On June 24, 2020 US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a notification that the Secretary of Homeland Security had decided to continue to temporarily limit the travel of individuals from Canada into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada border. Such travel will be limited to “essential travel,” as further defined in the document from 12:00 EDT June 23, 2020, until July 21, 2020 at…
On June 16, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued CSMS #43062320, US-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT (USMCA) Updated Interim Implementation Instructions – June 16, 2020, which announces the release of the Updated USMCA Interim Implementing Instructions on June 16, 2020. The link to this document is available below. This version of the document replaces the Interim Implementing Instructions issued on April 20, 2020. These Updated Interim Implementing Instructions are informational and provide early guidance on the…
Join us on June 18 at 11 am Eastern for Part 3 of our webinar series on the USMCA, as we approach entry-into-force of the agreement on July 1, 2020. In this webinar, “USMCA: Labor Rules and Trade Remedies,” Baker McKenzie experts from the United States, Mexico and Canada will discuss how to prepare for enforcement under the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRLM). Join us for a 60-minute discussion about the RRLM*: how it originated, and how…
Join us for Part 2 of our webinar “USMCA: How To Claim Preferential Tariff Treatment,” where Baker McKenzie experts from the United States, Mexico and Canada will dive deeper into select key provisions of the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA). This 60-minute webinar will take place on Thursday, June 11 at 11 am Eastern Time and will cover, among other topics: Changes to specific rules of origin in the automotive and textile sectors, chemicals and steel, among…
On June 3, 2020, the United States, Mexico and Canada agreed to the text of the Uniform Regulations under the USMCA. The English versions have been posted on the USTR website and Mexican Government website. Two separate documents were released. One seven page document covers 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) and a 179 page document…
On May 22, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP published in the Federal Register a notification that Secretary of Homeland Security has decided to continue temporary travel restrictions to Canada at land ports of entry and a separate notification of the decision continuing temporary travel restrictions to Mexico at land ports of entry and limit such travel to “essential travel” as defined in the notification. At this time, the notifications do not apply to…
On April 24, 2020, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced that he had notified Congress that Canada and Mexico have taken measures necessary to comply with their commitments under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), and that the Agreement will enter into force on July 1, 2020. Following that notification to Congress, the United States became the third country to notify the other Parties that it had completed its domestic procedures to implement the agreement—the final…
On April 22, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published two separate notifications of continuation of temporary travel restrictions, which announce the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to continue to temporarily limit the travel of individuals from Canada or Mexico into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada and United States- Mexico borders. Such travel will be limited to “essential travel,” as further defined in the…
On April 21, 2020, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a request for petitions from North American producers of passenger vehicles and light trucks who request an alternative to the standard staging regime for the rules of origin for automotive goods under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA or the Agreement) using the procedures and guidance for submitting petitions in the notice. To be assured of consideration, a vehicle…
On March 24, 2020, Office of the Secretary, US Department of Homeland Security published in the Federal Register a document that announces the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security to temporarily limit the travel of individuals from Mexico into the United States at land ports of entry and ferries along the US-Mexico border and a separate document temporarily limiting the travel of individuals from Canada into the United States at land ports of entry…