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CSMS #43215543 - US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementing Instructions (Final) – June 30, 2020


This message is to inform the Trade Community of the release of the USMCA Implementing Instructions (Final) on June 30, 2020.  The link to this document is available below.

These USMCA Implementing Instructions replace the Updated USMCA Interim Implementing Instructions issued on June 16, 2020, and provide guidance on the new requirements under the USMCA, including information on USMCA entry, compliance, rules-of-origin, origin certifications, new auto requirements, textile requirements, and other requirements for claiming USMCA preferential treatment for goods.

The supporting USMCA regulations, the new Part 182 of Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR 182) that includes the USMCA Uniform Regulations, will be issued on July 1, 2020.  Additionally, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States will be amended effective, July1, 2020 to include General Note 11 (GN11) with information on the USMCA rules of origin, product specific rules, and other requirements.

Effective July1, 2020, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) terminates and the USMCA enters into force.

Questions regarding this guidance can be directed to Maya Kamar, Director, Textiles and Trade Agreements Division at (202) 945-7228 or email [email protected].

Questions regarding the USMCA automotive certification submission process for Labor Value Content certification, Steel certification, and Aluminum certification can be directed to the USMCA Center email at [email protected]

The USMCA Implementing Instructions – June 30, 2020

https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/usmca-implementation-instructions   

The USMCA Implementation Act (Public Law No: 116-113)

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5430/text

The USMCA Agreement, Final Text

https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement/agreement-between

USTR Federal Register Notice on USMCA Alternative Staging Regimes for Automotive Imports -  85 FRN 22238, April 21, 2020

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-04-21/pdf/2020-08405.pdf

CSMS #43197567 - USMCA Post-Importation Claims and MPF Processing
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-293247f?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2