Trade, tariffs and industry

Executive Order 13908: Establishment of the Interagency Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods Under Section 202A of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation Act

President: Donald J. Trump

Established a committee to advise on USMCA automotive rules of origin, implementation and enforcement, without itself changing the trade agreement's legal text.

Status: In effect. Sources: Federal Register: Executive Order 13908 · Federal Register 2020 executive order disposition table · GAO 2024 annual report · USTR 2024 autos report to Congress.

Is Executive Order 13908 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13908, signed February 28, 2020, establishes a continuing interagency committee for USMCA automotive trade. Its text has no termination date, and the Federal Register disposition record lists no later revocation.

What does Executive Order 13908 do?

EO 13908 created the automotive-goods committee required by the USMCA Implementation Act and set its interagency reporting and monitoring role.

Later evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: USTR and the interagency automotive committee launched a review of USMCA automotive trade under the committee established by EO 13908. The review is an activity, not a new tariff or final dispute result. USTR automotive trade review.

Administration position: The stated directions and policy are summarized from the signed order. See the official text for its precise legal terms.
SignedFebruary 28, 2020
IssuerPresident Donald J. Trump
TermFirst presidential term

Before and after

Before the order

The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement Implementation Act called for an automotive committee.

After the order

USTR and the interagency automotive committee launched a review of USMCA automotive trade under the committee established by EO 13908. The review is an activity, not a new tariff or final dispute result.

Who had to do what

Agency / officialWhat the signed order directedDeadline / timing
United States Trade RepresentativeChair the automotive-goods committee; include Treasury, invite other participants if needed, seek consensus, allow majority voting if further time would unduly delay implementation, and break ties.As committee decisions arise; no fixed deadline.
Interagency Committee: Commerce, Labor, USTR, US International Trade Commission, Customs and Border Protection, and TreasuryAdvise on implementation, enforcement and modification of USMCA automotive provisions, rules of origin and alternative staging; review operation, economic effects on workers/consumers and technology impacts; seek consensus recommendations.No separate deadline stated.
Secretary of the TreasuryIssue necessary or appropriate regulations and other measures implementing section 202A, consulting USTR and one another as the Act directs.No separate deadline stated.
Secretary of LaborIssue necessary or appropriate regulations and other measures implementing section 202A, consulting USTR and one another as the Act directs.No separate deadline stated.
Customs and Border Protection CommissionerIssue necessary or appropriate regulations and other measures implementing section 202A, consulting USTR and one another as the Act directs.No separate deadline stated.
Each represented department, agency or componentProvide necessary staff support for committee work and bear its own committee-related expenses.No separate deadline stated.

Source: Signed Federal Register text.

What happened next

EO 13908 signed; its Federal Register publication followed.