USITC opens USMCA data push

The U.S. International Trade Commission published a Federal Register notice on April 10, 2026 proposing an information‑collection for its 2027 report on the United States‑Mexico‑Canada Agreement automotive rules of origin, docketed as Investigation No. 332‑608. (federalregister.gov). (federalregister.gov) The notice says the Commission will submit a draft motor‑vehicle producer questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act and requests public comments within 60 days of the notice’s publication. (usitc.gov). (usitc.gov) The draft questionnaire is addressed to North American motor‑vehicle producers with U.S. production operations and explicitly asks firms to describe sourcing decisions involving specific “core parts or materials.” (usitc.gov). (usitc.gov) The questionnaire materials carry OMB control number 3117‑0235 with an expiration listed as July 31, 2027, and the USITC’s guidance says responses will be treated as confidential business information. (omb.report) Trade press and analysts covering the investigation note the study will examine how the USMCA rules affect supply chains and technology transitions such as electric vehicles, and they say the Commission is seeking granular industry data to do that work. (supplychaindive.com). (supplychaindive.com) The draft’s item‑level questions — for example, fields labeled “Core part or Model Attribution” and prompts to list firms involved in specific sourcing choices — show the Commission is asking for the kinds of component‑level and supplier information that make up a bill‑of‑materials. (usitc.gov). (usitc.gov) The Commission plans to deliver the 2027 report to the President and Congress no later than July 1, 2027, and the Federal Register notice points firms to the USITC docket and the regulations.gov posting (docket ITC‑2026‑2115) for the draft questionnaire and instructions for submitting comments. (federalregister.gov). (federalregister.gov)