Amendment to Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border
Executive Order
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March 06, 2025
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Document 2025-03729
Summary
President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14227, amending previous orders to address issues at the U.S. southern border. This amendment affects the duty-free de minimis treatment for certain goods, which will be revoked once the Secretary of Commerce confirms that systems are in place to efficiently process and collect tariffs on these items. The order could impact trade and border operations, with potential legal and political implications involving tariff enforcement and border security policies.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 11371-11372]
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[FR Doc No: 2025-03729]
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 43 / Thursday, March 6, 2025 /
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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.
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(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 2, 2025.
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