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USMCA set to expire
Under the non-renewal scenario, the agreement remains in force but will expire in 2036 unless renegotiated through annual reviews.
US-Mexico bilateral talks begin
A third round of bilateral negotiations between the US and Mexico is set for the week of July 20, with Canada excluded from the track.
US announces refusal to renew USMCA
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer confirms the US will not endorse the USMCA in its current form, declining the renewal that would have extended the pact to 2042.
The US refusal to renew the USMCA in its current form plunges a $1.8 trillion trade pact into a decade of annual reviews, creating profound legal uncertainty for cross-border contracts, rules of origin, and tariff liability. With Canada sidelined and China ties blamed, trade lawyers face a new era of regulatory volatility.
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