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Amendment to Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border

SignedMarch 2, 2025
EO 14227·Donald Trump·Trade
Why This Matters

This executive order amends previous orders related to duties on goods to address the situation at the southern border, specifically regarding duty-free treatment for certain articles.

The amendment allows for duty-free treatment of eligible articles until the Secretary of Commerce confirms that systems are in place to process and collect applicable tariffs.
Businesses and importers of covered articles at the southern border are most affected by these changes in duty treatment.
Summary

1. Amends previous executive orders regarding duties on goods at the southern border. 2. Establishes conditions under which duty-free treatment for certain articles can be revoked. 3. Clarifies that the order does not create enforceable rights against the U.S. government.

Who is affected?

Businesses and importers of covered articles at the southern border are most affected by these changes in duty treatment.

What does it revoke?

Executive Order 14194 and Executive Order 14198, as amended.

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Executive Order 14227 of March 2, 2025

Amendment to Duties To Address the Situation at 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 . Amendment.Executive Order 14194 of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border), as amended by Executive Order 14198 of February 3, 2025 (Progress on the Situation at Our Southern Border), is further amended by revising section 2(g) to read as follows:

”(g) Duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321 is available for otherwise eligible covered articles described in subsection (a) of this section. Such duty-free de minimis treatment shall cease to be available for such otherwise eligible covered articles upon notification by the Secretary of Commerce to the President that adequate systems are in place to fully and expeditiously process and collect tariff revenue applicable pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for covered articles otherwise eligible for de minimis treatment.”

Sec. 2 . 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.

[FR Doc. 2025-03729

Filed 3-5-25; 8:45 am]

Billing code 3395-F4-P

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