Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§4692 Suspension of Liquidation

Title 19 › CHAPTER 29 — UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER VI — LABOR MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT › Part E — Enforcement Under Rapid Response Labor Mechanism › § 4692

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the United States files a request under article 31–A.4.2 of Annex 31–A of the USMCA, the Trade Representative can tell the Secretary of the Treasury to pause final customs processing (liquidation) for shipments from that covered facility that are not yet finalized. The pause stays in place until the Trade Representative says one of three things happened: (1) the rapid response labor panel found there was no denial of rights at the facility under Annex 31–A of the USMCA, (2) an agreed remediation plan for the denial of rights was completed on time, or (3) the denial of rights was fixed in some other way.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §4692

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(a)In general

If the United States files a request pursuant to article 31–A.4.2 of Annex 31–A of the USMCA, the Trade Representative may direct the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend liquidation for unliquidated entries of goods from such covered facility until such time as the Trade Representative notifies the Secretary that a condition described in subsection (b) has been met.

(b)Resumption of liquidation

The conditions described in this subsection are the following:

(1)The rapid response labor panel has determined that there is no denial of rights at the covered facility within the meaning of such terms under Annex 31–A of the USMCA.

(2)A course of remediation for denial of rights has been agreed to and has been completed in accordance with the agreed-upon time.

(3)The denial of rights has been otherwise remedied.

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19 U.S.C. § 4692

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110