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ISSUE #930 - 02/20/2026


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USITC to Investigate Impact of USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin on the United States in Third Factfinding Report in Series - USITC



The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) is seeking input for its third factfinding investigation on the automotive rules of origin (ROOs) under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and the ROOs’ impact on the U.S. economy, effect on U.S. competitiveness, and relevancy considering recent technology changes. 

The Commission instituted this investigation, USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operation, 2027 Report (Inv. No. 332-608), for the purpose of preparing the third of five reports required by section 202A(g)(2) of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. The report will be transmitted to the President, the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means no later than July 1, 2027.

As required, the USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, will examine the USMCA automotive ROOs and their impact on the United States in an investigation and produce a report. The report will provide information on:

  • The economic impact of the USMCA automotive ROOs on U.S. gross domestic product (GDP); U.S. exports and imports; U.S. aggregate employment and employment opportunities; production, investment, use of productive facilities, and profit levels in the U.S. automotive industries and other pertinent industries; wages and employment of workers in the U.S. automotive sector; and the interests of U.S. consumers
  • The operation of the ROOs and their effects on the competitiveness of the United States with respect to production and trade in automotive goods, considering developments in technology, production processes, or other related matters
  • Whether the ROOs are relevant in light of technological changes in the United States; and
  • Other matters identified by the Commission as relevant to the economic impact of the ROOs, including prices, sales, inventories, patterns of demand, capital investment, obsolescence of equipment, and diversification of production in the United States

As part of its investigation, the Commission intends to conduct a survey and will post the associated questionnaire on its website at a later date.

The USITC is required to submit reports on the USMCA automotive ROOs every two years until 2031, for a total of five reports. The Commission’s first and second reports are posted on the Commission’s website.

Public Participation

The USITC expects to hold a public hearing in connection with this investigation on October 14, 2026, at U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The hearing also will be streamed online. Key dates related to the investigation are as follows:

  • September 29, 2026: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public hearing
  • October 1, 2026: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and statements
  • October 6, 2026: Deadline for filing electronic copies of hearing oral statements
  • October 14, 2026: Public hearing
  • October 21, 2026: Deadline for filing posthearing briefs
  • November 2, 2026: Deadline for filing all other written submissions 

Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS).

Interested individuals are encouraged to sign up for alerts from the USITC about Federal Register notices published with updates regarding USITC factfinding investigations like this one. 

Further information on the scope of this investigation is available in the USITC’s notice of investigation, dated February 19, 2026, which may also be obtained by contacting the Office of the Secretary.



Fact Sheet: Trump Administration Finalizes Trade Deal with Indonesia



The White House / February 19, 2026

ACHIEVING RECIPROCAL TRADE: Today, the Trump Administration finalized a landmark trade agreement with Indonesia that will provide Americans with unprecedented market access and unlock major breakthroughs for America’s manufacturing, agriculture, and digital sectors.

  • President Donald J. Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto also signed a document today confirming their strong commitment to implementing this agreement.
  • Key terms of the U.S.-Indonesia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade include:
  • Indonesia will eliminate tariff barriers on over 99% of U.S. products exported to Indonesia across all sectors, including for agricultural products, health products, seafood, information and communications technology, automotive products, and chemicals.
  • Indonesia will address a range of non-tariff barriers, such as exempting U.S. companies and originating goods from local content requirements, accepting U.S. federal motor vehicle safety and emission standards, accepting FDA standards for medical devices and pharmaceuticals, removing burdensome certification and labeling requirements, eliminating pre-shipment requirements, and taking steps to resolve many long-standing intellectual property issues.
  • Indonesia will address and prevent barriers to U.S. agricultural products being sold in the Indonesian market, including by exempting food and agricultural products from all of Indonesia’s import licensing regimes and ensuring transparency and fairness with respect to geographical indications, including meats and cheeses, and more.
  • Indonesia has committed to eliminate barriers for digital trade, including eliminating existing HTS tariff lines on “intangible products”; supporting a permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions at the World Trade Organization immediately and without conditions; and ensuring a level playing field for U.S. electronic payment service companies.
  • Indonesia has committed to join the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity and take actions to address global excess capacity in the steel sector and its impacts. 
  • The United States and Indonesia will cooperate to increase supply chain resilience, address duty evasion, and ensure adequate export controls and investment security. Indonesia will remove restrictions on exports to the United States for all industrial commodities, including critical minerals.
  • Indonesia has committed to adopt and implement a forced labor import ban and remove provisions from its labor laws that restrict workers and unions from fully exercising freedom of association and collective bargaining rights.
  • The United States and Indonesia commend the massive commercial deals reached of approximately $33 billion worth of investment in agriculture, aerospace, and energy in the United States – further increasing U.S. exports to Indonesia. This includes:
  • Purchases of approximately $15 billion of U.S. energy commodities.
  • Procurement of commercial aircraft and aviation-related goods and services of approximately $13.5 billion, including from Boeing.
  • Purchases of over $4.5 billion of U.S. agricultural products.
  • Freeport-McMoRan signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indonesia to extend its mining license and expand operations in the Grasberg minerals district, the world’s second largest copper mine. This deal will generate an expected $10 billion in annual revenue and will further strengthen U.S. supply chains for critical minerals. 
  • President Trump has delivered a forward-looking, expansive trade deal in one of the biggest markets in Southeast Asia, benefitting American workers, exporters, farmers, and digital innovators.

THE PROSPEROUS PATH FORWARD: In the coming weeks, the United States and Indonesia will undertake applicable domestic procedures to make the Agreement effective.

  • The United States will maintain a 19% reciprocal tariff rate for imports from Indonesia, except for certain identified products which will receive a 0% reciprocal tariff rate.
  • The United States committed to establish a mechanism allowing certain textile and apparel goods from Indonesia to receive a 0% reciprocal tariff rate for a to-be-specified volume of apparel and textile imports. This volume will be determined in relation to the quantity of exports of textiles produced from American cotton and man-made fiber textile inputs from the United States.
  • The United States may positively consider the effect that the Agreement has on national security, including taking the Agreement into consideration when taking trade action under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862).
  • The United States currently runs its 15th largest goods trade deficit with Indonesia.
  • The U.S. total goods trade deficit with Indonesia was $23.7 billion in 2025.
  • Before this deal, Indonesia’s simple average applied tariff was 8% while the U.S. average applied tariff was 3.3%. 

LIBERATING AMERICA FROM UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES: President Trump has challenged the assumption that American workers and businesses must tolerate unfair trade practices that have disadvantaged them for decades and contributed to our historic global trade deficit.

  • On April 2, 2025, President Trump declared a national emergency in response to the large and persistent U.S. goods trade deficit caused by a lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships, unfair tariff and non-tariff barriers, and U.S. trading partners’ economic policies that suppress domestic wages and consumption.
  • President Trump continues to advance the interests of the American people by removing tariff and non-tariff barriers and expanding market access for American exporters.
  • The United States has reached trade agreements with major U.S. trading partners covering more than half of global GDP.
  • Today’s announcement shows that America can defend its domestic production and strengthen its defense industrial base while obtaining expansive market access with our trading partners.



U.S.-Taiwan Deal Draws Praise from American Farmers, Ranchers, and Industry Leaders - USTR



February 17, 2026

WASHINGTON - Last week, Ambassador Jamieson Greer attended the signing of the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. American agricultural and industrial producers will reap the benefits from the U.S.-Taiwan trade deal as Taipei reduces non-tariff barriers and 99% of tariffs on U.S. exports.

Here are some of the top headlines: 

Associated Press: Trump administration reaches a trade deal to lower Taiwan's tariff barriers

Reuters: US, Taiwan finalize deal to cut tariffs, boost purchases of US goods

Bloomberg: Taiwan, US Sign Trade Pact to Cut Tariffs, Boost Investments

CNBC: U.S. signs trade deal with Taiwan, lowering tariffs to 15%, while Taipei to boost American goods purchases

NBC News: Trump administration reaches a trade deal to lower Taiwan’s tariff barriers

Taipei Times: Taiwan and US sign trade agreement



Federal Register Notices: 

Pittsburgh CBP officers seize over $300,000 in counterfeit designer brand handbags, jewelry, and scarves from China - CBP



PITTSBURGH – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers remind consumers to be wary of counterfeit consumer products, including cheap knockoffs masquerading as high-end designer brands that will only separate you for your hard-earned savings, after officers seized a shipment of counterfeit handbags, jewelry, and scarves in Pittsburgh on Jan. 29.

This shipment, which was destined to an address in Pittsburgh, would have been valued at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $307,870, had it been authentic.

CBP officers inspected a parcel on Dec. 1 that arrived from China via air cargo. The parcel contained high-end designer brand products, including five handbags, five scarves, three bracelets, three necklaces, and a set of earrings bearing the brand names Chanel, Christian Dior, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, and Van Cleef & Arpels.

CBP officers suspected the products to be counterfeit and detained the parcel for further investigation.

CBP officers submitted documentation and photographs to CBP’s trade experts at the Consumer Products and Mass Merchandising Center of Excellence and Expertise for analysis. CBP’s trade experts worked with the trademark holders and verified that the products were counterfeit and subject to seizure pursuant to CBP’s statutory and regulatory authorities.

“Unfortunately, today’s global marketplace has provided an attractive platform for bad actors in China to export their illegal and dangerous knockoff goods to unwitting Americans”, said Jason Hamilton, CBP’s port director at the Port of Pittsburgh. “Make no mistake, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers will resolutely protect the homeland, American consumers and businesses by intercepting these, poor quality, fake goods.”

Trade in counterfeit consumer goods is illegal. It threatens the health and safety of American consumers, steals revenues from trademark holders and tax revenues from the government, and it funds transnational criminal organizations. Counterfeit consumer goods may also be sourced or manufactured in facilities that employ forced labor.

Counterfeiters manufacture consumer goods using substandard materials and parts that could prematurely break or harm consumers. Protect your families by purchasing authentic consumer products from reputable retailers. Learn more about the consequences of counterfeits by visiting CBP’s Fake Goods Real Dangers webpage.

CBP protects businesses and consumers every day through an aggressive Intellectual Property Rights enforcement program. During fiscal year 2025, CBP seized over 78,000,000 counterfeit goods with an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price worth over $7.3 billion, had the goods been genuine.

News media can search for additional enforcement details by viewing CBP’s IPR webpage or by viewing CBP’s IPR Dashboard and CBP’s Annual IPR Seizures Reports.

U.S. trademark and copyright owners can register with CBP to have their intellectual property protected at the border through the through the e-Recordation program (https://iprr.cbp.gov/s/).

CBP encourages anyone with information about counterfeit merchandise being illegally imported into the United States to submit an anonymous tip to CBP’s e-Allegation Program.

CBP's border security mission is led at our nation’s Ports of Entry by CBP officers and agriculture specialists from the Office of Field Operations. CBP screens international travelers and cargo and searches for illicit narcotics, unreported currency, weapons, counterfeit consumer goods, prohibited agriculture, invasive weeds and pests, and other illicit products that could potentially harm the American public, U.S. businesses, and our nation’s safety and economic vitality. Learn more at www.CBP.gov.

Follow the Director of CBP’s Baltimore Field Office on Twitter at @DFOBaltimore for breaking news, current events, human interest stories and photos, and CBP’s Office of Field Operations on Instagram at @cbpfieldops.


Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes from China Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC - USITC



The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China.

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns and David S. Johanson voted in the affirmative.

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from China.

The Commission’s public report, Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-757 and 731-TA-1737 (Final), USITC Publication 5709, March 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.

The report will be available by March 30, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.

Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the Commission’s Investigations Database System (IDS).

  








 
 

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