Overview
- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Congress the T-MEC has been a partial success and said he will only recommend renewal if identified shortcomings are resolved.
- Greer cited stronger North American trade and higher Mexican wages since 2020 but flagged continued gaps in Mexico’s labor enforcement, recent energy policy shifts, the unresolved Vulcan dispute, and Canadian limits on digital services and dairy market access.
- The USTR outlined potential tools to deter offshoring tied to regulatory arbitrage and said officials will negotiate firmly ahead of the July 2026 joint review.
- Mexico’s Comce convened business and policy leaders who urged a unified regional vision and proposed a Critical Minerals chapter, trilateral steel and aluminum coordination, and energy security and infrastructure investment.
- Comce leaders pressed for a firm, technically grounded anti-tariff stance and highlighted the pact’s stakes—about 30% of global GDP and $1.93 trillion in regional trade—while Senator Alejandro Murat said talks are advancing on the legal calendar without risk of collapse.