{"id":12584,"date":"2026-07-02T17:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?p=12584"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:48:03","slug":"navigating-the-cusma-joint-review-where-we-go-from-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/navigating-the-cusma-joint-review-where-we-go-from-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating the CUSMA Joint Review: Where we go from here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CUSMA has served as a critical backstop for Canada-U.S. trade amid the U.S. administration\u2019s aggressive tariff stance. Product-specific measures (steel, aluminum, autos, lumber, etc.) have hurt Canada\u2019s economy, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/data-flashes\/canadian-trade-surplus-widens-in-april-on-higher-energy-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dig-id=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights-12584-1cc06350\" data-dig-category=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"about 90%\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">about 90%<\/a> of U.S. imports from Canada have remained duty free largely thanks to CUSMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pre-scheduled joint review of the agreement has drawn substantial attention, because of its significance. However, an important distinction is that while no agreement was reached on July 1 to extend CUSMA, the deal doesn\u2019t expire until 2036, and tariff rates don\u2019t change as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, the renewal process built into CUSMA anticipated that extending the agreement could be politically challenging. Therefore, it requires all three parties to begin negotiating a decade before its 2036 expiry\u2014a process that formally begins now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-non-renewal-isn-t-a-termination\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-764db1098d95d161850eccd6f38f1b28\">Non-renewal isn\u2019t a termination<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Near-term trade risks for Canada haven\u2019t gone away. Article 34.6 of CUSMA still allows any country to leave the agreement with six months\u2019 written notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, we continue to view the outright termination of CUSMA as unlikely if economic reasoning holds. Decades of free trade in North America have left industrial supply chains heavily integrated across borders, and exporters and importers in Canada, U.S. and Mexico with strong incentives to preserve the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, in the proposed U.S. Section 301 measures set to replace expiring Section 122 tariffs later in July, CUSMA exemptions were preserved again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-u-s-tariffs-that-would-replace-cusma-exemptions-have-gotten-smaller\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f618b63a6297cfa5558c24e8500c772c\">U.S. tariffs that would replace CUSMA exemptions have gotten smaller<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Losing CUSMA protections would still be a significant shock for the Canadian economy. But, in the (unexpected) event that the agreement were to end, the U.S. tariff rate that would replace duty free Canadian access has been getting smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Supreme Court decision in February against IEEPA tariffs didn\u2019t significantly impact Canada, where most trade with the U.S. was already exempt under CUSMA. Should CUSMA lapse, however, U.S. imports from Canada will face 10% tariffs from current Section 122 (and proposed Section 301) tariffs compared to 35% previously under IEEPA measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-share-of-exports-exempt-from-u-s-tariffs-without-cusma-has-increased\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c4d3c441b74003587a05ae9c6eea4589\">Share of exports exempt from U.S. tariffs without CUSMA has increased<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside of CUSMA exemptions, Section 122 tariffs in place include a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026Section122.prc_.ANNEX2_.Final_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-dig-id=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights-12584-1cc06350\" data-dig-category=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"separate list of exempted products\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">separate list of exempted products<\/a> that applies to all U.S. trade partners\u2014measures largely replicated in proposed Section 301 tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By our count, this list covers about half of Canadian exports to the U.S. in the last 12 months, protecting them from U.S. tariffs regardless of CUSMA status. Also carved out are exports already subject to Section 232 tariffs, which will continue to be tariffed under that regime rather than Section 122\/301.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That leaves about one-third of CUSMA-exempted exports vulnerable to a 10% tariff hike if the deal were to be terminated\u2014not the (almost) 90% of Canadian exports currently crossing the border duty free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-impact-of-unexpected-cusma-tear-up-still-significant-for-targeted-sectors\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4697a0cebfac92b4e1333a2e6e3c222e\">Impact of (unexpected) CUSMA tear-up still significant for targeted sectors<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, without CUSMA protections, the average effective U.S. tariff rate on Canadian exports could rise to 6.6%\u2014doubling from 3.2% in April, but it still ranks relatively low compared to major U.S. trade partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-dz-PWw5NT\" class=\"everviz-dz-PWw5NT\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This offers little consolation to the subset of Canadian exporters that would be hit with higher tariffs. Currently, CUSMA exempted auto parts (HTS 87) would see the largest tariff increase (in dollar terms) if the agreement ended, followed by machinery and parts (HTS 84), plastics and articles (HTS 39), aluminum and articles (HTS 76) as well as wood products (HTS 44).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of these sectors already have a large proportion of production subject to Section 232 tariffs, but could still face more vulnerability as CUSMA protects a chunk of exports not targeted with Section 232 measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, the economic impact of a CUSMA termination today would not be as broad as it would have been under previous U.S. tariff rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-rules-of-origin-could-come-into-focus-during-joint-review\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e1e942bca136571217de61e48afdc57\">Rules of Origin could come into focus during joint review<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our base case forecast assumes the more likely scenario: The joint review proceeds while CUSMA and related exemptions continue to function as is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the review, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/R48787?__cf_chl_f_tk=RZzHHHiN2Iy5YjisQD1oQiXzwYeDyfgRUd.x1EAWD1E-1783010445-1.0.1.1-I9NHX6S6uDG.1bkqLCiQboEj7dwWnflMQyX36.f25p0\" target=\"_blank\" data-dig-id=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights-12584-1cc06350\" data-dig-category=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"U.S. Congress&apos; role\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">U.S. Congress&#8217; role<\/a> is not clearly defined. Significant changes to USMCA\/CUSMA would likely require congressional approval. Alternatively, CUSMA countries can pursue side agreements to the deal to address bilateral trade irritants without legislative action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What could come into focus are Rules of Origin (ROO) requirements, which generally establish a minimum North American production value threshold for goods to qualify for CUSMA treatment. These content rules serve as effective guardrails against transshipment\u2014preventing goods from non-member countries to be routed through CUSMA partners to avoid tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-most-canada-u-s-trade-qualify-or-exceed-roo-requirements\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b968ac45a3115a1884e1cafd4af2bc9a\">Most Canada-U.S. trade qualify (or exceed) ROO requirements<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reality is also that the bulk of Canadian trade flows with the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/cusma-compliance-rush-will-it-shield-canada-from-u-s-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dig-id=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights-12584-1cc06350\" data-dig-category=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"already qualify\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">already qualify<\/a> for (or exceed) these requirements. Still, a push for increased North American or U.S<em>.<\/em> content during the joint review\u2014the latter already embedded in Section 232 tariffs\u2014could prove disruptive for businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a47384952734&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a47384952734\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1626\" height=\"1032\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-12.52.15-PM.png\" alt=\"RBC Economics - Canadian manufacturing sectors have high Canada, U.S. content\" class=\"wp-image-12606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-12.52.15-PM.png 1626w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-12.52.15-PM.png?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-12.52.15-PM.png?resize=768,487 768w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-12.52.15-PM.png?resize=1024,650 1024w, https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-12.52.15-PM.png?resize=1536,975 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1626px) 100vw, 1626px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the latest value added in exports data, more than 90% of U.S. imports from Canada in 2024 had North American content: 73% Canadian-origin and 19% U.S.-origin. For manufacturing products, that share is slightly lower at 86%, though with higher U.S. content (58% Canadian-origin and 28% U.S.-origin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-proposals-to-align-with-u-s-trade-rules-could-also-emerge\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-609257be5de6cd04dbfc792bd681dd20\">Proposals to align with U.S. trade rules could also emerge<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CUSMA already includes restrictions on any country signing a free trade agreement with a \u201cnon-market\u201d economy\u2014including China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, the U.S. could take it one step further to require commitments from Canada and Mexico to police offshore trade and investment by including mechanisms such as coordinated trade restrictions and export control alignment similar to provisions in other U.S. trade agreements negotiated in the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strategic arrangements with the U.S. could constrain opportunities to expand and diversify Canada&#8217;s trade beyond North America, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/featured-analysis\/insights\/surging-gold-prices-inroads-to-foreign-markets-cushion-canadas-exports\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dig-id=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights-12584-1cc06350\" data-dig-category=\"LP-CanadianAnalysis-Insights\" data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"broadly improved\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">broadly improved<\/a> last year but remains limited. Excluding energy and gold, 72% of Canada\u2019s goods exports in the last 12 months went to the U.S.\u2014down from 76% a year ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-tariff-exemptions-and-trade-uncertainty-likely-to-persist\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f93335a46fca24fbd28c7d3599c6c6d5\">Tariff exemptions and trade uncertainty likely to persist<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even in the best-case scenario of an immediate CUSMA renewal, trade uncertainties are unlikely to go away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. administration has demonstrated both willingness and capacity to impose tariffs on top of free trade agreements as seen with Section 232 tariffs that overwrote CUSMA in product-specific cases last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, we assume that neither the specifics of CUSMA nor the effectiveness of related exemptions will meaningfully change this year as a result of the joint review. Businesses seeking immediate resolutions will be disappointed, but the review remains relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will be the first such process for any U.S. free trade agreement, and will bear procedural importance in terms of scope, process, and legislative requirements that will establish precedents for similar reviews in the future, even if it yields little tangible change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the authors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Claire Fan<\/strong><em>&nbsp;is a Senior Economist at RBC. She focuses on macroeconomic analysis and is responsible for projecting key indicators including GDP, employment and inflation for Canada and the US.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nathan Janzen<\/strong><em>&nbsp;is an Assistant Chief Economist, leading the macroeconomic analysis group. His focus is on analysis and forecasting macroeconomic developments in Canada and the United States.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":354,"featured_media":12144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","editor_notices":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[83,82,84],"tags":[115,119,11,109,24,110],"rbc_econ_content_type":[],"class_list":["post-12584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadian-analysis","category-featured-analysis","category-insights","tag-canada","tag-cusma","tag-economy","tag-tariffs","tag-trade","tag-u-s"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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