CBP official: USMCA implementation ‘particularly smooth’ so far

The implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to date has been smoother than expected, a top U.S. Customs and Border Protection official tells Inside U.S. Trade . “We think things are going particularly smooth, all things considered,” Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Cynthia Whittenburg said in an Aug. 28 interview. “We recognize there was great anxiety, I think, leading into entry-into-force” on July 1, she said, noting the administration moved quickly to line up as much as possible by that date. Officials...