Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Southern Border
Signed March 6, 2025·Donald Trump·90 FR 11787
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Amends Executive Order 14194, which had imposed additional tariffs on goods from Mexico over concerns about illicit drug flows across the southern border. Exempts from the additional ad valorem duty any articles that qualify as goods of Mexico under general note 11 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which implements the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, effectively covering most USMCA-compliant automotive parts and components. Also reduces the additional tariff rate on potash not covered by that exemption from 25 percent to 10 percent. States these changes are meant to limit disruption to the U.S. automotive industry and its workers. The modifications take effect for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption starting at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on March 7, 2025. Clarifies that the order does not alter existing agency authorities, is subject to available appropriations, and creates no enforceable legal rights for outside parties.
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby
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Disposition
See: EO 14194, February 1, 2025; EO 14289, April 29, 2025
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The order, in full
Executive Order 14232 of March 6, 2025
Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of
Illicit Drugs Across Our Southern Border
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483),
and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I
hereby determine and order:
Section 1. Background. Automotive production is a major
source of United States employment and innovation and
is integral to United States economic and national
security. The American automotive industry as currently
structured often trades substantial volumes of
automotive parts and components across our borders in
the interest of bringing supply chains closer to North
America. In order to minimize disruption to the United
States automotive industry and automotive workers, it
is appropriate to adjust the tariffs imposed on
articles of Mexico in Executive Order 14194 of February
1, 2025 (Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at
Our Southern Border).
Sec. 2. Product Coverage. (a) Articles that are entered
free of duty as a good of Mexico under the terms of
general note 11 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS), including any treatment set
forth in subchapter XXIII of chapter 98 and subchapter
XXII of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, as related to the
Agreement between the United States of America, United
Mexican States, and Canada, shall not be subject to the
additional ad valorem rate of duty described in section
2(a) of Executive Order 14194.
(b) The additional rate of duty on potash that is
not subject to subsection (a) of this section shall be
reduced to 10 percent in lieu of 25 percent.
(c) The modifications set out in this section shall
be effective with respect to goods entered for
consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard
time on March 7, 2025.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 6, 2025.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed March 6, 2025. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.