Mexican Steel Exports, Ban on Goods Made With Forced Labor on USTR Agenda

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jayme White said that during his meeting with Mexico's undersecretary of economy for foreign trade, Alejandro Encinas, he "underscored the need to address the recent surge of Mexican steel and aluminum exports to the United States in accordance with the 2019 Joint Statement by the United States and Mexico on Section 232 Duties on Steel and Aluminum, and ensuring greater transparency with regard to Mexico’s steel and aluminum imports from third countries."

The readout, released Aug. 10, also said they agreed to more closely cooperate on implementing Mexico's prohibition on imports made with forced labor.

The Economy Secretariat in Mexico did not issue its own readout of the meeting.