Press Release

WASHINGTON — The United States today announced the successful resolution of the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) matter at the Grupo Yazaki, S.A. de C.V. (Yazaki) facility located in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. The United States has resumed liquidation of tariffs on goods from the Yazaki facility, which manufactures automotive components, wire harnesses, and electronic components.

Actions taken by Yazaki to address the matter include: 

WASHINGTON – This week, Ambassador Jamieson Greer will travel to the Hawkeye State to tour one of North America’s largest off-road tire manufacturers, Titan Tires, and visit dozens of vendors at the state fair, touring livestock barns and meeting with local producers.

While touring Titan Tires, Ambassador Greer and Administrator Kelly Loeffler will meet with blue-collar workers to highlight how President Trump’s pro-growth policies are creating jobs, reshoring production lines, and securing lasting wins for American workers and their families.

WASHINGTON — Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer issued a statement welcoming S&P Global’s release of new critical minerals pricing benchmarks, an important step toward promoting transparent, market-based pricing for critical minerals.

WASHINGTON — Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, Ambassador Jamieson Greer took final action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by imposing tariffs on 60 trading partners for their failure to adopt and effectively enforce import bans on goods made with forced labor.

MEXICO CITY — Ambassador Greer met today with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during the third bilateral negotiating round related to the Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Ambassador Greer and President Sheinbaum reviewed the status of discussions during the negotiating round on issues regarding economic security, labor, agriculture, electronic payment services, steel and aluminum and derivative products, and automobiles.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer is taking final action, at President Trump’s direction, under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by imposing tariffs on 60 economies for their failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.  Today’s action comes after the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) investigations, which included two rounds of public hearings, more than 2,100 public comments, and engagement with our trading partners to remedy these longstanding concerns.

WASHINGTON — Today, Ambassador Greer issued a statement regarding the European Union's recent actions that create uncertainty in the Turnberry Agreement.

WASHINGTON — The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced the country-specific and first-come, first-served in-quota allocations of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on imported raw cane sugar, refined sugar, and sugar-containing products for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027).  

TRQs allow countries to export specified quantities of a product to the United States at a relatively low tariff, but subject all imports of the product above a pre-determined threshold to a higher tariff.

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Jamieson Greer testified before the Senate Finance Committee to lay out how President Trump is leveraging tariffs and trade deals to secure better wages and expand market access for American farmers, manufacturers, workers, and businesses. 

WASHINGTON – Today, Ambassador Greer joined Jordan’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yarub Qudah in signing the United States–Jordan Agreement on Reciprocal Trade.