USA, CANADA AND MEXICO MOVE TOWARDS PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT REGULATORY HARMONISATION IN NEW TRADE DEAL

THE PERSONAL care product industries of the United States, Canada and Mexico have something to cheer about – at last – from American trade policy – a north American trade deal that will cut regulatory barriers as well as tariffs. While ensuring most trade in personal care products will be exported duty free between the three signatory countries, a new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) - which was announced on September 30 - has a special personal care product annex. Its goal is to move the north American industry and its markets in the ...


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