USMCA 2026 Sunset Review: North America’s Trade Reckoning
On July 1, 2026, the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) triggers its first mandatory joint review — a unique sunset mechanism that could renegotiate rules of origin, tighten restrictions on Chinese content, and reshape automotive, electronics, and energy trade across North America. With less than one month until the formal deadline, preliminary negotiations are already intensifying behind closed doors. The USMCA governs over $1.8 trillion in annual trilateral trade, making this the most consequential North American trade event of the decade.
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