Seeking Member Feedback on USMCA Six-Year Review

How members can engage in the USMCA six-year review

Background | Ways to provide input | Auto Care member survey | Deadlines and key dates | What to include in your submission | How to submit comments |

Background

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1, 2020.

As part of the agreement, six years after entry (July 1, 2026), the three parties must hold a joint review of how the agreement is operating, evaluate recommendations, and decide whether to extend the agreement for another 16-year term.

USTR is soliciting public input from stakeholders (written comments, hearing) to inform its positions and any recommendations. The joint review meeting is set for July 1, 2026.

Federal Register notice

Ways to provide input

USTR is accepting written comments through Nov. 3, 2025.

Auto Care Association members engaged in cross-border trade under the USMCA are encouraged to submit comments describing how the agreement has affected business operations and how potential changes could impact their ability to trade, source, or invest in the United States and North America.

Members may provide input in one of the following ways:

Option 1: Submit your own comments to USTR by the Nov. 3, 2025, deadline (see instructions below).

• Auto Care can assist in walking you through the submission process.
• If you submit your own comments, please also share a copy with Auto Care so we can help reinforce key points in our association-wide submission.
• You may also consult with trade counsel to help develop your comments.

Option 2: Contribute anonymously through Auto Care’s submission

• Share your feedback directly with Auto Care for inclusion in the association’s consolidated comments.
• See additional details below regarding the member survey.

Deadlines and key dates

Task	Deadline / Date	Notes
Submission of written comments	Nov. 3, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET	See details below on what to include and how to submit comments.
Hearing appearance requests	Nov. 3, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET	Must also include summaries of proposed testimony for those requesting to appear.
Public hearing	Nov. 17, 2025, 10 a.m. ET	Held at the U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.; may continue the next day.
Post-hearing rebuttal comments	Within seven calendar days after the last hearing day, by 11:59 p.m. ET	Must be limited to responding to or supplementing testimony presented.

What to include in your submission

• Any aspect of USMCA operation or implementation
• Issues related to compliance with the agreement
• Recommendations to promote balanced trade, new market access, and stronger alignment on economic security with Mexico and Canada
• Factors affecting investment in North America
• Strategies to bolster North American economic security and competitiveness

How to submit comments

All submissions must be made electronically through USTR’s comment portal: https://comments.ustr.gov/s/

Docket numbers:
USTR-2025-0004 – General written comments
USTR-2025-0005 – Hearing appearance requests and summaries

If submitting business confidential information (BCI):

• Clearly mark each page “BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL” at the top.
• Identify confidential details (e.g., with brackets or highlighting).
• Provide a written certification that the information is not normally public.
• Upload a public (redacted) version of the submission alongside the BCI version.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact Angela Chiang at angela.chiang@autocare.org.