On Feb. 11, 2025, White House published EO 14200 amending EO 14195 to allow duty-free de minimis treatment for eligible covered articles in the federal register.
Additionally, on Feb. 10, White House published EO 14198 and EO 14197 related to pausing additional tariffs on Canada and Mexico until Mar. 4, 2025 in federal register.
On Feb. 3, White House EO on tariffs to hinder illicit drug trafficking.
White House issued Executive Orders imposing duties on Canada, Mexico and China to address flow of illicit opioids/drugs across the US border creating a public health crisis.
Implements a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China; Canadian energy resources have 10% tariff.
On same day, CAN GVT reported tariff package in response to US tariffs, see #242211.
Tariffs were paused for Canada and Mexico until Mar. 4, 2025 at 12:01am eastern time
EO Overview
Expands scope of national emergency in Proclamation 10886 to cover the threat to Americans to include the health crisis due to the use of fentanyl and other illicit drugs.
To hold Mexico, Canada, and China accountable to promises to halt illegal immigration and stop poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into the United States.
Chinese officials failed to stem the flow of precursor chemicals to known criminal cartels and shut down money laundering by transnational criminal organizations.
Canada failed to do more to arrest, seize, detain, otherwise intercept drug trafficking organizations, other drug and human traffickers, criminals at large, and drugs.
Mexican drug trafficking organizations have intolerable alliance with their government.
Presence of Mexican cartels operating fentanyl and nitazene synthesis labs in Canada.
Tariffs have proven to be powerful source of leverage for protecting national interest.
Canada, Mexico Cooperation
Government of Canada and Government of Mexico took immediate steps designed to alleviate the illegal migration and illicit drug crisis through cooperative actions.
In order to assess whether the threat has been abated, effectiveness is paused.
Therefore additional 25% ad valorem rates of duty, and 10% ad valorem rates of duty as to energy products, shall be paused and will not take effect until Mar. 4, 2025.
In Feb. 2025 MEX PRL reported on tariffs imposed by the United States, see #242455.
In Feb. 2025, CHI GVT imposed tariffs in response to US tariff increases, #242607.
In Feb. 2025, Senate issued statement from Senator Warren on tariffs, see #242491.
In Feb. 2025, CAN EXP Bank issued FAQs on upcoming US tariffs on Canada, #242716.
Feb. 7, 2025 Fed Reg EOs
On Feb. 7, 2025, White House published EO 14193 imposing duties on Canada, EO 14194 imposing duties on Mexico, and EO 14195 duties on China in federal register.
Additionally, on Feb. 5, White House amended EO 14195 imposing duties on China to allow duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 USC 1321 for eligible covered articles.
Feb. 11, 2025 Fed Reg EOs
On Feb. 11, 2025, White House published EO 14200 amending EO 14195 to allow duty-free de minimis treatment for eligible covered articles in the federal register.
Additionally, on Feb. 10, White House published EO 14198 and EO 14197 related to pausing additional tariffs on Canada and Mexico until Mar. 4, 2025 in federal register.
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Reference
90 FR 9277, 2/11/2025; 90 FR 9185, 90 FR 9183, 2/10/2025; 90 FR 9121, 90 FR 9117, 90 FR 9113, 2/7/2025; EO, 2/5/2025; PR, EO, 2/3/2025; EO, Info, 2/1/2025; Proclamation 10886; EO 14200; EO 14198; EO 14197; EO 14193; EO 14194; EO 14195; Citation: 19 USC 1321;
