Trade Update – June 30, 2026

TradeJune 30, 2026

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250 Years in the making
America 250

Wishing our readers a happy Independence Day weekend!

Japan Business Leaders, CalChamber Mark 25 Years of Collaboration on Shared Issues
CalChamber, June 26, 2026

Gathered after the June 24 lunch meeting are: (Seated, from left) Steven Teraoka, Japanese Chamber of Commerce (JCCNC) Government Relations Committee member/ Teraoka & Partners LLP; Jennifer Barrera, CalChamber president and CEO; Yoshiyuki Hirooka, president, Japan Business Association of Southern California (JBA)/ All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd.; Tetsuya Koide, JCCNC vice president/ Mitsui & Co., Ltd; Frank Washington, CalChamber first vice chair/ Crossings TV. (Standing, from left Keijiro (Kent) Hora, JCCNC executive director; Akemi Koda, JCCNC Government Relations Committee vice chair/ USAsia Venture Partners Inc.; Hiroki Baba, vice chair, JBA Business and Commerce Committee/ The J. Morey Company; Daisuke Arai, vice chair, JCCNC Government Relations Committee/ Marubeni America Corporation; Susanne T. Stirling, CalChamber senior vice president, international affairs; Steve Sakanashi, JBA Business and Commerce Committee member/ ABeam Consulting (USA) Ltd.

U.S. declaration to exit USMCA to start a decade-long countdown for the pact
American Journal of Transportation, June 30, 2026

Trade deadline prompts North American bid for unity
The Christian Science Monitor, June 29, 2026

Business groups push USMCA renewal
POLITICO, June 26, 2026

Mexico, Canada have formed a common front on CUSMA talks, says Sheinbaum
CBC, June 22, 2026

U.S. Commercial Service: U.S.-Canada

As the United States prepares to commemorate its 250th birthday, the U.S. Commercial Service is pleased to invite U.S. and Canadian companies to participate in a special initiative celebrating the strength and success of the U.S.-Canada trade relationship.

This anniversary provides a unique opportunity to highlight this enduring partnership and the companies that help make it thrive. Through this program, companies can attest to the importance of the relationship by signing statement of affirmation. Click to register interest: https://forms.office.com/g/WFJCin3Brc. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada is hoping to see 1000 companies register by July 4.

Office of the United States Trade Representative
Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning the Annual Review of Country Eligibility
for Benefits Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act for Calendar Year 2027
Federal Register, June 30, 2026

Visit California names Julie Coker President & CEO
Visit California, June 26, 2026

Sacramento-Morelia Sister Cities
City of Sacramento

Sacramento ‘builds bridges, not walls’ as it officially partners with Mexican city
The Sacramento Bee, June 25, 2026

Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight
The Guardian, June 29, 2026

The White House