The Current Canada and Mexico’s road towards a new CUSMA
Feb 17, 2026
Luis Rosendo Gutierrez, Mexico’s deputy secretary for international trade, leads Mexico’s trade negotiations. He discusses renegotiating CUSMA under a new U.S. tone. He outlines coordinated Canada–Mexico strategies, sovereignty concerns, and challenges with sudden U.S. moves. He highlights practical collaboration areas like clean energy, semiconductors, and data centers.
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Trade Shift Is Structural, Not Just Political
- Mexico sees the current global trade moment as a structural reset, not just rhetoric from one leader.
- Luis Rosendo Gutierrez frames CUSMA talks as defending a trilateral framework amid wider institutional change.
Negotiate Policy, Not Twitter
- Talk policy with U.S. trade officials to separate long-term deals from short-term politics.
- Luis Rosendo Gutierrez says Mexico meets regularly with Commerce and USTR to push tariff reductions and restore status quo.
A Unique Tariff Advantage
- Canada and Mexico enjoy unusually favourable tariff treatment with the U.S., exporting most goods tariff-free.
- Gutierrez highlights 80–85% of exports to the U.S. move without tariffs, a unique advantage to defend.