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news El Financiero 2026-05-20

US Prioritizes Improving T-MEC with Stricter Origin Rules, Not Exit

The USTR clarified that the Trump administration intends to enhance the T-MEC rather than withdraw from it, focusing on stricter rules of origin and transparency to increase North American content. A key concern is preventing Asian manufacturers from using Mexico and Canada as backdoors for imports.


La USTR descartó que la administración Trump tenga la intención de dejar el T-MEC. <p>La <b>Representación Comercial de Estados Unidos</b> (USTR, por sus siglas en inglés), deslizó en un foro regional que la administración Trump no tiene intenciones de salir del <a href="https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/economia/2026/05/19/t-mec-y-mexico-son-pilares-para-industrias-empresas-de-eu-advierten-riesgo-si-debilitan-acuerdo/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/econom...

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