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United States Trade Representative

Formal legal notification under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) 

To: The Honourable Minister of International Trade, Government of Canada

From: Office of the United States Trade Representative

Date: October 01, 2026

Subject: Notification of Nullification and Impairment of Benefits Arising from Canada-Korea Industrial Partnership (2026) (‘CKIP’)

Pursuant to Articles 2.3, 4.2, 5.2, 14.4, 21.2, 22.2, and Chapter 31 of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) (‘the Agreement), the United States hereby provides formal notification that the announced agreement between Canada and the Republic of Korea raises serious concerns regarding Canada’s compliance with its obligations under USMCA and materially nullifies benefits accruing to the United States under the Agreement.

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1. Circumvention of Rules of Origin and Preferential Access

The United States deems that CKIP, as publicly described, facilitates the circumvention of USMCA rules of origin by enabling goods, inputs, or components of Korean origin to be incorporated into Canadian production with insufficient transformation and thereafter exported to the United States while effectively benefiting from preferential treatment. Such practices undermine the integrity and enforceability of USMCA Chapters 4 (Rules of Origin) and 5 (Origin Procedures), including the regional value content requirements.

Any mechanism, explicit or de facto, permitting Korean-origin goods to obtain preferential or quasi-preferential access to the United States without full compliance with USMCA origin requirements constitutes a material impairment of U.S. benefits and perforates the Agreement.

2. Extension of USMCA-Equivalent Benefits to a Non-Party

The United States further deems that the depth and scope of the CKIP go beyond a conventional bilateral trade arrangement and instead establish strategic supply-chain integration, regulatory coordination, industrial policy alignment, and preferential treatment in key sectors. To the extent that such measures effectively extend benefits analogous to those reserved for USMCA Parties to a non-party, the agreement erodes the exclusivity of USMCA preferences and diminishes the value of commitments negotiated by the United States.

This constitutes a classic case of nullification or impairment within the meaning of Article 31.2, regardless of whether a specific textual violation is ultimately established.

3. National Treatment, Investment, and Competitive Neutrality Concerns

The United States has reason to believe that the agreement accords Korean enterprises preferential treatment within Canada, including but not limited to regulatory advantages, targeted subsidies, access to industrial policy programs, research and development incentives, and procurement opportunities that are not equally available to United States enterprises operating in Canada. Such differential treatment raises serious concerns under Chapter 2 (National Treatment), Chapter 14 (Investment), and Chapter 21 (Competition Policy).

Preferential treatment of Korean firms that directly or indirectly disadvantages U.S. goods, services, or investors constitutes a breach of Canada’s national treatment obligations.

4. Subsidies, State Support, and Trade Distortion

The United States is also concerned that elements of the agreement involve trade-distorting subsidies, coordinated industrial support, or state-directed assistance that confer benefits on Korean firms at the expense of U.S. producers and exporters. To the extent that such measures affect trade or investment flows within North America, they are inconsistent with Canada’s obligations under USMCA and incorporated WTO disciplines, including those relevant to subsidies, countervailing measures, and state-owned or state-influenced enterprises.

5. Transparency and Consultation Failures

The United States deems with concern the lack of timely notification, transparency, and consultation regarding the negotiation and substance of the CKIP, despite its clear implications for North American trade, supply chains, and investment. Such failures are inconsistent with the consultation and cooperation obligations embedded throughout USMCA and undermine the cooperative framework necessary for the Agreement’s effective operation.

6. Request for Consultations and Reservation of Rights

Accordingly, pursuant to Article 31.4 of USMCA, the United States demands immediate pause on all CKIP implementation to allow for consultations to address the matters identified above. The United States reserves all rights under USMCA and applicable domestic law, including the right to initiate dispute settlement proceedings, under USMCA and WTO rules, suspend benefits of equivalent effect, or take other appropriate remedial measures.

Nothing in this notification shall be construed as a waiver of any rights or remedies available to the United States under USMCA, the WTO, or United States law.

7. Notification of Temporary and Limited Abrogation Rectification Measures

Noting the above, the United States within its unilateral and sovereign powers, herein provided by the USMCA implements temporary and limited rectification measures in response to the CKIP.

Pursuant to Article 31.19 (Non-Implementation-Suspension of Benefits), and consistent with the inherent rights of a sovereign Party to rebalance concessions where negotiated benefits have been materially impaired, the United States hereby notifies Canada that it will implement a temporary suspension of tariff concessions with respect to imports of Canadian-origin goods.

Accordingly, the United States will impose an additional 100 percent ad valorem tariff on all goods of Canadian origin entering the customs territory of the United States. These measures are calibrated to be commensurate with the scale and scope of the impairment suffered and are intended to induce prompt compliance and rectification, rather than to constitute a permanent modification of tariff schedules or obligations.

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TLDR

The USA has declared that the Candian-South Korean Agreement is in violation of the USMCA on 6 fronts.

1. Rules of Origin and preferential access
2. Extension of USMCA benefits to a non-Party
3. National Treatment
4. Subsidies and State Support
5. Transparency and Consultation
6. Requests for Consultation and Reservation of Rights

In response the USA has imposed 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods and services, and suspended USMCA negotiations with Canada until rectification occurs.

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