032, for entries from Oct. 14 (91 FR 65162).
  • LaborUSTR invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism at Carolina Performance Fabrics (Guanajuato) on Oct. 13 and directed suspension of liquidation of entries of goods produced at the facility.
  • Assembly partsMexico exempted fracción 9803.00.01 vehicle-assembly parts from its 10% import duty for five years from Oct. 14, for terminal automakers with fiscal-warehouse (depósito fiscal) authorization that meet SE lineamientos. SE says only 11 light-vehicle makers qualify and imports need its prior permission; the lineamientos have not yet been published.
  • NegotiationsEbrard said Oct. 16 the fourth U.S.–Mexico round “tiene que ser antes del fin de año,” date still to be set. Reuters relayed a WSJ report that a tariff deal stalled over Lutnick’s objections; Ebrard disputed it.
  • Mail entryCBP moved the date Entry Type 13 becomes mandatory for informal entry of international postal shipments subject to Section 201, 232 or 301 duties or PGA jurisdiction from Oct. 22, 2026 to Jan. 20, 2027 (Oct. 14 release).
  • DigitalMexico’s decree protecting minors on digital platforms took effect on DOF publication Oct. 14; platforms must document and report compliance actions within 30 calendar days.
Next dates
  • Oct. 20 Agua Prieta cattle exports restart (reported)
  • Oct. 21 USITC 332-608 post-hearing briefs due
  • Nov. 2 USITC written submissions; end of Mexico’s sugar-permit transition for 2106.90.99
  • Nov. 13 Mexico platform compliance reports due (30 days from Oct. 14)
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2018
USMCA Signed
2020
Enters Into Force
May 2026
Round 1, Mexico City
Bilateral
Completed
Jun 2026
Round 2, Washington
Bilateral
Completed
Jul 1, 2026
Joint Review Convened
Trilateral
Completed
Jul 21–23, 2026
Round 3, Mexico City
Bilateral
Completed
By end-2026 (date TBD)
Round 4
Bilateral
Date to be set
Jan 12, 2027
Joint Review Comments & Hearing Requests Due
USTR Dockets
2036
Term Ends Absent Extension

Latest Developments

Oct 16, 2026
Ebrard says the fourth U.S.–Mexico round “tiene que ser antes del fin de año”; Reuters relays a WSJ report that a tariff deal stalled over Lutnick’s objections, which Ebrard disputes
The official transcript of President Sheinbaum’s October 12 press conference records her saying “Hay avances. Todavía no tenemos un acuerdo final, pero seguimos dialogando.” She said “hay aranceles en automóviles, en acero y aluminio” and that Mexico wants “la disminución de esos aranceles y que no haya más aranceles en el periodo de revisión.” On the term she said “nosotros pedimos que se ampliara por 16 años y Estados Unidos planteó que se mantiene 10 años con una revisión anual.” On October 13 she said her last call with President Trump was on September 16. On October 15 Reuters reported that the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the talks, said progress toward a U.S.–Mexico tariff deal has stalled after opposition from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who has opposed significant reductions in the 25% tariff on Mexican automobiles and the 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum. Mexico’s deputy trade minister Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez told the Journal there was progress in the negotiations, and a Commerce Department spokesperson told the newspaper the department was in constant dialogue with Mexico on trade. In the Secretaría de Economía transcript of his October 16 appearance before the Chamber of Deputies’ Comisiones Unidas de Economía, Comercio y Competitividad and de Economía Social y Fomento del Cooperativismo, Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said “estamos por determinar la cuarta ronda de conversaciones, tiene que ser antes del fin de año, con Estados Unidos.” On the term he said “un periodo de 10 años con revisión anual, no es lo que más nos gusta” and “nos gustaría 16 años en revisión, pero está el tratado vigente.” Expansión reported on October 16 that Ebrard said of the talks “No están interrumpidas,” that Lutnick “nunca me ha dicho que él se oponga a que se reduzca la 232,” and that on autos Mexico is proposing “que nadie pague más del 15%.” Bloomberg Línea quotes him as saying “No, yo no veo estancadas las negociaciones.” ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: the 25% and 50% rates in the WSJ account are the Section 232 rates; the 10-year term with annual review is Mexican officials’ account of the U.S. position; the WSJ report cites unnamed people familiar with the talks, and we have located no government confirmation that talks have stalled. As of October 18 ICPA has located no announced date for the fourth round and no announced agreement on the auto, steel or aluminum tariffs.
Reported Positions →
Oct 14, 2026
Commerce (BIS) issues guidance to CBP defining “U.S. content” for the USMCA Section 232 metals deduction, for entries from October 14
The Bureau of Industry and Security published a notice on October 14 (91 FR 65162, FR Doc. 2026-20938) giving CBP guidance on what “U.S. content” means for purposes of clause (2)(d) of Proclamation 11032, which covers products of Canada and Mexico that qualify for USMCA preferential tariff treatment. The notice states that U.S. content means (1) “the value of the product attributable to parts wholly obtained, entirely produced, or substantially transformed in the United States,” and (2), “to the extent not otherwise accounted for in (1),” the value attributable to steel melted and poured in the United States, aluminum smelted and cast in the United States, and/or copper smelted and cast in the United States. The guidance applies to products entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on October 14, 2026, and directs product-specific questions to CBP. The notice is guidance to CBP and sets out no filing procedure. Under Proclamation 11032 itself (91 FR 34085), for Annex I-C aluminum and steel articles entered June 8, 2026 through December 31, 2027, “a duty of 25 percent shall apply only to the non-U.S. content of the product” for USMCA-qualifying products of Canada and Mexico, and “the total effective duty on the imported product assessed under this subclause shall not be less than 15 percent ad valorem”; the BIS notice does not restate these terms. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: the notice does not reference CBP’s June 5, 2026 CSMS #68855869, which instructs filers to report the non-U.S. and U.S. content of USMCA-eligible derivative steel articles of Canada or Mexico on two lines under HTSUS 9903.82.20/9903.82.21; we have located no CBP message updating that guidance as of October 18, 2026.
Confirmed Steel & Aluminum →
Oct 14, 2026
CBP extends by 90 days, to January 20, 2027, the date Entry Type 13 becomes mandatory for international postal shipments subject to Section 201, 232 or 301 duties or PGA jurisdiction
CBP announced on October 14 the extension of the compliance date for new informal entry procedures for international mail from October 22, 2026 to January 20, 2027. CBP says “the 90-day extension provides importers, brokers, and logistics providers additional time to update their processes” and that “there are no changes to international mail entry procedures before Jan. 20, 2027.” The release links the June 24, 2026 interim final rule (2026-12669) and the October 8 Low-Value Shipments NPRM. The June 24 rule itself set the October 22, 2026 compliance date for 19 CFR 145.12(a)(2)(v)-(vi) (PGA-regulated goods; Chapter 98/99 duties; Chapter 98 or FTA duty-free claims). ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: we have located no Federal Register notice or CSMS message amending the regulatory compliance date as of October 18, so the CBP release is the only official text; the October 22 date listed in last week’s Next dates panel is superseded.
Confirmed De Minimis →
Oct 14, 2026
Commerce publishes notice of the USMCA Chapter 10 binational panel decision in the 2017–2018 softwood lumber countervailing duty administrative review: affirmed in part, remanded in part
The Federal Register notice (91 FR 65166, FR Doc. 2026-20894, Secretariat File No. USA-CDA-2020-10.12-01) reports that the binational panel, in a decision issued October 8, 2026, “affirmed in part and remanded in part the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Determination.” The notice states no remand deadline and does not mention the joint review. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: this is a Chapter 10 trade-remedy review and runs separately from the joint review.
Confirmed Legal Status →
Oct 13, 2026
USTR invokes the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism at Carolina Performance Fabrics in Guanajuato; liquidation of entries of goods produced at the facility suspended
On October 13 USTR asked Mexico, under Article 31-A.4.2 of USMCA Annex 31-A, to review whether a Denial of Rights is occurring at a facility operated by Carolina Performance Fabrics, S.A. de C.V. in Salvatierra, Guanajuato, which USTR describes as producing specialized, high-performance textiles for the automotive industry. The request covers “all actions taken by the Company or the incumbent union to intervene in, interfere with, or prevent workers from exercising their freedom of association and engaging in collective bargaining activities at the Facility, including by threatening and unlawfully dismissing workers because of union activity.” The petition, from a COCENA-affiliated union, was received on September 10, and USTR states that the Interagency Labor Committee found sufficient, credible evidence of a denial of rights. The Trade Representative directed the Secretary of the Treasury, under section 752(a) of the USMCA Implementation Act, to suspend liquidation of all unliquidated entries of goods produced at the Salvatierra facility, until USTR directs that liquidation resume. Mexico has 10 days to agree to conduct a review, and the request asks Mexico to attempt to remediate any violation within 45 days. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: this is the third facility-specific RRM request USTR has filed since September 25, following Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico (Coahuila, Sep 25) and GLM Components Mexico (Puebla, Oct 8); all three facilities supply the automotive sector. ICPA has located no Mexican government response to any of the three requests as of October 18.
Confirmed Labor →
Oct 13, 2026
Mexico exempts vehicle-assembly parts (TIGIE 9803.00.01) from its 10% import duty for five years from October 14, for terminal automakers with fiscal-warehouse authorization; SE says only 11 light-vehicle makers qualify
Mexico’s Diario Oficial de la Federación published on October 13 a decree, signed October 9, that temporarily sets the import duty on fracción 9803.00.01 (parts and components for vehicle assembly) at “Ex.”; the considerandos state the line is currently subject to a 10% ad valorem import duty. The exemption applies to terminal automotive companies that hold depósito fiscal authorization for vehicle assembly and manufacture under the Ley Aduanera, “siempre que se ajusten a los lineamientos que establezca la Secretaría de Economía.” The decree entered into force the day after publication (October 14) and runs for five years. The considerandos say the exemption “permitirá reducir los costos de establecimiento y operación de nuevos proyectos automotrices” and describe SKD/CKD assembly as an initial stage of more complex manufacturing projects. The decree does not mention the T-MEC or the United States. In an October 16 clarification, the Secretaría de Economía said the benefit reaches “únicamente las empresas con instalaciones productivas en México, esto es solamente 11 fabricantes de vehículos ligeros,” that imports under the fracción “estarán sujetas a permiso previo por parte de la Secretaría de Economía,” and that the lineamientos SE will issue provide for reporting the vehicle identification numbers of assembled units, traceability of the imported parts, minimum production volumes of complete vehicles in Mexico and import caps as a proportion of that production (no figure stated). SE added that this tariff code accounted for 0.01% of total automotive imports in 2025. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: the decree grants a conditional exemption and imposes no new duty; it conditions the exemption on SE lineamientos that had not been published as of this update, so eligibility cannot be confirmed until they issue.
Confirmed Automotive →
Oct 10, 2026
Fourth U.S.–Mexico round still undated as Sheinbaum and Ebrard press for Section 232 relief; Greer says the U.S. is “holding fast” with Canada
The official transcript of President Sheinbaum’s October 9 press conference records her saying that Mexico wants the U.S. tariffs on autos and steel lowered. She was describing an October 8 meeting where U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson brought an AmCham delegation, with the Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (CCE) and Mexican steel exporters also present. She gave no round date. Economy Secretary Ebrard said on October 5 that Mexico will seek a reduction of the Section 232 tariffs, which he said principally affect autos, steel and aluminum, and El Independiente reported on October 8 that he described talks with Washington as continuing ahead of the fourth round. CCE president José Medina Mora said on October 5 that the fourth round will be held in Washington in October, still with no date. He also said rules of origin and labor have been moved to the 2027 review. That is a private-sector account, not an official change to the agenda. Reuters, relaying the Financial Times on October 9, reported that President Trump pressed Sheinbaum for tie-ups between U.S. and Mexican energy companies and for more Mexican purchases of U.S. natural gas. On the Canada track, USTR Greer told CNBC on October 8 (as reported by Reuters) that the U.S. is “holding fast” and will be ready “when the Canadians want to get to yes”. President Trump said on October 5 that he is in “no rush” to resume talks, and at an October 10 rally he said the U.S. will make a new deal with Mexico and “does not need” Canada. ICPA analysis: as of October 11 we have located no government announcement of a Round 4 date, negotiating text or tariff change from these talks. The Section 338 duties and Canada’s counter-tariffs recorded on this tracker remain in force.
Reported Positions →
Oct 8, 2026
USTR invokes the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism at GLM Components Mexico in Puebla; liquidation of the facility’s entries suspended
On October 8 USTR asked Mexico, under USMCA Annex 31-A, to review whether workers at GLM Components Mexico, S.A. de C.V. are being denied freedom of association and collective bargaining. GLM Components Mexico is an auto-parts plant in Puebla. The Trade Representative directed Treasury to suspend liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the facility. The petition came from the independent union Sindicato Regeneración Nacional de Trabajadores y Empleados de la República Mexicana (“Morenas”) and was received on September 8. It alleges interference with union activity and retaliatory dismissals. Mexico has 10 days to agree to conduct a review and, if it agrees, 45 days to complete it. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: as of October 11 ICPA had not located a published STPS or Secretaría de Economía response, and this is the second RRM request at a vehicle-supply-chain facility in two weeks, after Yokohama Tire on September 25. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: members importing goods produced at this facility should expect those entries to stay unliquidated until USTR directs that liquidation resume.
Confirmed Labor →
Oct 8, 2026
CBP proposes bonds, filing on or before importation and a fully electronic Entry Type 13 mail entry for low-value shipments; comments due December 7
CBP published a notice of proposed rulemaking, “Low-Value Shipments” (91 FR 64532, docket USCBP-2026-0298, RIN 1685-AA38). It covers goods valued at $2,500 or less and would amend 19 CFR parts 113, 128, 141, 143 and 145. The proposal would: (1) move the Entry Type 11 filing deadline from 15 calendar days after landing to on or before the date of importation, and require electronic filing; (2) replace the current informal postal entry process with a fully electronic Entry Type 13 (Informal Mail Entry) that requires the shipper’s identity and the UPU S-10 tracking number; (3) require all ET11 and ET13 filers to obtain a basic importation and entry bond subject to the conditions of 19 CFR 113.62, with proposed liquidated damages of the merchandise value or $1,000, whichever is greater, for defaults on the bond conditions listed in proposed 19 CFR 113.62(n)(6); (4) require carriers to report the mail tracking number on the inward manifest; (5) treat unentered mail as abandoned after 15 days; (6) require a consignee that is not the owner or purchaser to appoint a licensed broker as importer of record; and (7) remove the references to the $250 limit on informal-entry eligibility for goods classified under Chapter 99, Subchapters III and IV, so that such goods valued up to $2,500 (for example, goods subject to Section 232 duties) could use informal entry. CBP estimates about $30 in added broker fees per postal entry. The proposal sets no effective date. Its regulatory analysis assumes the rule would take effect in 2027, ahead of the July 1, 2027 statutory end of de minimis. The notice does not mention Canada, Mexico or the USMCA. On the tracker, the proposal counts as a pending modification of the June and July interim final rules, which keeps De Minimis at Immediate Action Required. Separately, CBP reissued its Entry Type 13 mail-test trade information notice (INT-057) on October 8. The reissued notice drops the shipper name and address from the data elements ACE will reject an ET13 entry without, leaving the foreign postal operator tracking number (SE15).
Confirmed De Minimis →
Oct 7, 2026
Canada and Mexico sign the U.S.-led 15-economy joint ministerial statement on structural excess capacity
On October 7 USTR released a Joint Ministerial Statement to Address Global Excess Capacity and Production in Key Manufacturing Sectors. USTR said it convened senior officials of the 14 economies on the margins of the OECD Trade Committee, building on discussions at the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee. The signatories are the trade ministers of Argentina, Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and the United States. The signatories commit to work through new, dedicated sectoral platforms, to meet at the technical level before December 2026 to develop terms of reference and share non-confidential information and data, and to cooperate, share information and take complementary action wherever possible. They also call on all countries to end non-market policies and practices. Autos and electric vehicles are named first among the sectors of concern, followed by batteries, chemicals, foundational semiconductors and solar panels. Steel and aluminum are not among the sectors named for the new platforms; the statement mentions steel only in recounting the 2016 G20 history and the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity. The statement does not mention the USMCA or the joint review. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: Canada, which was not party to the October 2 U.S.–Mexico–Argentina forced-labor statement, signs here alongside Mexico, and the statement imposes no filing or duty obligation on importers.
Confirmed Economic Security →
Oct 6, 2026
FY 2027 refined and specialty sugar TRQs oversubscribed at the October 1 opening; prorated entries must be retransmitted by October 13
Two CBP CSMS messages report the opening-moment results for the FY 2027 sugar quotas. CSMS #70137929 reports that the refined sugar TRQ (Quota Bulletin 26-319) was oversubscribed at the October 1 opening, with a pro rata of 51.03027 percent. CSMS #70137850 reports the same for the specialty sugar TRQ (Quota Bulletin 26-310), with a pro rata of 44.58212 percent. For qualifying entries, ACE issued UC messages showing the prorated quantity per entry. Filers have five business days from authorized release to retransmit, ending at 4:30 p.m. local time on October 13, 2026. The messages do not mention Mexico or country allocations. On the Mexican side, Secretaría de Economía Comunicado No. 94 (October 2) confirms that the new prior import permit for sugar has applied to tariff lines 1701.12.05, 1701.13.01, 1701.14.91, 1701.91.04, 1701.99.99 and 1702.90.01 since September 28. The transition period for food preparations under 2106.90.99 is extended to November 2. Until then those goods may enter under the exception identifier, and the permit’s requirements and procedure are published on the SNICE portal and the Ventanilla Digital Mexicana de Comercio Exterior. The comunicado does not say whether goods of U.S. origin are exempt.
Confirmed Agriculture →
Oct 2, 2026
USTR opens the public comment and hearing dockets for the 2027 USMCA joint review; written comments and requests to appear due January 12, 2027
On October 2 USTR announced a public consultation ahead of the 2027 annual joint review. It filed a Federal Register notice for public inspection (FR Doc. 2026-20341) under Section 611 of the USMCA Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4611), and the notice was published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2026 (91 FR 63379). Written comments (docket USTR-2026-0595) and requests to appear at the public hearing with a summary of testimony (docket USTR-2026-0596) are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on January 12, 2027, via comments.ustr.gov. The hearing date and location will be posted on ustr.gov, and post-hearing rebuttal comments are due seven calendar days after the hearing closes. The notice records that the United States did not agree to extend the Agreement at the July 1, 2026 Free Trade Commission meeting, so under Articles 34.7.4–6 the Commission will now conduct a joint review every year. USTR invites comment on five areas: the operation and implementation of the Agreement, compliance issues, actions USTR should propose ahead of the review, the North American investment climate, and economic security and cooperation on non-market policies. The notice creates no filing obligation. It does not name rules of origin, automotive content, steel, labor, digital trade or de minimis, and its text does not use the words “origin” or “content”. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: members’ positions on those topics would be filed under the general operation and compliance prompts. The notice is also not an official U.S. proposal on U.S.-content requirements, so the reported 50 percent U.S.-content demand remains trade-press only.
Confirmed Positions →
Oct 2, 2026
United States and Mexico agree a course of remediation at the Corporación de Occidente tire plant in El Salto, Jalisco
USTR announced that the United States and Mexico have agreed a course of remediation at Corporación de Occidente, S.A. de C.V., an automotive and specialty tire manufacturer in El Salto, Jalisco. The United States requested Mexico’s review on November 26, 2025, and on January 23, 2026 Mexico concluded that a denial of rights had not occurred, after which the Parties agreed the plan. It provides for reinstatement of twelve dismissed workers with full back pay and benefits, or severance; neutrality training; an anonymous complaint mechanism; and Mexican monitoring of compliance. USTR calls it “the fourteenth time the United States and Mexico have agreed on a formal course of remediation” under the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism. The release does not address liquidation of entries from the facility.
Confirmed Labor →
Oct 2, 2026
United States, Mexico and Argentina agree to issue a G20-sideline statement on eliminating forced labor from supply chains; Canada is not among them
At the close of the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, USTR announced that the trade ministers of the United States, Mexico and Argentina agreed to the issuance of a statement. It describes forced labor as a human rights violation that distorts global supply chains and calls on all countries to work together to eliminate it. Ambassador Greer commended Mexico and Argentina for “siding with moral and economic reality.” Canada is not named among them. The G20 Chair’s Statement of the same date records that full G20 consensus on forced labor was not reached. The statement is political, not binding, and creates no member obligation. It does not reference the July 23 Section 301 forced-labor action or USMCA Article 23.6. It places Mexico, but not Canada, alongside the U.S. forced-labor position. Because it was made on the G20 sidelines rather than in the Joint Review record, Labor stays at On Agenda and Economic Security stays at Contested.
Confirmed Labor →
Oct 1, 2026
Ebrard meets Greer in Milwaukee; Mexico says Section 232 relief on steel and vehicles is still pending; no date for the fourth round
Secretaría de Economía Comunicado No. 93 (October 1) confirms that Secretary Ebrard met USTR Greer on the margins of the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee to advance the bilateral negotiation. Ebrard said the sides are “getting closer on many things” (“nos estamos acercando a muchas cosas”). In a same-day message to the media, he said Mexico still needs to “reducir 232 en acero y vehículos” (reduce the Section 232 tariffs on steel and vehicles). Neither government announced an agreement, agreement text or a date for the round. At the steel excess-capacity forum session (Comunicado No. 92, September 30), Ebrard said Mexico’s steel industry is unsubsidized and promotes import transparency and traceability through automated analysis. On September 29 President Sheinbaum said “vamos bien, todavía no cerramos un acuerdo mayor” (talks are going well, but no major agreement has been closed) and that no outcome would compromise Mexican sovereignty. No published U.S. position accepts Mexico’s Section 232 ask, so Automotive, Steel & Aluminum and Economic Security stay at Contested.
Confirmed Positions →
Oct 1, 2026
Greer says remaining Canada issues are “quite difficult to resolve”; Bloomberg reports Mexico nearing a 15 percent Section 232 light-vehicle rate
As the G20 Trade Ministerial closed in Milwaukee, Ambassador Greer told reporters that technical talks with Canada continue but that “there are a handful of outstanding issues that are quite difficult to resolve.” He said the administration is open to a deal but “not inclined to go to zero tariffs,” and named Minister Dominic LeBlanc as his main Canadian counterpart. He did not directly answer whether a 50 percent tariff on Canada’s auto sector from January 1 is under technical discussion. Canada’s International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu had a pull-aside with Greer on the sidelines, the first ministerial contact since talks collapsed in August. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: no resumption of formal negotiations has been announced. Separately, Bloomberg News reported on September 30, citing unnamed Mexican officials, that Mexico expects a deal cutting the U.S. tariff on Mexican-built light vehicles from 25 percent to a nominal 15 percent. Because the duty applies only to non-U.S. content, officials put the effective rate at roughly 10 to 12 percent. The report adds that a cut to the 50 percent steel and aluminum rate is also expected, at an undetermined level. Neither government has announced an agreement, and current Section 232 and Section 338 rates continue to apply.
Reported Positions →
Sep 28, 2026
CBP implements the September 29 Section 338 import exclusions on Canadian dairy, beverage and motorcycle lines
CBP CSMS #70050970 (September 28) implements Presidential Proclamations 11061, 11062 and 11063. From 12:01 a.m. ET on September 29, 2026, covered products of Canada in HTSUS headings 0404, 1702, 1703, 2202–2208 and 8711 are excluded from importation, with product-level scope set in the proclamation annexes. The 8711 lines are motorcycles over 800 cc. ACE rejects entries containing a covered product (error codes 239, 335 and 886), and unreleased entries were cancelled at the effective time. Goods imported before the cutoff remain eligible for entry. Goods admitted to a Foreign Trade Zone before the cutoff may be withdrawn for consumption subject to the 50 percent Section 338 duty under Proclamations 11046–11048. Companion CSMS #70050117 adds the matching FTZ e214 and cargo-release error codes. The message does not mention USMCA and sets out no exception for USMCA-qualifying goods. Questions go to TradeRemedy@cbp.dhs.gov. The bans affect the Rules of Origin, Automotive, Agriculture and Economic Security pages, all of which were already at Immediate Action Required.
Confirmed Economic Security →
Sep 25, 2026
USTR invokes the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico; liquidation of the facility’s entries suspended
On September 25 USTR invoked the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism to review whether workers at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico, S.A. de C.V. in Coahuila are being denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining, acting on a petition from the Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana (LSOM) and the International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network alleging unequal treatment of LSOM supporters, denial of plant access to LSOM special delegates, and unlawful dismissals. USTR states that the United States will suspend the liquidation of all entries of goods from the facility, which produces tires, until further notice. Mexico has 10 days to agree to conduct the review and 45 days from September 25 to complete it. USTR notes the request follows Yokohama’s closure of its Salem, Virginia plant and the layoff of nearly 600 U.S. workers. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: this is the first new RRM review request USTR has announced since the June 12 Newmont Minera Peñasquito request; importers of tires from this facility should expect entries to stay unliquidated until USTR directs that liquidation resume, and should watch the 10-day and 45-day milestones, since a panel finding under Annex 31-A can lead to denial of preferential treatment for the facility’s goods.
Confirmed Labor →
Sep 25, 2026
Mexico requires an STPS labor certificate for avocado exports from October 1
Mexico’s Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) put its VELAGRO labor-verification platform into operation on September 17 (Bulletin 104/2026), after the Diario Oficial de la Federación published the platform’s operating guidelines on September 15. The Certificado Laboral para la Agroexportación (CLA) attests the exporter’s compliance with labor and social-security obligations. Per STPS, the pilot registration window ran September 17 to 30 for avocado exporters only; from October 1, 2026 a valid CLA is an indispensable requirement to export avocado; the application is made only by the exporter, and other participants in the value chain do not apply. The first certificate period runs October 1 through November 7. STPS Bulletin 107/2026 reports exporter training in Uruapan and Guadalajara on September 25. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: STPS frames the program as a domestic social-security commitment for agricultural day laborers and does not reference USMCA Chapter 23, though it operates in the labor-enforcement space that chapter covers; because a valid CLA becomes a condition of export from October 1, U.S. importers of Mexican avocado should confirm their suppliers hold a current certificate to avoid shipment disruption.
Confirmed Labor →
Sep 25, 2026
Fourth U.S.–Mexico round slips to October, no date reported; Ebrard returns to Washington; Greer sees “no urgency” on a Canada deal
On September 23 Mexico’s Undersecretary of Foreign Trade Luis Rosendo Gutiérrez Romano said the fourth bilateral round, which this tracker’s September 18 entry reported for September 28–29 in Washington, has been postponed to October, and that “no tenemos hoy por hoy, todavía anunciado el tema de la cuarta ronda” (the fourth round has not yet been announced). He cited President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States and the G20 trade ministerial in Milwaukee, which USTR says Ambassador Greer hosts September 29 to October 1. He said Mexico works practically daily with USTR and Commerce, that negotiations on lowering U.S. tariffs on Mexican steel, aluminum and autos continue to advance, that the United States is “muy receptivos,” and that Mexico is optimistic about results “en las próximas semanas.” He said Mexico has tabled about 12 priority asks, one of which is that the United States “respetar las decisiones del panel que ganamos en la metodología de las reglas de origen del sector automotriz” (ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: this refers to the Chapter 31 panel report issued in December 2022 on the automotive core-parts roll-up methodology). Asked about President Sheinbaum’s statement that U.S. requests had risen from 54 to 90 points, he said these were not new requests but extensions of the original topics. At her September 25 press conference Sheinbaum said Economy Secretary Ebrard goes to Washington “la próxima semana, el lunes” with the Mexican team, and set out Mexico’s aims as, first, no more tariffs and, second, a reduction of those already in place. On the Canada track, Ambassador Greer told CNBC on September 25, as reported by BNN Bloomberg, that there is “no urgency” for a deal and “we’re comfortable with where we are.” ICPA analysis, not stated in the sources: the Ebrard trip falls on Monday, September 28; Greer gave no indication that the Section 338 import bans on Canadian dairy-related products, alcohol and motor-vehicle-sector goods, effective September 29, will be suspended or delayed; as of this update neither USTR nor the Secretaría de Economía had published a notice of the fourth round, so the September 28–29 date in the September 18 entry is superseded; rules of origin, Section 232 rates and USMCA terms are unchanged.
Reported Positions →
Sep 22, 2026
CBP sets September 22 ACE deployment for Entry Type 13 mail entries; FDA prior notice for food arriving by mail must carry a tracking number from October 1
CBP’s Trade User Information Notice INT-057/CBP-290 (last updated September 3) states that on September 22, 2026 CBP will enhance ACE to implement the new Entry Type 13 (ET13) for international mail shipments, in accordance with the June 24, 2026 Federal Register notices on the new electronic informal entry test for mail and the indefinite suspension of the de minimis exemption. ET13 is available for mail shipments valued at $2,500 or less that are not subject to quota or AD/CVD, and may be filed only by the owner or purchaser or a designated licensed broker under 19 CFR 143.26(a). The Foreign Postal Operator Tracking Number and the shipper’s name and address must be included or ACE returns an error; other required elements include the 10-digit HTSUS number and duty rate, value and total duty owed. CBP holds a post-deployment support call on October 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Separately, an FDA Paperwork Reduction Act notice published September 21 attributes a projected rise in prior-notice filings to growth in food imports, “changes in de minimis exemptions,” and new international-mail requirements, and restates that, under the September 25, 2025 final rule (90 FR 46046), prior notice for food arriving by international mail must include the name of the mail service and the mail tracking number beginning October 1, 2026. Comments on the FDA notice are due November 20. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: ET13 is a voluntary test, so its data requirements bind only members who elect to use it; filers who use ABI/ACE for ET13 mail entries containing food will also need the mail service name and tracking number in prior notice from October 1. CBP has not yet posted a CSMS confirming the deployment went live.
Confirmed De Minimis →
Sep 21, 2026
Sheinbaum: U.S. conditions for tariff relief have grown from 54 to nearly 90 points, and Washington wants a 10-year term reviewed problem by problem
At her September 21 press conference, President Sheinbaum said Mexico is working with the United States on two parallel lines, one on the tariffs applied to Mexican steel, aluminum, their derivatives and vehicles and one on the treaty itself, with Economy Secretary Ebrard coordinating both. She said Washington originally set out 54 points Mexico would need to resolve to advance a reduction of those tariffs and that “esos 54 puntos se convirtieron casi en 90” as further topics were raised, and that the core U.S. interest is reducing the bilateral trade deficit. On the treaty, she said the review was to determine whether the agreement would be extended for 16 years or only 10, and that the United States said “no, solo 10 años y vamos revisando los problemas.” She said Mexico has offered alternatives where U.S. requests would conflict with Mexican law, and is examining how to buy from the United States goods it now buys from other countries; no quantified purchase commitment was stated. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: the 10-year term is Mexico’s account of the U.S. position; USTR has published no proposal on the term, the agreement’s current term and annual-review status are unchanged, and no agreement text, tariff rate or round date was announced.
Confirmed Positions →
Sep 18, 2026
Fourth U.S.–Mexico round reported pushed to September 28–29; Sheinbaum says an agreement is advancing after a call with Trump
President Sheinbaum confirmed at her September 18 press conference that she spoke with President Trump on September 16, with Foreign Secretary Velasco and Economy Secretary Ebrard present, and said the possibility of a Mexico–U.S. agreement “va avanzando bien,” while declining to release terms until a final agreement exists. Politico, citing The Wall Street Journal, reports the fourth bilateral round, previously expected the week of September 21 in Washington, is now set for September 28–29; the Secretaría de Economía says the date is not confirmed and neither government has published a scheduling notice. Autos, Section 232 metals relief, agriculture, labor and economic security remain on the agenda. No text has been signed and no tariff line has changed; treat the round date as reported until an official readout appears.
Reported Positions →
Sep 15, 2026
Widened Section 338 duty list on Canadian goods takes effect and now stacks on Section 232; import bans follow September 29
CBP CSMS # 69851916 implements Proclamations 11064 and 11065 for goods entered or withdrawn on or after 12:01 a.m. ET September 15: 122 HTSUS classifications are added to headings 9903.03.12 and 9903.03.14 at 50 percent (including golf carts under 8703.10.50 and passenger vehicles of 1,000 cc or less under 8703.21.01, and per law-firm reading iron or steel structures and aluminum profiles, tubes and pipes), while rock salt, cement and eight other lines drop off. Proclamation 11065 states the duties apply in addition to Section 232 duties, and the 0 percent 9903.03.15 provision is now available only to goods under the 9903.03.13 dairy heading, reversing the metals carve-out recorded here since July 20. Proclamations 11061 to 11063, published September 14, exclude specified Canadian alcoholic beverages, dairy-related products and motor-vehicle-sector products from importation effective September 29; goods imported but not entered before that time stay at the 50 percent duty rather than the ban. The CSMS sets out no exception for USMCA-qualifying goods. Importers of Canadian goods should re-screen entries against the attached HTS list before September 29.
Confirmed Steel & Aluminum →
Sep 14, 2026
USTR opens the 2027 National Trade Estimate comment docket; submissions due October 29
USTR and the Federal Register (91 FR 58247, Docket USTR-2026-0498) published the Trade Policy Staff Committee’s annual request for comments on significant foreign trade barriers for the 2027 NTE Report, with comments due October 29, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EDT via regulations.gov. The notice expressly covers barriers to cross-border data flows, digital products and internet-enabled services and carries the Section 1377 telecommunications review. The notice says the inventory “facilitates U.S. negotiations aimed at reducing or eliminating these barriers.” ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: NTE comments on Canadian and Mexican measures (dairy TRQ administration, energy, digital, procurement) can inform USTR’s broader negotiating work, including the joint review, so members with market-access complaints in either country have a formal channel this fall. Separately, USTR on September 15 trained more than 50 trading partners on forced-labor import bans, naming Mexico and Canada among the twelve economies that have adopted them; no new importer obligation follows.
Confirmed Digital Trade →
Sep 8, 2026
Canada’s counter-tariffs take effect, reaching courier and postal shipments; the U.S. answers with five Section 338 proclamations and a GSA procurement directive
CBSA Customs Notice 26-23 and the revised Notice 25-11 administer Canada’s United States Surtax Order (2026) and the amended steel and aluminum order from September 8: surtaxes of 15, 25 or 50 percent apply to listed U.S.-origin goods, listed U.S. steel and aluminum rise to 50 percent under new Schedules 1.1 and 2.1 with four accounting codes, and the surtax reaches Courier Low Value Shipment and postal imports regardless of value. The same day the President signed five Section 338 proclamations (import bans on Canadian dairy-related products, alcohol and large motorcycles from September 29; scope changes to the 50 percent duty list from September 15) and directed USTR and GSA to remove $50 billion worth of Canadian-origin products from GSA Multiple Award Schedules. Digital Trade escalates to Immediate Action Required on the arrival of its September 8 review date; every other topic page was already at Immediate.
Confirmed De Minimis →
Sep 3, 2026
Both bilateral tracks stay stalled: Carney sets conditions for resuming talks, Sheinbaum presses for metals relief
Prime Minister Carney said on September 1 that Canada–U.S. talks, suspended since August 21–22, could resume if U.S. officials stop publicly disparaging Canada, and on September 3 answered Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s claim that Canada “blew up” a nearly complete deal by saying Canada is ready when the Americans are ready. On the same day President Sheinbaum said Economy Secretary Ebrard has traveled repeatedly to Washington seeking relief from U.S. Section 232 tariffs on Mexican steel, aluminum and automobiles, and met Secretary Lutnick. No official readout of the fourth U.S.–Mexico round had published as of September 6, and its date is still unfixed.
Reported Positions →
Sep 2, 2026
USDA sets the 2027 dairy TRQ license fee at $325 and shifts quantities to lottery licenses
Two Federal Register notices from the Foreign Agricultural Service assess a $325 fee for each dairy import license issued for the 2027 tariff-rate quota year under 7 CFR 6.33, and transfer amounts for certain dairy articles from the historical license category (Appendix 1) to the lottery category (Appendix 2) for the same year. Members holding or applying for 2027 dairy TRQ licenses face a budgeted fee and a changed split between historical and lottery quantities. Dairy TRQ administration remains a live friction point on the U.S.–Canada track.
Confirmed Agriculture →
Aug 31, 2026
Canada confirms remission relief will be available for the September 8 counter-tariffs
The Department of Finance Canada updated its remission-request guidance to confirm that Canada’s tariff remission framework remains available for the 15, 25 and 50 percent counter-tariffs taking effect September 8 on U.S.-origin goods, including the steel and aluminum lines carrying the 50 percent rate. The guidance sets out the assessment criteria and submission requirements for seeking exceptional relief, giving Canadian importers of U.S. metals a defined avenue before the measures bite.
Confirmed Steel & Aluminum →
Aug 31, 2026
Mexico’s foreign-investment national-security screening bill reaches Senate committees
The Senate referred President Sheinbaum’s August 28 initiative to amend the Ley de Inversion Extranjera to the joint Economy and First Legislative Studies committees. The bill would create a mandatory prior national-security review by the National Foreign Investment Commission for foreign acquisitions above 49 percent of a Mexican company in strategic infrastructure, critical and dual-use technologies, essential inputs, food security and sensitive-data sectors, with a 60-business-day review and no deemed approval. It is a proposal, not law, but it would implement the investment-screening element of the economic-security agenda in the review.
Confirmed Economic Security →
Aug 25, 2026
Finance Canada publishes the counter-tariff order and a 629-item product list, covering $27.6 billion
The Department of Finance Canada issued its formal countermeasures package together with the operative tariff-item backgrounder. Counter-tariffs of 15, 25 and 50 percent apply to 629 U.S. tariff items covering $27.6 billion in imports, each rate matched to the corresponding U.S. Section 338 or Section 232 rate on the same goods, effective 12:01 a.m. on September 8, 2026. The backgrounder states that the tariffs apply only to goods eligible to be marked as a good of the U.S. under the Determination of Country of Origin for the Purpose of Marking Goods (CUSMA Countries) Regulations. Goods in transit when the measures come into force are excluded, and CBSA customs notices will carry the administrative detail. ICPA analysis, not stated in the backgrounder: the order defines U.S. origin by reference to the marking regulations only and does not mention the CUSMA preferential rules of origin, so members should not assume that claiming preference removes a listed good from the surtax. This supersedes the August 22 entry below: the official coverage figure is $27.6 billion, not the roughly $20 billion press reporting had indicated, and the product list is now published. A $7.5 billion support package accompanies the measures.
Confirmed Canada Position →
Aug 24, 2026
Finance Canada readout is the first official confirmation that negotiations are suspended
The Department of Finance Canada published a readout of Minister Champagne’s virtual meeting with provincial and territorial finance ministers. Minister LeBlanc briefed ministers on the suspension of trade negotiations with the United States, and Minister Champagne outlined the response, including dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs effective September 8 and a support package to follow. Until this readout the suspension was carried on the tracker from Prime Ministerial remarks and press reporting; this is the first official departmental confirmation on the record.
Confirmed Canada Position →
Aug 24, 2026
Country positions harden: Greer blames Canada, Carney says the U.S. asked too much, and no new talks are scheduled
Following the collapse, USTR Greer publicly blamed Canada for the failed talks, saying Canada “wanted more” than the offered terms, while Prime Minister Carney said the United States “asked too much and offered too little” and characterized the new tariffs as a miscalculation. Neither side has scheduled further negotiations, leaving the CUSMA-track bilateral discussions with Canada suspended while the U.S.–Mexico track continues toward Round 4 in September. This supersedes the August 6 through August 13 entries below describing active weekly LeBlanc–Greer meetings. A Canadian official separately told the Associated Press that the detailed retaliatory list will be announced Tuesday, August 25.
Reported Positions →
Aug 22, 2026
Canada suspends negotiations and confirms dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs effective September 8
Prime Minister Carney chaired a virtual First Ministers’ Meeting following the suspension of trade negotiations with the United States. The official readout confirms Canada will impose dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs coming into force the Tuesday after Labour Day, September 8, 2026, alongside support measures for affected Canadian workers and businesses. Press reporting indicates the counter-tariffs will cover approximately $20 billion of U.S. products including steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics. The product-level list had not been published as of August 24. Members exporting U.S. goods to Canada should watch for the tariff schedule from the Department of Finance Canada.
Confirmed Canada Position →
Aug 22, 2026
Negotiations collapse and the 50% Section 338 tariffs take effect on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods
Talks between USTR Greer and Canada–U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc broke down late on August 21, hours before the paused Section 338 tariffs, originally set for August 19 and deferred to August 22, took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET. Greer said Canada declined to finalize the trade deal under the terms agreed earlier that week, citing new demands and walked-back commitments, and said no new talks with Canada are planned. The abandoned package reportedly included significant tariff reductions on steel, aluminum, autos, and lumber plus an economic and security partnership. This stalls the Canada bilateral track of the joint review indefinitely; the U.S.–Mexico track is unaffected so far.
Reported Negotiation Tracker →
Aug 21, 2026
CBP issues filing guidance for the 50% Section 338 duties; USMCA qualification is not an exemption
CBP published CSMS # 69606660 implementing the three July 20 Section 338 proclamations. The 50 percent additional duty applies to covered Canadian-origin goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. ET on August 22, 2026, and the guidance sets out the new HTSUS Chapter 99 headings importers must report. Duty liability is determined by the date of entry, not the ship date. Goods already subject to Section 232 duties such as steel and aluminum, plus energy, potash, fish, and critical minerals, remain excluded per the proclamations, but the exclusion still has to be filed.
Confirmed Rules of Origin →
Aug 13, 2026
LeBlanc and Charette hold a fourth Washington meeting with Greer in three weeks; talks “ongoing” ahead of the tariff deadline
Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Chief Trade Negotiator Janice Charette met USTR Jamieson Greer in Washington on August 13, a roughly 90-minute session that was their second that week and fourth in three weeks. LeBlanc said “negotiations are ongoing, and we continue to advance Canada’s interests,” and “we’ll have as many meetings as it takes,” though sources indicate significant gaps remain, including U.S. insistence on retaining some auto tariffs and pressure on Canada over provincial alcohol delistings and dairy access. The meetings aim at an interim arrangement before the 50% tariffs scheduled for August 19. No Canada–U.S. bilateral negotiating round under the joint review has been formally announced, and neither government has issued an official readout, so this remains reported.
Reported Canada Position →
Aug 12, 2026
Ebrard previews Mexico’s Round 4 agenda: geopolitics, rules of origin, semiconductors
Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Mexico’s priorities for the fourth U.S.–Mexico round, expected in Washington in early September, will include geopolitical considerations, rules of origin, and reducing strategic dependencies, particularly in semiconductors. He said Mexico will present evidence that Section 232 tariffs on autos, steel and aluminum are ineffective — noting U.S. steel imports from Asia grew while Mexican exports fell — and will challenge the legal basis of the Section 301 excess-capacity investigations. The exact date of Round 4 remains unconfirmed. This is a statement of intent carried in Mexican press, not an official joint announcement.
Reported Negotiation Tracker →
Aug 11, 2026
Canada’s chief negotiator warns August 19 tariffs could halt CUSMA-track talks
Janice Charette told USTR counterparts in Washington that if the threatened 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods take effect on August 19, it would be a “cliff” risking a halt to negotiations, with Ottawa forced to retaliate and losing room to negotiate. The two sides are reported to be working toward an interim agreement. This is the clearest statement to date of Canada’s position ahead of any formal Canada–U.S. bilateral round, which remains unannounced. Sourced to unnamed officials; no government readout has been published.
Reported Canada Position →
Aug 6, 2026
Greer and LeBlanc hold second Washington meeting in two weeks; Canada presses for comprehensive sectoral-tariff deal
Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Chief Trade Negotiator Janice Charette met USTR Jamieson Greer in Washington on August 6, their second sit-down in as many weeks; a scheduled 30-minute meeting ran roughly 90 minutes. LeBlanc stated afterward that the meeting was "constructive and detailed" and that Canada's focus "has been and will continue to be on striking a comprehensive deal that addresses sectoral tariffs." No formal U.S.–Canada bilateral negotiating round under the joint review has been announced; engagement is running through these ministerial meetings ahead of the August 19 effective date of the U.S. Section 338 duties.
Reported Canada Position →
Jul 23, 2026
Round 3 concludes; fourth bilateral round directed for Washington
USTR and Mexico’s Secretariat of Economy issued aligned statements after three days of talks in Mexico City. Ambassador Greer met President Sheinbaum and Secretary Ebrard. The official record confirms discussion of automobiles, economic security, labor, agriculture, electronic payment services, and steel and aluminum, but no agreed amendment text was released. A fourth round was directed for Washington in September 2026.
Official Announcement Negotiation Tracker →
Jul 23, 2026
Automotive content remains the central unresolved issue
Reporting after the talks indicates the two sides remain apart on automotive content, including a U.S. demand that vehicles carry 50% U.S.-made content to qualify for preferential access. Mexico continues to seek relief from separate Section 232 tariffs on autos, steel, and aluminum before broader concessions.
Reported Automotive →
Jul 23, 2026
USTR finalizes forced-labor Section 301 action; USMCA duty-free goods exempt
USTR imposed additional duties of 10% or 12.5% on 60 economies for failure to enforce forced-labor import prohibitions, effective July 24. Goods of Canada and Mexico entered free of duty under USMCA are exempt, as are Section 232 articles. Eligibility for preference is not enough on its own; the goods must actually enter duty free under the agreement.
Official Announcement Labor →
Jul 22, 2026
Greer tells Senate talks with Mexico continue, door open to Ottawa
In Senate Finance testimony, Ambassador Greer said he was traveling to Mexico that day to join the talks, that the new Canada tariffs would not take effect for 30 days, and that the United States remained open to discussing a path forward with Ottawa. Reporting the same week indicated he is aiming for interim arrangements with both partners by year end, with harder issues carried into 2027.
Official Statement Positions →
Jul 20, 2026
U.S. imposes 50% Section 338 tariffs on certain Canadian goods
Three presidential proclamations impose an additional 50% duty on Canadian motor vehicle, alcoholic beverage, and dairy products, originally set for August 19, 2026; Proclamation 11056 later moved the start to August 22, 2026. The duties apply regardless of whether goods originate under USMCA. Energy, potash, Section 232 articles, fish, and critical minerals are excluded. Annex coverage extends well past the three headline categories.
Official Announcement Canada Position →
Jul 3, 2026
Canada briefs provinces; reiterates steel, aluminum, auto, lumber priorities
Minister LeBlanc updated provincial and territorial trade ministers on the Joint Review outcome, reiterating that Canada will keep pressing the US on sectoral tariffs while defending the trilateral framework.
Official Statement Canada Position →
Jul 1, 2026
Trilateral Joint Review convenes; US declines 16-year renewal
The Free Trade Commission held the mandatory six-year review under Article 34.7. The US did not agree to renew on current terms, triggering annual reviews. USTR was explicit: the agreement "remains in force pending resolution of these issues or until the Agreement's termination."
Official Statement Legal Status →
8 Tracked Topics

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.

De Minimis

Immediate Action Required Adjacent
De minimis is not a confirmed Joint Review workstream, it is tracked because adjacent regulation is moving. Treaty discussions remain separate from CBP’s independent de minimis rulemakings, which are moving on their own timetable.
Chapter 7
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Automotive

Immediate Action Required Contested
Automotive content is the most consequential unsettled item in the review-related talks. Reporting after Round 3 shows no convergence on tougher content rules, and Mexico continues to link broader concessions to relief from separate U.S. auto tariffs.
Chapter 4, Automotive Appendix
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Steel & Aluminum

Immediate Action Required Contested
Steel and aluminum stayed on the Round 3 agenda without a public resolution. Separate U.S. tariff actions continue to shape market access, sourcing choices, and commercial leverage.
Outside USMCA text: Section 232, domestic law
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Economic Security

Immediate Action Required Contested
Shared ground with Mexico on supply chains and non-party free-riding survives, but Canada’s position has diverged with no resolution. The August 24 Finance Canada readout officially confirmed negotiations are suspended, and the August 25 countermeasures package puts a dated Canadian measure against the U.S. one.
Cross-cutting: Chapters 4, 7
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Labor

Immediate Action Required On Agenda
Labor stayed on the bilateral agenda through Round 3. The July 23 forced-labor Section 301 action sharpens the need for importers to verify supply-chain controls and supplier diligence.
Chapter 23, Annex 31-A
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Agriculture

Immediate Action Required Contested
The Section 338 duties covering roughly 52 Canadian dairy tariff classifications took effect August 22, and from September 29 Proclamation 11062 bars listed Canadian whey products (heading 0404) from importation. Canada’s published order answers with 50 percent on U.S. milk, cream and whey and 25 percent on cheese from September 8. The immediate work is screening dairy lines against the import ban and the duty list, and entry filing for lines that can still be entered.
Chapter 3
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Rules of Origin

Immediate Action Required Contested
The USMCA origin rules are unchanged and the reported U.S.-content demand still has no published proposal. What moved is the value of qualifying: since August 22 the 50 percent Section 338 duties apply to covered Canadian goods whether or not they are originating, and covered entries need a Chapter 99 heading.
Chapters 4–5
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Digital Trade

Immediate Action Required Contested
Canada’s counter-surtax on listed U.S.-origin electronics has been in force since September 8, the first live obligation on this page, and USTR’s 2027 National Trade Estimate docket (comments due October 29) is the formal channel for digital-barrier complaints. Carney named protection of the French language and Canadian culture as a red line in ending the talks, and the CRTC is proceeding with the streaming discoverability rules U.S. negotiators opposed.
Chapter 19
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Formal Process

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
Before end-2026 (date TBD) Bilateral Round 4 US – Mexico Carryover agenda from Round 3; automotive content the central open item Directed by the Jul 23 joint statement for Washington, D.C. in September. Reported for Sep 28–29, then postponed: on Sep 23 Mexico’s Undersecretary of Foreign Trade said the round moves to October, with no date yet announced and no USTR or Secretaría de Economía notice. Ebrard met Greer on the margins of the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee on Oct 1 to advance the bilateral negotiation (Secretaría de Economía Comunicado No. 93); no agreement was announced. On Oct 16 Ebrard told the Chamber of Deputies committees the fourth round “tiene que ser antes del fin de año,” with the date still to be set (Secretaría de Economía transcript). As of Oct 18 ICPA has located no announced date for the fourth U.S.–Mexico round. 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 took effect Sep 8, and U.S. Section 338 import bans on listed Canadian goods took effect Sep 29. Reported: Trade Minister Sidhu had a pull-aside with Greer at the G20 in Milwaukee, and on Oct 1 Greer said technical talks continue but a handful of outstanding issues are “quite difficult to resolve.” No resumption of formal negotiations announced
2027 (date TBD) Trilateral Joint Review (annual) US, Mexico, Canada Article 34.7.4–6 annual review; USTR invites comment on operation and implementation, compliance, actions to propose, the North American investment climate, and economic security Comment period open. USTR opened dockets USTR-2026-0595 (written comments) and USTR-2026-0596 (requests to appear at the public hearing) on Oct 2, and the notice was published in the Federal Register on Oct 5 (91 FR 63379); both are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on Jan 12, 2027 via comments.ustr.gov. Hearing date and location to be posted on ustr.gov; rebuttal comments due seven calendar days after the hearing closes

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; El Universal (Sep 23, 2026) on the Round 4 postponement to October; Secretaría de Economía Comunicado No. 93 (Oct 1, 2026); USTR, request for public comments on the 2027 joint review (Oct 2, 2026, FR Doc. 2026-20341; published Oct 5, 2026, 91 FR 63379); The Canadian Press via CP24 and BNN Bloomberg (Oct 1, 2026); Secretaría de Economía, versión estenográfica of Secretary Ebrard’s Oct 16, 2026 committee appearance.

Three-Country View

Positions of the Parties

United States
Declined 16-year renewal; the Mexico track continues while the Canada track is suspended and the Section 338 duties are in force
Top priorities: reducing trade deficits; tighter automotive and industrial rules of origin, including a reported 50% U.S.-content requirement for vehicles; regional manufacturing and supply-chain resilience; limiting free-riding by non-parties.
Recent statement: Ambassador Greer, Jul 22 Senate Finance testimony. Negotiations with Mexico continuing, the new Canada tariffs delayed 30 days, and the United States open to discussing a path forward with Ottawa.
Reported: Greer is aiming for interim arrangements with Mexico and Canada by the end of 2026, with automotive content, labor, and environment carried into 2027.
Confirmed, Sep 8: the President signed five Section 338 proclamations against Canada, and Ambassador Greer called the package “targeted import bans as authorized by Section 338 and a calibration of the underlying Section 338 tariffs,” saying Canada “walked away from a near-final trade deal.” Import bans on specified dairy-related products, alcohol and motor-vehicle-sector products take effect September 29; the widened 50 percent list took effect September 15 and applies in addition to Section 232 duties. USTR and GSA were directed to remove $50 billion worth of Canadian-origin products from GSA Multiple Award Schedules.
Reported, Sep 25: in a CNBC interview reported by BNN Bloomberg, Ambassador Greer said there is “no urgency” to reach a trade agreement with Canada and that President Trump is comfortable with the present situation: “we’re still getting what we need from them in terms of oil, gas, potash” and “there’s still a lot of strong trade between the two countries. We’re comfortable with where we are.” On the August breakdown, when, per BNN Bloomberg, Prime Minister Carney pulled his negotiators home citing last-minute, unacceptable U.S. terms, Greer said “we gave them a deal, they left.”
Reported, Oct 1: as the G20 Trade Ministerial closed in Milwaukee, Ambassador Greer said technical talks with Canada continue but “there are a handful of outstanding issues that are quite difficult to resolve.” He said the administration remains open to a deal but is “not inclined to go to zero tariffs,” and separately said the focus of U.S. trade policy is on re-shoring manufacturing. He named Minister LeBlanc as his main Canadian contact (The Canadian Press). ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: the report gives no timeline for resuming formal Canada–U.S. negotiations.
Confirmed, Oct 2: USTR opened the public comment and hearing dockets for the 2027 annual joint review (USTR-2026-0595 and USTR-2026-0596; Federal Register notice published October 5, 91 FR 63379), with written comments and requests to appear due January 12, 2027. The notice records that the United States did not agree to extend the Agreement at the July 1 Free Trade Commission meeting, so the Commission will conduct a joint review every year. It is not a U.S. proposal on U.S.-content requirements.
Mexico
Accepts annual-review structure; still pressing for Section 232 relief before broader concessions
Top priorities: relief from separate U.S. tariffs on autos, steel, and aluminum; resistance to any U.S.-specific vehicle content requirement; defense of existing rules of origin; a regional approach to automotive integration.
Recent statement: Jul 23 joint statement with USTR, plus the Secretariat of Economy’s parallel declaration. Ebrard described the talks as constructive, with advances on steel, aluminum, and substitution of imports from Asia.
Reported, Jul 29: at the July 29 presidential press conference, Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard responded to recent U.S. statements on the agreement by asserting that Mexico is now the number one buyer of U.S. products, ahead of China, Germany, and Japan, and that this "strengthens our position at the negotiating table." He said Mexico maintains constant communication with U.S. authorities to preserve preferential treatment under the agreement and reiterated that the fourth negotiating round is set for September.
Reported: Mexico expects no practical change in effective tariff treatment from the Jul 23 Section 301 action, because USMCA-qualified goods remain exempt.
Confirmed, Sep 18: President Sheinbaum said the possibility of a Mexico–U.S. agreement “va avanzando bien” after a September 16 call with President Trump, that some accords were reached, and that nothing will be disclosed until the final agreement exists. The fourth round is reported for September 28–29 in Washington; the Secretaría de Economía says the date is not confirmed.
Confirmed, Sep 21 and Sep 25: President Sheinbaum said the 54 points Washington originally set for a reduction of the steel, aluminum and vehicle tariffs have grown to nearly 90, and that on the treaty the United States said “no, solo 10 años y vamos revisando los problemas” rather than a 16-year extension. On September 25 she said Economy Secretary Ebrard returns to Washington “la próxima semana, el lunes” with the Mexican team, with the aims of no more tariffs and a reduction of those in place.
Reported, Sep 23 and Sep 25: Undersecretary of Foreign Trade Gutiérrez Romano said the fourth round is postponed to October with no date announced, that the United States is “muy receptivos” on steel, aluminum and auto tariffs, and that Mexico is asking Washington to respect the automotive rules-of-origin methodology panel decision Mexico won (El Universal). La Crónica de Hoy reports Sheinbaum said Mexico seeks to strengthen trade through increased purchases of U.S. products, that some points have advanced while others remain pending, that any understanding must respect Mexico’s sovereignty and constitutional framework, and that it cannot yet be guaranteed the talks will conclude before the November U.S. legislative elections.
Confirmed, Oct 1: Secretaría de Economía Comunicado No. 93 says Secretary Ebrard met Ambassador Greer for nearly an hour on the margins of the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee to advance the bilateral negotiation; Ebrard said the sides are “getting closer on many things.” In a same-day message to the media he said Mexico still needs to “reducir 232 en acero y vehículos.” No agreement or agreement text was announced. No date has been announced for the fourth U.S.–Mexico round.
Reported, Sep 30: Bloomberg News, citing unnamed Mexican officials, reports Mexico expects a deal cutting the U.S. tariff on Mexican-built light vehicles from 25 percent to a nominal 15 percent, with a cut to the 50 percent steel and aluminum rate also expected at an undetermined level. Neither government has announced an agreement.
Confirmed, Oct 9; reported, Oct 5 and Oct 8: the official transcript of President Sheinbaum’s October 9 press conference records her saying that Mexico wants the U.S. tariffs on autos and steel lowered; she gave no round date. Economy Secretary Ebrard said on October 5 that Mexico will seek “la reducción de los aranceles impuestos a México con motivo de la 232,” which he said principally affect autos, steel and aluminum (Energy Magazine). El Independiente reported on October 8 that Ebrard said a central aim ahead of the fourth round, to be held in Washington, is securing deeper exemptions from the Section 232 tariffs before the treaty talks proceed. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: as of October 11 ICPA had located no announced date for the fourth U.S.–Mexico round.
Canada
Negotiations suspended Aug 22; counter-tariffs in force since Sep 8; U.S. import bans on listed Canadian goods in force since Sep 29
Top priorities: relief from U.S. sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos, and softwood lumber; avoiding further escalation; preserving the trilateral framework rather than a U.S.-Mexico-led process.
Recent development: the Jul 20 Section 338 proclamations impose 50% duties on certain Canadian goods, in force since Aug 22 (Proclamation 11056), regardless of USMCA origin. Prime Minister Carney said on Jul 21 that he and President Trump agreed to intensify talks.
Reported, Aug 4: The Globe and Mail reported that LeBlanc and Charette traveled to Washington to revive a metals framework under which Canadian steel and aluminum exports would be subject to tariff-rate quotas in exchange for reduced U.S. Section 232 tariffs (in-quota steel tariffs reportedly in the 10–15% range versus 25–50% outside the quota, based on terms discussed in October 2025). The report indicates the near-term focus is interim sectoral arrangements before year-end, with structural USMCA negotiations, including potential automotive changes, expected to continue into 2027. Unconfirmed by either government.
Reported, Aug 6: Prime Minister Mark Carney said negotiations with the U.S. had turned "nasty" after President Trump, in an August 5 Las Vegas speech, criticized Canada's "nasty leadership" while threatening to proceed with 50% tariffs on additional Canadian goods from August 19. Carney said Canadian negotiators were in Washington that week, that talks cover strategic sectors including autos, and that he expected further conversations with Trump after speaking with him the prior week. The remarks frame Canada's posture of staying at the table on sectoral tariffs while defending the trilateral framework.
Confirmed, Aug 22: Prime Minister Carney announced that Canada is suspending negotiations with the United States and recalling its team to Ottawa, saying the U.S. “asked too much and offered too little” and that its proposals were uneconomic, unfair, and undermined the net benefits to Canada. He stated that the United States has imposed tariffs that violate its commitments under CUSMA. Canada will match the new U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar, targeting steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics, effective September 8, 2026. The Department of Finance Canada product list had not published as of August 24.
Engagement: suspended. Contact through calls and meetings in Washington between Minister LeBlanc and Ambassador Greer ran through August 21; no formal negotiating round was ever announced, and no further talks are scheduled.
Business impact: a KPMG poll reported in early July found 42% of Canadian manufacturers have shifted or plan to shift production to the U.S., and 57% have paused or cut capital spending amid the uncertainty.
Reported, Sep 8 and Sep 14: Trade Minister LeBlanc said Canada is “assessing the latest tariff measures from the United States” and that “when the U.S. is ready to engage, our government will work in good faith and constructively”; his office said formal trade negotiations are not taking place at this stage. On September 14 Prime Minister Carney welcomed President Trump’s remark that a deal could come “fairly soon” and said Canada is ready to negotiate an agreement that “respects our sovereignty ... respects our cultural institutions,” naming sovereignty, culture and the freedom to sign other trade deals as red lines. No date for resumed talks has been announced.
Reported, Sep 21: asked by Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet in the House of Commons whether he would reconsider the repeal of the digital services tax and the decision to scrap the streaming base-contribution requirement, since they failed to secure progress in trade talks with the United States, Prime Minister Carney replied “No,” saying it was the Americans who failed to accept protections for the French language and Canadian culture (BNN Bloomberg / The Canadian Press).
Reported, Sep 30; confirmed Oct 2: International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu had a pull-aside with Ambassador Greer on the sidelines of the G20 trade ministers’ meeting in Milwaukee, the first ministerial contact since talks collapsed in August. No resumption of formal negotiations was announced (BNN Bloomberg / The Canadian Press). Global Affairs Canada’s October 2 readout lists Greer among the counterparts the Minister met in Milwaukee without describing the discussion, and does not mention CUSMA, the joint review or U.S. tariffs. ICPA analysis, not stated in the source: read alongside the suspended bilateral negotiations, Ottawa’s official readout for the week records only multilateral engagement and gives no indication of a return to bilateral talks.
Reported, Oct 8: USTR Greer told CNBC that the United States is “holding fast” and that “When the Canadians want to get to yes, obviously we’ll be there ready to talk.” Reuters reported that the recent election in Quebec “is preoccupying Ottawa” (Reuters via BNN Bloomberg). No date for resumed talks has been announced.

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); Presidencia de la República press-conference transcripts (Sep 21 and Sep 25, 2026); El Universal (Sep 23, 2026); La Crónica de Hoy (Sep 25, 2026); BNN Bloomberg (Sep 21 and Sep 25, 2026); Bloomberg News (Sep 30, 2026); Secretaría de Economía Comunicado No. 93 and message to the media (Oct 1, 2026); The Canadian Press via CP24 and BNN Bloomberg (Oct 1, 2026); USTR, request for public comments on the 2027 joint review (Oct 2, 2026); Global Affairs Canada, Minister Sidhu G20 readout (Oct 2, 2026); Energy Magazine (Oct 5, 2026); El Independiente (Oct 8, 2026); Reuters via BNN Bloomberg (Oct 8, 2026); Presidencia de la República press-conference transcript (Oct 9, 2026).

Round 3 Outcome

Bilateral · US–Mexico

July 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 17
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Key Documents

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United States Seeks Mexico’s Review of Alleged Denial of Workers’ Rights at GLM Components Mexico
USTR, October 8, 2026
Fourteen Economies Join the United States in Signing a Joint Ministerial Statement to Address Global Excess Capacity and Production in Key Manufacturing Sectors
USTR, October 7, 2026
USTR Seeks Public Comment on the 2027 Joint Review of USMCA
USTR, October 2, 2026
Request for Public Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Relating to the Operation of the Agreement (Dockets USTR-2026-0595 and USTR-2026-0596)
Federal Register (USTR), Doc. 2026-20341, filed for public inspection October 2, 2026; published October 5, 2026, 91 FR 63379
Ambassador Greer Commends Trade Ministers Signing on to Statement Eliminating Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains
USTR, October 2, 2026
El secretario de Economía, Marcelo Ebrard, se reúne con el representante comercial de EE. UU. para avanzar en negociación bilateral (Comunicado No. 93)
Secretaría de Economía, October 1, 2026
CSMS # 70050970, Certain Canadian Products Excluded from Importation into the United States; Presidential Proclamations 11061, 11062, and 11063
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, September 28, 2026
United States Seeks Mexico’s Review of Alleged Denial of Workers’ Rights at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mexico
USTR, September 25, 2026
Versión estenográfica, conferencia de prensa de la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
Presidencia de la República, September 25, 2026
Acompaña STPS a exportadores de aguacate de Michoacán y Jalisco en la solicitud del CLA (Bulletin 107/2026)
Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social, September 25, 2026
Versión estenográfica, conferencia de prensa de la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
Presidencia de la República, September 21, 2026
Prior Notice of Imported Food, Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Federal Register (FDA), Doc. 2026-19281, September 21, 2026
Entra en operación VELAGRO: exportadores de aguacate ya pueden solicitar el Certificado Laboral para la Agroexportación (Bulletin 104/2026)
Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social, September 17, 2026
Implementation of Entry Type 13 Test in ACE for U.S. Mail Processing (INT-057/CBP-290)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Trade User Information Notice, updated September 3, 2026
CSMS # 69606660, Guidance: Section 338 Additional Duties on Certain Goods of Canada
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, August 21, 2026
Prime Minister Carney chairs First Ministers’ Meeting
Prime Minister of Canada, August 22, 2026
Proclamation 11056, Temporary Suspension of Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination
Federal Register, Doc. 2026-17294, August 24, 2026
CUSMA Chapter 34, Final Provisions (Article 34.7)
Global Affairs Canada, official treaty text
Joint Statement, Ambassador Greer and Secretary Ebrard
USTR, July 23, 2026
USTR Takes Action in Forced Labor Section 301 Investigations
USTR, July 23, 2026
Fact Sheet: Additional Section 338 Tariffs on Canada
The White House, July 20, 2026
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What Hasn't Changed

Is USMCA still in force?
Yes. The agreement remains fully in force. The US declined to confirm a 16-year renewal, which triggers annual joint reviews. It does not end the agreement.
Do my preferential tariff rates change today?
No. Current preferential tariff treatment, rules of origin, and dispute settlement mechanisms remain fully operative. Separate domestic tariff programs can still change what a specific entry costs.
Is the de minimis change part of USMCA?
No. CBP's suspension of the general $800 de minimis exemption is a separate, already-effective action, distinct from the USMCA review's own de minimis discussion, which has not yet started formally.
Did Round 3 amend the agreement?
No. No agreed amendment text, protocol, or implementing legislation has been published from Round 3. The confirmed outcome is procedural: a joint statement, and a fourth bilateral round directed for Washington in September 2026, since reported as postponed to October; ICPA has located no announced date as of October 18.
Do the new Section 301 and Section 338 tariffs mean USMCA has ended?
No. Both rely on separate domestic tariff authorities. Goods of Canada and Mexico entered free of duty under USMCA are exempt from the July 23 Section 301 forced-labor action, while the July 20 Section 338 duties apply to covered goods regardless of USMCA origin. Treaty status and tariff exposure are now two different questions, and they need to be answered separately for each entry.

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About this tracker

The USMCA Joint Review Tracker is published by the International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA). It follows the 2026 USMCA joint review under Article 34.7: negotiating rounds, government positions, legal status, tariff and customs actions, and what each change means for importers and exporters. It is a policy and compliance tracker, not a trade-flow data dashboard.

Updated weekly and when a significant development breaks. It covers automotive, agriculture, labor, digital trade, de minimis, steel and aluminum, economic security and rules of origin, and it is built on primary sources from USTR, CBP, the White House, the Federal Register and the governments of Canada and Mexico, with every item marked as confirmed or reported.

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