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Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§4601 Effect of Termination of Usmca Country Status

Title 19 › CHAPTER 29 — UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER IV — ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES › Part B — General Provisions › § 4601

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

When a country stops being a USMCA country, the rest of this title and the changes made by it stop applying to that country on that same day, except for the special transition rules below. If on that day an investigation or enforcement about violating a protective order under section 1677f(f) (as amended) or about an undertaking by that country's government is pending, that investigation or enforcement will continue and penalties may still be imposed under section 1677f(f). If a binational panel review or an extraordinary challenge committee review under USMCA article 10.12 is pending or requested for a determination about a class or kind of merchandise covered by subsection (g)(2) of section 1516a, that determination may be reviewed under section 1516a(a). The time limit to start an action under 1516a(a) does not begin until the USMCA stops being in force for that country.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §4601

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(a)In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), on the date on which a country ceases to be a USMCA country, the provisions of this title (other than this section) and the amendments made by this title shall cease to have effect with respect to that country.
(b)Transition provisions
(1)Proceedings regarding protective orders and undertakings
If on the date on which a country ceases to be a USMCA country an investigation or enforcement proceeding concerning the violation of a protective order issued under section 1677f(f) of this title (as amended by this title 1 ) or an undertaking of the government of that country is pending, the investigation or proceeding shall continue, and sanctions may continue to be imposed, in accordance with the provisions of such section 1677f(f) of this title (as so amended).
(2)Binational panel and extraordinary challenge committee reviews
If on the date on which a country ceases to be a USMCA country—
(A)a binational panel review under article 10.12 of the USMCA is pending, or has been requested, or
(B)an extraordinary challenge committee review under that article is pending, or has been requested,
with respect to a determination which involves a class or kind of merchandise and to which subsection (g)(2) of section 1516a of this title applies, such determination shall be reviewable under subsection (a) of that section. In the case of a determination to which the provisions of this paragraph apply, the time limits for commencing an action under 1516a(a) of this title shall not begin to run until the date on which the USMCA ceases to be in force with respect to that country.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), means title IV of Pub. L. 116–113, Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 61, which enacted this section, amended section 1516a, 1677, 1677f, and 4374 of this title and section 1581, 1584, 2201, and 2643 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 1516a of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the date on which the USMCA enters into force (July 1, 2020), but not applicable to certain determinations under section 1516a of this title or binational panel reviews under NAFTA, see section 432 of Pub. L. 116–113, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2020 Amendment note under section 1516a of this title.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 4601

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110