Customs officials: USMCA implementation still in honeymoon phase

Customs agencies in the U.S., Mexico, Canada remain in close contact on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement implementation, officials said this week, enjoying what one U.S. official dubbed the “honeymoon” phase. John Leonard, executive director of trade policy for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said CBP and its counterparts in Mexico and Canada have continued in-depth collaboration on USMCA implementation and have been meeting on a biweekly basis to discuss any issues that arise, as well as ways to improve information-sharing processes...