United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement

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United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement

The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA.

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When
Wednesday, July 1 20206 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2020-07-01.

Place: Mexico City, Mexico.

Type: trade agreement and trade bloc.

What came before

Background and nomenclature Main articles: Economy of the United States , Economy of Mexico , and Economy of Canada The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement is based substantially on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which came into effect on January 1, 1994. The present agreement was the result of more than a year of negotiations including possible tariffs by the United States against Canada in addition to the possibility of separate bilateral deals instead. [ 1 ] During the 2016 U.S.

Timeline

Follows: North American Free Trade Agreement.

What happened

The Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) is a free trade agreement among the United States, Mexico, and Canada, in effect from July 1, 2020. It replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) implemented in 1994. It is sometimes characterized as "NAFTA 2.0", or "New NAFTA", since it largely maintains or updates the provisions of its predecessor. The USMCA encompasses one of the world's largest free trade zones,

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July 1 2020 — 6 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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