USTR Seeking Public Input As USMCA Review Gets Underway

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has published a Federal Register Notice seeking public input regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This long-awaited Notice is the first official step for the United States as part of the three countries' joint review of the agreement, a process that was agreed to when the first Trump Administration negotiated the USMCA to succeed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The USMCA joint review process could result in significant changes to the agreement that will impact companies and consumers across North America.

The USMCA was envisioned by the first Trump Administration to modernize North American trade rules and "support mutually beneficial trade leading to freer markets, fairer trade, and robust economic growth in North America."¹ The agreement sets out detailed rules affecting a wide range of cross-border commercial activity in North America, including the trade in