UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT (USMCA) COMPLIANCE RESOURCES
Resources
The following US source materials are available to assist with USMCA preparations:
- Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (December 13, 2019) (hereinafter USMCA) https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement/agreement-between
- United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, Pub. L. No. 116-113 (January 29, 2020) (hereinafter USMCA Implementation Act) https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5430/text
- Uniform Regulations Regarding the Interpretation, Application, and Administration Of Chapter 4 (Rules Of Origin) and Related Provisions in Chapter 6 (Textile And Apparel Goods) of the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada & Uniform Regulations Regarding the Interpretation, Application, and Administration Of Chapters 5 (Origin Procedures), 6 (Textile And Apparel Goods), and 7 (Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation) of the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (June 3, 2020) hereinafter collectively Uniform Regulations) https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement/uniform-regulations
- USCBP Final Implementing Instructions (June 30, 2020) https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/usmca-implementation-instructions
- The Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement (Interagency Labor Committee) Notice of Comment on Procedures (June 30, 2020) https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-06-30/pdf/2020-14086.pdf
- Procedures for the Submission of Petitions by North American Producers of Passenger Vehicles or Light Trucks to Use the Alternative Staging Regime for the USMCA Rules of Origin for Automotive Goods 85 Fed. Reg. 22238-22244 (April 21, 2020) (hereinafter US Alternative Staging Regime Notice) https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/21/2020-08405/procedures-for-the-submission-of-petitions-by-north-american-producers-of-passenger-vehicles-or
- United States Department of Labor (DOL) Certification of Labor Value Content Under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act Interim Rule (June 29, 2020) (hereinafter DOL LVC Interim Rule) https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/01/2020-14014/high-wage-components-of-the-labor-value-content-requirements-under-the-united-states-mexico-canada
- International Trade Commission (ITC) Harmonized Tariff System of the United States (HTSUS) General Note 11 (anticipated to be issued mid-June 2020) (hereinafter HTSUS GN 11)
Canada and Mexico have issued similar source materials, including:
- Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States 1st Sess, 43rd Parl, 2020 (assented to 13 March 2020) SC 2020, c.1 (hereinafter CUSMA Implementation Act) https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Language=E&billId=10615191
- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Customs Notice 20-14, Implementation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) (dated April 3, 2020) (hereinafter CBSA Notice 20-14) https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn20-14-eng.html
- CBSA Customs Notice 20-18 Implementation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) De Minimis Thresholds with Respect to Customs Duties and Taxes for Courier Imports (dated May 2, 2020) (hereinafter CBSA Notice 20-18) https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn20-18-eng.html
- Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Notice to Producers of Passenger Vehicles, Light Trucks and Heavy Trucks (dated April 24, 2020) (hereinafter Canada Alternative Staging Regime Notice) https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/cusma-aceum/notice-vehicles-avis.aspx?lang=eng
- Decreto por el que se aprueba el Protocolo por el que se sustituye el Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte por el Tratado entre los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, los Estados Unidos de América y Canadá, hecho en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el treinta de noviembre de dos mil dieciocho, así como los seis acuerdos paralelos entre el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de América, celebrados por intercambio de cartas fechadas en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el treinta de noviembre de dos mil dieciocho, Diario Oficial de la Federación, [D.O.], 30 Julio de 2020 (Mex.) (hereinafter Mexico T-MEC Ratification Decree) https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5566696&fecha=29/07/2019
- Decreto por el que se aprueba el Protocolo Modificatorio al Tratado entre los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, los Estados Unidos de América y Canadá, hecho en la Ciudad de México el 10 de diciembre de 2019, así como dos acuerdos paralelos entre el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de América, celebrados en la Ciudad de México, el 10 de diciembre de 2019, Diario Oficial de la Federación, [D.O.], 21 Enero de 2020 (Mex.) (hereinafter Mexico T-MEC Second Protocol Decree) https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5584425&fecha=21/01/2020
- Acuerdo por el que la Secretaría de Economía da a conocer a los productores de vehículos de pasajeros o camiones ligeros de América del Norte los procedimientos para la presentación de solicitudes para utilizar un Régimen de Transición Alternativo establecido en el Apéndice al Anexo 4-B del Capítulo 4 del Tratado entre los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, los Estados Unidos de América y Canadá, Diario Oficial de la Federación, [D.O.], 30 Abril de 2020 (Mex.) (hereinafter Mexico Alternative Staging Regime Notice) https://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5592543&fecha=30/04/2020
