Commerce's International Trade Administration gives notice of a binational panel decision under NAFTA Article 1904. The notice does not state the panel's decision, the products, the countries or the case numbers involved.
USTR has invoked the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism and asked Mexico to review whether workers at GLM Components Mexico, S.A. de C.V., an auto parts facility in Puebla, Mexico, are being denied freedom of association and collective bargaining. The action follows a September 8, 2026 RRM petition from the Sindicato Regeneración Nacional de Trabajadores y Empleados de la República Mexicana "Morenas" and an Interagency Labor Committee determination of sufficient, credible evidence. The Trade Representative has directed the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend liquidation of unliquidated entries of goods from the GLM Components facility.
USTR is commencing a public consultation process in advance of the 2027 annual joint review meeting of the USMCA and, as directed by Congress, is seeking public comments on the operation of the Agreement and providing notice of a public hearing. Written comments and requests to appear at the hearing are due January 12, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. EST, and a request to appear must include a summary of testimony. The date and location of the 2027 public hearing will be published on USTR's website, and post-hearing rebuttal comments are due seven calendar days after the last day of the hearing at 11:59 p.m.
USTR announced a public consultation process in advance of the 2027 joint review of the USMCA, and states that, as directed by Congress, it is seeking public comments on the operation of the agreement. USTR will also convene a public hearing, with the date and location to be published on ustr.gov. Comments are due January 12, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. EST, and requests to appear at the hearing and summaries of testimony must be received by the same deadline.
Global Affairs Canada states that, after the CUSMA sugar-containing products tariff rate quota filled and closed on November 2, 2022, it is continuing efforts to re-open the quota before the end of the year, though it is still unclear whether the TRQ will reopen before December 31, 2022 or what quantities may become available if it does. Because many allocation holders may not be able to fully use their 2022 quota allocation, the underutilization policy will not be applied when Global Affairs Canada calculates allocations for the 2023 quota year.
Global Affairs Canada's Notice to Importers and Exporters Serial No. 1091 sets out the policies and practices for administering the WTO sugar-containing products (SCP) tariff-rate quota for exports to the United States under subparagraph 2(b) of Article 3.A.5. of Annex 3-A of Chapter 3 of CUSMA, pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act. For 2022, existing allocation holders receive an allocation equal to their 2021-2022 utilization pro-rated to 99% of the total quantity, with a minimum allocation of 197,500 kg; from 2023-2024 onward, allocations equal the previous year's utilization as adjusted for penalties.
Global Affairs Canada's Notice to Importers Serial No. 1066 sets out the policies and practices for administering the additional refined sugar tariff rate quota under subparagraph (c) of TRQ - US 9 of CUSMA, covering refined sugar included in Item 5204(b) of the Export Control List that is wholly obtained from raw sugar beets produced in Canada or refined in Canada from non-originating raw sugar.
Global Affairs Canada's Notice to Importers and Exporters SER 1034 sets out the allocation policy for sugar-containing products exported to the United States under TRQ - US 10 of CUSMA, covering goods in Item 5203(b) of the Export Control List. For 2021, 80% of the total quantity is allocated equally to applicants that used at least 1,000,000 kg under the 2018-19 WTO SCP TRQ, 17% to smaller users, new entrants and 2020 CUSMA SCP TRQ users, and 3% to new entrants; from 2022, 97% is allocated on prior-year utilization and 3% to new entrants.
Global Affairs Canada's Notice to Importers and Exporters SER 1035 sets out the policies and practices for administering Originating Sugar under subparagraph (a) of TRQ-US 09 of CUSMA, pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act and its regulations, and remains in effect until further notice. Originating Sugar is defined as sugar included in Item 5204(b) of the Export Control List that is wholly obtained from raw sugar beets produced in Canada.