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CSMS # 64393496 - REMINDER & WEBINAR: Public Comment Period of USMCA Interim Final Rule (IFR) - Implementing Regulations Related to Textiles and Apparel, Automotive Goods, Drawback Duty-Deferral, and other Provisions - Closes March 18, 2025

This notice is to remind the trade that the public comment period for the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) Interim Final Rule (IFR) published in the Federal Register (90 FRN 6456) on January 17, 2025, is scheduled to close and that the IFR will become effective on March 18, 2025.

This IFR adds to the existing 19 CFR 182 implementing regulations and other related 19 CFR regulations and addresses: (i) automotive goods, (ii) textile and apparel goods, (iii) drawback and duty-deferral program requirements, (iv) recordkeeping and protest requirements, (v) temporary admission of goods requirements, (vi) applicable fee provisions, and (vii) other conforming amendments to fulfill the USMCA related commitments.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Trade is hosting a webinar on Friday, March 14, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET titled Overview of USMCA Interim Final Rule - Textiles and Apparel, Automotive Goods, Drawback and Duty-Deferral Requirements, and other Provisions. The webinar will provide a readout of this USMCA Interim Final Rule. The trade community is invited to join this informational overview in advance of the IFR public comment deadline and effective date.  

To register for the webinar, go to: https://inevent.com/en/WebinarUSCustomsandBorderProtection-1739306113/OverviewofUSMCAInterimFinalRule/

After the live event, this and other previously recorded webinars will be available for replay at Trade Outreach Webinars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov).

This webinar is a part of CBP’s Continuing Education Program and will be worth one (1) credit.

References

• CSMS # 63793783
• Federal Register Notice “Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) Implementing Regulations Related to Textile and Apparel Goods, Automotive Goods, and Other USMCA Provisions interim final rule” https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2025-00550/agreement-between-the-united-states-of-america-the-united-mexican-states-and-canada-implementing
• FAQs for USMCA IFR - https://www.cbp.gov/trade/priority-issues/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/USMCA
• Code Federal Regulations, 19 CFR 182 - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/chapter-I/part-182?toc=1
• USMCA Final Text - https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement/agreement-between

For questions regarding this notice please submit inquiries to FTA@cbp.dhs.gov or USMCA@cbp.dhs.gov. For questions about the webinar, please contact OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.gov. 

Related messages: CSMS # 63793783; 63772715