USMCA

The United States, Mexico, and Canada are parties to the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), which entered in to force on July 1, 2020, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Qualifying goods and services which had zero tariffs under NAFTA will remain at zero under the USMCA. For additional information on tariffs, see the Trade Barriers section of this guide and/or visit the FTA Tariff Tool and the FTA Resources Toolbox on our FTA Help Center.

The USMCA is a 21st century, high-standard trade agreement, supporting mutually beneficial trade resulting in freer markets, fairer trade, and robust economic growth in North America. The Agreement modernizes and rebalances U.S. trade relations with Mexico and Canada, and it reduces incentives to outsource by providing strong labor and environmental protections, innovative rules of origin, and revised investment provisions. The Agreement also brings labor and environment obligations into the core text of the agreement and makes them fully enforceable.

For more information on the agreement visit ITA’s USMCA webpage.