USTR Jamieson Greer said the administration aims to build on 2025 outcomes, including a year-on-year decline in the US goods trade deficit and a 32 per cent reduction in the deficit with China. For the first time since 2000, China was not America’s largest goods trade deficit partner.
Working with Congress and domestic stakeholders, the administration will pursue six core priorities in 2026: continuing the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) programme; enforcing ARTs and US trade laws; securing supply chains for critical minerals and strategic sectors; conducting the review of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); managing trade with China for reciprocity and balance; and promoting US interests in international fora.
The ART programme remains central, requiring partner countries to lower tariffs and non-tariff barriers while the US maintains modified tariffs. The agenda also signals stronger customs enforcement, potential new Section 301 actions, and active engagement in multilateral platforms such as the G7, G20, OECD and WTO.
Submitted under the Trade Act of 1974, the 2026 agenda underscores Washington’s intent to align trade policy with national security, reindustrialisation and long-term economic competitiveness.
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