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Adjusting Imports of Polysilicon and Its Derivatives Into the United States
This proclamation imposes minimum import prices (MIPs) and a 15% ad valorem tariff on polysilicon and downstream derivatives (ingots, wafers, solar cells, modules) effective December 4, 2026, to protect U.S. production capacity for semiconductor and solar supply chains. It also establishes an onshoring incentive program with construction deadlines by January 20, 2029, and includes differentiated tariff treatment for certain trading partners including the UK (10% rate) and EU/Japan/Korea/Taiwan/Switzerland/Liechtenstein (capped at 15% combined with Column 1 duties).
To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Quartz Surface Products
This proclamation imposes a four-year safeguard tariff-rate quota on imports of quartz surface products (QSP) under Section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974, effective August 15, 2026. The measure excludes imports from numerous free trade agreement partners including Canada, Mexico, Australia, Korea, and others, while applying to imports from China and other non-exempt countries, with provisions for monitoring import surges and circumvention.
Actions by the United States in the Investigations Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of the Acts, Policies, and Practices of 60 Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor
This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to impose Section 301 tariffs on goods from 60 economies—10% on countries with partial forced-labor import prohibitions or trade commitments, 12.5% on all others, with MFN-adjusted rates for EU, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, and Taiwan. It also establishes product exemptions and directs future tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for textiles and apparel from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia to incentivize use of U.S. cotton and textile inputs.
Further Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation creates a new investment incentive program under Section 232 to encourage domestic primary aluminum production by allowing companies that commit to building, expanding, or refurbishing U.S. primary aluminum facilities to import corresponding quantities of primary aluminum at half the standard Section 232 tariff rate. Construction must begin by January 20, 2029, and the program includes monitoring, enforcement, and potential retroactive rescission of benefits for non-compliance or fraud.
Imposing Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages
This proclamation imposes an additional 50 percent ad valorem duty on certain Canadian products, effective August 19, 2026, using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The action is framed as retaliation for Canadian provincial and territorial bans on U.S. alcoholic beverages that began in March 2025, which caused U.S. alcohol exports to Canada to drop approximately 81 percent.
Imposing Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Dairy
This proclamation imposes an additional 50 percent ad valorem duty on certain Canadian products, effective August 19, 2026, to offset Canada's discriminatory dairy tariff-rate quota allocation measures under USMCA that favor EU cheese exporters over U.S. exporters. The action uses Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 after finding that Canada unreasonably restricts U.S. retailers from accessing USMCA dairy TRQs while allowing EU retailers access under CETA.
Imposing Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Motor Vehicles
This proclamation imposes an additional 50 percent ad valorem duty on certain Canadian products, effective August 19, 2026, to offset Canada's discriminatory tariff scheme against U.S. motor vehicles. The action uses Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to retaliate against Canadian tariffs and tariff-rate quotas that apply only to U.S. auto exports, which have allegedly caused a 22 percent drop in U.S. vehicle exports to Canada.
Action by the United States in the Investigation Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation
This presidential memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Brazil, with exemptions for specific products listed in an annex. The action follows a Section 301 investigation initiated July 15, 2025, that found Brazil's practices in digital trade, electronic payments, tariffs, anti-corruption enforcement, intellectual property, ethanol market access, and illegal deforestation to be unreasonable or discriminatory.
Adjusting Imports of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines, and Aircraft and Engine Parts Into the United States
President Trump issues a Section 232 proclamation finding that imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and parts threaten national security, but declines to impose immediate tariffs. Instead, he directs the Secretary of Commerce and USTR to negotiate agreements with trading partners to address the threat, with a progress update due in 180 days and potential for future alternative remedies if negotiations fail.
Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation
This executive order establishes a comprehensive national quantum strategy, directing multiple agencies to accelerate U.S. leadership in quantum information science and technology (QIST) through research investment, domestic supply chain development, workforce expansion, and international alliance-building. It creates the QC-ADDS program for quantum computing development, mandates security protections against adversarial threats, and requires numerous agency plans and reports with specific deadlines spanning 30 days to 5 years.
Strengthening Customs Enforcement
This executive order mandates comprehensive customs enforcement reforms targeting foreign importers of record (IORs), including stricter bonding requirements, prohibition of foreign IORs from filing informal entries, enhanced vetting, supply chain disclosure mandates, and tougher penalties for noncompliance. The order directs DHS to implement these changes through regulatory revisions within 90-180 days and seeks legislative recommendations within 45 days.
Further Adjusting the Tariff Regimes for Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States
This proclamation modifies existing Section 232 tariffs on aluminum, steel, and copper by expanding the 15% reduced tariff rate to agricultural equipment and certain residential HVAC systems, temporarily modifying tariffs on mobile industrial equipment and machinery, adding aluminum lithographic plates and steel racks to tariff coverage, and lowering the domestic content threshold for preferential treatment from 95% to 85%. The changes take effect June 8, 2026, with a temporary rate structure lasting through December 31, 2027, before reverting to Proclamation 11021 rates on January 1, 2028.
To Implement Certain Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, and for Other Purposes
This proclamation implements trade-preference extensions and modifications passed in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. It extends AGOA duty-free treatment and related apparel programs through December 31, 2026; reinstates Gabon as an AGOA beneficiary country effective January 1, 2026; extends Haiti preferential tariff treatment under CBERA through December 31, 2026; and makes technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients Into the United States
This proclamation imposes a 100 percent ad valorem tariff on patented pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, with reduced rates for companies that commit to onshoring production (20 percent, rising to 100 percent in 2030) and for certain trade partners. It directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Health and Human Services to negotiate agreements addressing national security concerns, establishes criteria for onshoring plans, and exempts generic pharmaceuticals, biosimilars, and certain specialty products from the tariffs.
Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States
This proclamation significantly strengthens existing Section 232 tariffs on aluminum, steel, and copper imports by raising rates to 50% ad valorem on most metal articles and certain derivatives (25% for other derivatives), applying duties to full customs value regardless of metal content, eliminating prior inclusion processes, and creating a new joint authority for the Secretary of Commerce and USTR to add derivative articles on a rolling basis. It also establishes a temporary graduated tariff structure for certain Annex III products through 2027 before full rates apply in 2028, with special provisions for UK products and US-origin metals.
Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge To Address Fundamental International Payments Problems
President Trump imposes a temporary 10 percent ad valorem import surcharge on nearly all goods entering the United States for 150 days, effective February 24, 2026, citing fundamental international payments problems including large balance-of-payments deficits. The proclamation includes extensive exceptions for critical minerals, energy products, pharmaceuticals, vehicles, electronics, agricultural products, and goods from Canada, Mexico, and CAFTA-DR countries, while empowering USTR to monitor conditions and recommend modifications.
Ending Certain Tariff Actions
This executive order terminates the additional ad valorem duties imposed under IEEPA across nine prior executive orders targeting Canada, Mexico, China, Venezuela, Brazil, Russia, Cuba, and Iran. The national emergencies underlying those orders remain in effect, and other duties (Section 232, Section 301) are unaffected. Agency heads must stop collecting these duties as soon as practicable.
Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer
This proclamation temporarily increases the U.S. beef tariff-rate quota by 80,000 metric tons for calendar year 2026, specifically for lean beef trimmings used in ground beef. The entire additional quota is allocated to Argentina and administered in four 20,000 mt quarterly tranches beginning February 13, 2026, to address high domestic beef prices caused by drought, wildfires, and restricted cattle imports from Mexico.
Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran
This executive order imposes a new secondary tariff mechanism allowing the U.S. to levy additional ad valorem duties (potentially 25%) on imports from any foreign country that directly or indirectly purchases goods or services from Iran. The order creates a multi-step process where the Secretary of Commerce identifies countries trading with Iran, then the Secretary of State recommends tariff rates, with final presidential determination.
Modifying Duties To Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation
This executive order eliminates the 25 percent additional ad valorem duty on imports from India that was imposed by EO 14329 in August 2025, effective February 7, 2026. The removal is conditioned on India's commitments to stop importing Russian oil, purchase U.S. energy products, and expand defense cooperation with the United States over the next decade.
Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba
This executive order declares a national emergency regarding Cuba's alignment with U.S. adversaries and establishes a tariff mechanism allowing additional ad valorem duties on imports from any foreign country that directly or indirectly sells or provides oil to Cuba. The order tasks the Secretaries of Commerce and State with determining which countries trigger the tariff and recommending duty rates to the President.
Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products Into The United States
This proclamation invokes Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to declare that imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products (PCMDPs) threaten U.S. national security. It directs the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate agreements with trading partners within 180 days to address supply chain vulnerabilities, with potential future tariffs or minimum import prices if negotiations fail. The proclamation also directs the Secretaries of Commerce, Homeland Security, and USTR to implement regulations and monitor imports.
Adjusting Imports of Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, and Their Derivative Products Into the United States
This proclamation imposes an immediate 25 percent tariff on certain advanced computing chips and derivative products under Section 232 national security authority, effective January 15, 2026, with broad exemptions for domestic supply chain uses. It also directs the Secretary of Commerce and USTR to negotiate trade agreements within a 90-day window, with potential for broader future tariffs and a tariff offset program to incentivize domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
Amendments to Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products Into the United States
This proclamation amends Proclamation 10976 to delay planned tariff increases on upholstered wooden furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities by one year, from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027, while maintaining existing 10% and 25% tariffs on wood products. The delay is intended to allow more time for ongoing trade negotiations with multiple countries to address national security concerns about wood product imports under Section 232.
Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil
This executive order modifies the 40 percent ad valorem tariffs imposed on Brazil under EO 14323 by removing certain agricultural products from the tariff scope, effective retroactively to November 13, 2025. The modification follows negotiations between the U.S. and Brazilian presidents and ongoing diplomatic engagement.
Modifying the Scope of the Reciprocal Tariffs With Respect to Certain Agricultural Products
This executive order exempts certain agricultural products from the reciprocal tariffs imposed under Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, by updating Annex II to that order and the Annex to Executive Order 14346. The tariff modifications took effect at 12:01 a.m. EST on November 13, 2025, and may require refunds of duties already collected.
Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products Into the United States
This proclamation imposes tariffs on imported wood products under Section 232 national security authority, effective October 14, 2025: 10% on softwood timber/lumber, 25% on upholstered wooden products and kitchen cabinets/vanities (rising to 30% and 50% respectively on January 1, 2026). It caps tariffs for UK at 10% and EU/Japan at 15% total, directs trade negotiations with a 180-day deadline, and establishes processes to add products and address undervaluation.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
This executive order continues 22 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2027, and assigns FACA compliance responsibilities to designated agency heads. It supersedes the prior continuance order (EO 14109) from 2023.
Modifying the Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs and Establishing Procedures for Implementing Trade and Security Agreements
This executive order modifies the scope of reciprocal tariffs established under EO 14257 by updating Annex II to exclude certain goods, and creates formal procedures for implementing trade and security framework agreements and final agreements with trading partners. It specifically implements tariff reductions with the European Union under a newly announced Framework Agreement, while maintaining leverage by generally refusing to narrow tariffs before final agreements are concluded.
Implementing the United States-Japan Agreement
This executive order implements a U.S.-Japan trade agreement by establishing a 15% baseline tariff on most Japanese imports with sector-specific modifications: aerospace tariffs are eliminated, automobile tariffs are adjusted to a 15% cap, and certain natural resources and generic pharmaceuticals receive zero tariffs. The order also commits Japan to $550 billion in U.S. investments, increased agricultural purchases, and defense equipment procurement.
Further Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Ongoing Discussions With the People's Republic of China
This executive order extends until November 10, 2025 the suspension of higher reciprocal tariff rates on Chinese imports that was originally set to expire on August 12, 2025. The extension reflects ongoing U.S.-China trade discussions and steps China has taken toward addressing non-reciprocal trade arrangements.
Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation
This executive order imposes an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff on all imports from India, effective August 27, 2025, on the determination that India is directly or indirectly importing Russian oil. The order also establishes a monitoring and recommendation process for potentially extending similar tariffs to other countries found to be importing Russian oil, and delegates implementation authority across multiple agencies.
Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border
This executive order increases the additional ad valorem tariff rate on certain Canadian goods from 25% to 35%, effective August 1, 2025, citing Canadian retaliation and inadequate cooperation on fentanyl interdiction. It also establishes a 40% penalty rate for transshipped goods evading duties and mandates semi-annual publication of circumvention facility lists.
Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates
Executive Order 14326 modifies reciprocal tariff rates imposed under EO 14257, replacing country-specific additional ad valorem duties with new rates in Annex I effective August 7, 2025. The order creates a 15% combined duty floor for EU goods, maintains a 10% default rate for unlisted partners, imposes a 40% transshipment penalty, and requires biannual publication of circumvention facility lists.
Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil
Executive Order 14323 declares a national emergency over actions by the Brazilian government, citing interference with U.S. companies, censorship demands on U.S. social media platforms, and political persecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro. The order imposes a 40 percent additional ad valorem tariff on Brazilian imports effective August 6, 2025, with certain exceptions and a transit grace period through October 5, 2025. The Secretary of State is delegated broad IEEPA authorities and directed to monitor the situation and coordinate with other senior officials on potential modifications or additional actions.
Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries
This executive order globally suspends the $800 duty-free de minimis exemption for all countries, effective August 29, 2025. All non-postal shipments must now enter through formal customs channels with applicable duties; international postal shipments face new per-package flat duties ($80-$200) or ad valorem IEEPA tariff rates, with the flat-rate option expiring after 6 months.
Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack
This executive order establishes the American AI Exports Program to promote global deployment of U.S.-origin AI technologies through industry-led consortia offering full-stack packages (hardware, cloud, models, applications). It mobilizes federal financing tools including loans, equity investments, and diplomatic coordination to counter adversary AI influence and extend American technological leadership.
Revoking PPD-6 on U.S. Global Development Policy
This memorandum revokes Presidential Policy Directive-6 (PPD-6), the 2010 Obama-era policy on U.S. Global Development Policy, on grounds that it conflicts with the current administration's executive orders on America First foreign policy, WHO withdrawal, international environmental agreements, and foreign aid realignment. The revocation directs a broad set of cabinet officials and agency heads but imposes no new affirmative mandates or deadlines.
Extending the Modification of the Reciprocal Tariff Rates
This executive order extends for 22 days the temporary suspension of higher reciprocal tariff rates on most trading partners, maintaining a reduced 10% ad valorem duty rate from July 9 to August 1, 2025. The order leaves unchanged the separate tariff arrangements with China established under a prior order.
Reissuance of and Amendments to National Security Presidential Memorandum 5 on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba
This memorandum reissues and amends Trump-era NSPM-5 to tighten U.S. policy toward Cuba, directing agencies to restrict financial transactions with Cuban military-controlled entities, enforce the tourism ban, expand internet access for Cubans, and oppose international efforts to lift the embargo. It sets multiple deadlines for regulatory adjustments and reports while explicitly maintaining the statutory embargo framework.
Implementing the General Terms of the United States of America-United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal
This executive order implements a U.S.-UK trade deal by establishing a 100,000-vehicle annual tariff-rate quota for UK automobiles at 10% combined tariff (down from 25%), eliminating tariffs on UK aerospace products under the WTO civil aircraft agreement, and authorizing future tariff-rate quotas for UK steel and aluminum contingent on UK supply chain security actions. The order modifies existing Section 232 tariffs while maintaining emergency trade authorities.
Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients
This executive order directs the Administration to pursue most-favored-nation prescription drug pricing, requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to offer U.S. patients prices comparable to other developed nations or face potential rulemaking, importation waivers, antitrust enforcement, export reviews, and FDA approval modifications. It establishes a 30-day deadline for HHS to communicate price targets to drug makers, with escalating measures if progress is not achieved.
Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Discussions With the People's Republic of China
This executive order temporarily reduces additional U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports from 145% to 10% for 90 days following U.S.-China trade discussions, while also lowering de minimis postal duties from 120% to 54%. The modifications take effect May 14, 2025, with certain provisions set to expire after 90 days unless extended.
Amendments to Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States
This proclamation modifies the Section 232 tariff system on automobiles and automobile parts established in Proclamation 10908. It creates a two-year import adjustment offset program that reduces duties on automobile parts for manufacturers that assemble vehicles in the United States, with offsets equal to 3.75% of aggregate MSRP value for year one (April 3, 2025–April 30, 2026) and 2.5% for year two (May 1, 2026–April 30, 2027). The Secretary of Commerce must establish an application process within 30 days, and CBP will administer the offsets.
Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles
This executive order prevents tariffs on automobiles, border-related goods, steel, and aluminum from stacking cumulatively on the same imported articles. When multiple listed tariffs apply to the same product, only the highest single applicable tariff rate applies rather than adding them together, with retroactive effect to March 4, 2025.
Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness
This executive order directs federal agencies to reduce regulatory burdens on U.S. commercial fishing, aquaculture, and fish processing industries; combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and develop trade strategies to address unfair foreign competition. It mandates reviews of marine national monuments for potential commercial fishing access, updates to seafood import monitoring, and development of an "America First Seafood Strategy" to boost domestic production and exports.
Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products
This executive order directs the Secretary of Commerce to launch a Section 232 national security investigation into imports of processed critical minerals (including rare earth elements) and their derivative products, such as semiconductors, batteries, electric vehicles, and defense components. The investigation must produce a draft interim report within 90 days and a final report with recommendations within 180 days, potentially leading to tariffs, import restrictions, or other measures to reduce U.S. supply chain dependence on foreign sources—particularly those engaging in market manipulation.
Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment
This executive order raises tariffs on Chinese imports to 125% in response to China's announced 84% retaliatory tariff, while simultaneously suspending country-specific reciprocal tariffs for over 75 other trading partners and replacing them with a flat 10% additional duty for 90 days. It also increases de minimis duties on low-value postal shipments from China to prevent tariff circumvention.
Restoring America's Maritime Dominance
This executive order directs a comprehensive, interagency effort to rebuild U.S. commercial and defense shipbuilding capacity, expand the maritime workforce, and counter China's dominance in global shipbuilding. It mandates numerous reports and legislative proposals within 30-210 days, including a Maritime Action Plan, tariffs on Chinese-origin ship-to-shore cranes and cargo handling equipment, enforcement of harbor maintenance fees, financial incentives for domestic shipbuilding, maritime prosperity zones, and modernization of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties as Applied to Low-Value Imports From the People's Republic of China
This executive order escalates U.S. tariffs on China in response to Beijing's April 4, 2025 announcement of 34% retaliatory tariffs on all U.S. goods. It raises the reciprocal tariff rate on Chinese imports from 34% to 84% effective April 9, 2025, and dramatically increases de minimis duties on low-value postal shipments from China—from 30% to 90% ad valorem, with per-item fees rising from $25 to $75 (May 2-June 1) and $50 to $150 (from June 1 onward).
Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241
This executive order designates coal as a 'mineral' under EO 14241, directs federal agencies to identify and eliminate regulations that discourage coal production and use, prioritizes coal leasing on federal lands, promotes coal exports, accelerates coal technology development including for AI data centers and steel production, and requires multiple agency reports on coal resources and infrastructure within 30-90 days.
Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports
This executive order ends duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value imports from China and Hong Kong starting May 2, 2025, imposing either a 30% ad valorem duty or per-item fees ($25 rising to $50) on postal shipments. It requires carriers to collect and remit duties, maintain bonds, and report shipment data to CBP.
Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits
This executive order declares a national emergency based on large and persistent U.S. goods trade deficits and imposes a baseline 10 percent additional ad valorem tariff on all imports from all trading partners, effective April 5, 2025. Higher country-specific reciprocal tariff rates take effect April 9, 2025 for trading partners listed in Annex I, with exemptions for certain goods including steel, aluminum, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, critical minerals, and energy products.
Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States
This proclamation imposes a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and automobile parts under Section 232 national security authority, effective April 3, 2025 for automobiles and by May 3, 2025 for parts. It establishes a USMCA content-based exemption process where tariffs apply only to non-U.S. content, creates a mechanism to add additional parts to the tariff scope, and supersedes inconsistent prior proclamations.
Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil
This executive order imposes a potential 25% tariff on all goods from countries that import Venezuelan oil, directly or indirectly, effective April 2, 2025. The Secretary of State has discretionary authority to determine which countries face the tariff, with the Secretary of Commerce responsible for determining whether countries have imported Venezuelan oil and issuing implementation regulations.
Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production
This executive order directs federal agencies to expedite domestic mineral production through accelerated permitting, prioritized federal land use for mining, Defense Production Act financing, and new investment vehicles. It delegates presidential DPA authorities to the Secretary of Defense and DFC CEO, waives statutory requirements for emergency mineral production, and mandates multiple agency actions within 10-45 days to identify projects, streamline approvals, and mobilize public-private capital.
Defending American Companies and Innovators From Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties
This memorandum directs multiple agencies to investigate and counter foreign tax and regulatory practices—particularly digital services taxes (DSTs) and content moderation requirements—that the administration views as discriminatory against U.S. companies. It mandates renewed Section 301 investigations into DSTs of six countries, potential new investigations including Canada's DST, and reviews of EU/UK practices affecting free speech and data flows, with responsive tariffs and other actions threatened.
Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council
This executive order establishes the National Energy Dominance Council within the Executive Office of the President, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior with the Secretary of Energy as vice chair. The council comprises 18 cabinet-level and senior White House officials to advise the president on expanding domestic energy production across all sources including fossil fuels, nuclear, and critical minerals, with a mandate to deliver a National Energy Dominance Strategy and specific recommendations within 100 days.
Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs
This memorandum establishes a 'Fair and Reciprocal Plan' to reduce the U.S. goods trade deficit by directing agencies to investigate non-reciprocal trade arrangements with all trading partners and propose remedies, including potential reciprocal tariffs. It broadly defines unfair practices to include foreign tariffs, VATs, non-tariff barriers, currency manipulation, wage suppression, and other market access limitations.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation raises the U.S. tariff on aluminum imports from 10% to 25% ad valorem, effective March 12, 2025, and terminates alternative tariff arrangements with Argentina, Australia, Canada, Mexico, the EU, and the UK. It also expands tariffs to additional derivative aluminum products, terminates the product exclusion process, and targets transshipment through Mexico and other countries to address national security concerns about domestic aluminum industry capacity utilization.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation terminates all alternative agreements and exemptions from the 2018 Section 232 steel tariffs for Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, EU countries, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom, imposing a uniform 25 percent ad valorem tariff on steel articles and derivative steel articles from all countries effective March 12, 2025. It also expands tariff coverage to additional downstream derivative steel articles, immediately terminates the product exclusion process, establishes a new process for adding further derivative products, and mandates stricter customs enforcement and penalties for misclassification or evasion.
America First Trade Policy
This January 20, 2025 memorandum directs multiple Cabinet members and agency heads to conduct broad reviews and investigations across trade policy, with reports due by April 1, 2025 (and one by April 30, 2025). It covers trade deficits, tariff structures, currency manipulation, USMCA renegotiation preparation, China trade practices, steel/aluminum national security measures, export controls, de minimis exemption reform, outbound investment rules, and procurement policy—but does not itself impose any tariffs or binding policy changes.
The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Global Tax Deal (Global Tax Deal)
This memorandum declares that the OECD Global Tax Deal has no force or effect in the United States without congressional adoption, directs Treasury and the U.S. OECD representative to formally notify the OECD of this position, and orders Treasury and USTR to investigate foreign extraterritorial or discriminatory tax measures affecting American companies and recommend protective U.S. responses within 60 days.
Unleashing American Energy
This executive order revokes numerous Biden-era climate and environmental executive orders, pauses Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure spending, directs agencies to rescind regulations burdening domestic energy and mineral development, eliminates the social cost of carbon, expedites LNG export approvals and federal permitting, terminates the American Climate Corps, and mandates review of state EV emissions waivers and appliance efficiency standards.
Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Section 6(a)-(c) of the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act
This memorandum delegates to the United States Trade Representative the President's functions and authorities under sections 6(a)-(c) of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act, including certification and reporting requirements to Congress. The delegation also applies automatically to any future laws with substantially similar provisions.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation reinstates Section 232 tariffs on aluminum imports from Mexico by imposing a country of smelt and country of most recent cast requirement. Aluminum products from Mexico containing primary aluminum smelted or cast in China, Russia, Belarus, or Iran face higher duties, while eligible Mexican aluminum must be accompanied by a certificate of analysis to enter duty-free.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation reinstates Section 232 tariffs on certain Mexican steel imports by imposing a "melt and pour" requirement. Steel articles and derivative steel articles from Mexico must now be melted and poured in Mexico, Canada, or the United States to qualify for tariff exemption; products melted and poured elsewhere face increased duty rates. The action reverses Mexico's 2019 exclusion from steel tariffs due to surging imports and low domestic capacity utilization.
To Further Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products)
This proclamation revokes the exclusion of bifacial solar panels from Section 201 safeguard tariffs on crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and modules, subjecting them to duties originally imposed in 2018 and extended in 2022. The action takes effect June 26, 2024, with limited exemptions for bifacial panels under pre-existing contracts executed before May 17, 2024, that are imported within 90 days of the effective date.
Establishment of the Economic Diplomacy Action Group and Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019
This memorandum establishes the Economic Diplomacy Action Group (EDAG) and delegates presidential authority under the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 to cabinet secretaries and agency heads, allowing them to appoint senior officials to the EDAG. The Secretary of State is tasked with coordinating these appointments across agencies.
White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience
This executive order establishes the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, co-chaired by the National Security Advisor and the President's economic policy advisor, with membership from 31 cabinet-level officials and agency heads. The Council is tasked with coordinating federal efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience, conducting quadrennial reviews of critical industries, and submitting its first report to the President by December 31, 2024. The order supersedes the review process from the prior administration's EO 14017 while reaffirming its underlying supply chain principles.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation extends through June 1, 2025 the suspension of 25 percent tariffs on steel articles and derivative steel articles from Ukraine, originally established in 2022 and extended in 2023, due to ongoing disruption from Russia's war. It also extends the suspension for EU-processed Ukrainian steel through the same date, adds certificate-of-origin requirements, and makes corresponding technical amendments to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Actions by the United States Related to the Statutory 4-Year Review of the Section 301 Investigation of China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to increase Section 301 tariffs on approximately $18 billion of Chinese imports, including electric vehicles (100%), semiconductors (50%), solar cells (50%), and various battery components, critical minerals, and steel/aluminum products, with phase-in dates between 2024 and 2026. It also establishes a machinery exclusion process for domestic manufacturing equipment.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation extends through December 31, 2025 the tariff-rate quota on EU aluminum imports that was established in 2021, replacing the 10 percent Section 232 tariff for in-quota volumes. It also adds the United Kingdom to the list of countries exempted from the tariff (through 2025), requires certificates of analysis for in-quota treatment, and maintains the 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports from other countries.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation extends through December 31, 2025 the tariff-rate quota arrangement with the European Union on steel imports, originally established in 2021, while maintaining the 25 percent Section 232 tariff on steel from other countries. It also renews certain product exclusions for EU steel imports for two years and tightens origin requirements by requiring steel to be melted and poured in the EU to qualify for preferential treatment.
Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern
This executive order establishes a new outbound investment screening program requiring U.S. persons to notify Treasury of certain investments in semiconductors, quantum technologies, and AI in "countries of concern," and prohibiting other transactions deemed to pose acute national security risks. The order delegates authority to Treasury to issue implementing regulations after public notice and comment, with periodic review and reporting requirements.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation extends for one year (through June 1, 2024) the suspension of 25% tariffs on Ukrainian steel imports originally granted in 2022, and expands the suspension to cover steel articles from EU member countries where the steel was melted and poured in Ukraine, provided a certificate of origin is presented. The Secretary of Commerce is directed to continue monitoring and reporting on developments.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation replaces the 10 percent tariff on UK aluminum imports with a tariff-rate quota system effective June 1, 2022, as part of a bilateral agreement with the United Kingdom. The quota allows specified volumes of UK aluminum to enter duty-free while maintaining tariffs on other countries, with restrictions excluding primary aluminum from China, Russia, and Belarus.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation establishes a tariff-rate quota allowing up to 500,000 metric tons of UK-origin steel to enter the United States duty-free, replacing the 25 percent Section 232 tariff for qualifying UK steel melted and poured in the UK (including steel further processed in the EU). The arrangement requires annual UK cooperation on monitoring, non-market excess capacity, carbon intensity, and third-party audits for Chinese-owned UK producers, while maintaining the 25 percent tariff on steel from other countries.
Strengthening the Nation's Forests, Communities, and Local Economies
This executive order directs federal agencies to inventory and conserve mature and old-growth forests on federal lands, develop reforestation targets for 2030, combat international deforestation through trade and foreign assistance reforms, and expand nature-based climate solutions across government. It emphasizes science-based forest management, indigenous knowledge, and sustainable economic development for timber communities.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation establishes a tariff-rate quota on steel imports from Japan, replacing the 25% tariff with a quota of 1.25 million metric tons for steel melted and poured in Japan. The agreement maintains the 25% tariff on Japanese steel exceeding the quota and on steel from other countries, while adding Japan to the list of countries with modified treatment. The changes take effect April 1, 2022.
To Continue Facilitating Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products)
This proclamation extends for four years the safeguard tariffs and tariff-rate quota on imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic (solar) cells and modules originally imposed in 2018, while excluding bifacial panels. It maintains the 5.0 GW quota for unassembled cells and gradually reduces duty rates in years five through eight, and instructs USTR to negotiate with Canada and Mexico to prevent import circumvention.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation replaces the 10 percent tariff on EU aluminum imports with a tariff-rate quota system, allowing specified volumes of EU aluminum to enter duty-free through December 31, 2023. The arrangement requires certificates of analysis and commits both parties to negotiate global steel and aluminum arrangements by October 31, 2023. The 10 percent tariff remains in place for all other countries not covered by existing exemptions.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation replaces the 25 percent tariff on EU steel imports with a tariff-rate quota system allowing 3.3 million metric tons of EU steel to enter duty-free through December 31, 2023, provided the steel is melted and poured in the EU. It also renews FY2021 exclusions for two years, mandates a review of the steel and aluminum exclusion process, and requires U.S.-EU negotiations on global steel and aluminum arrangements by October 31, 2023.
Worker Organizing and Empowerment
This executive order establishes a White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, chaired by the Vice President and comprising 23+ cabinet and agency officials, to identify and recommend federal policies that promote union organizing and collective bargaining. It revokes two Trump-era workforce councils and directs the new task force to submit recommendations within 180 days.
Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council
This executive order establishes the White House Gender Policy Council within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal efforts advancing gender equity and equality across domestic and foreign policy. The Council, led by two presidentially designated Co-Chairs and comprising cabinet members and senior officials from 36 agencies, must develop a government-wide strategy within 200 days and requires agencies to designate senior gender equity coordinators within 30 days. The order also mandates creation of a National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence and terminates a prior administration's working group on women's global development.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation removes the 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports from the United Arab Emirates, replacing it with a quota system negotiated as an alternative national security measure. The quota takes effect February 3, 2021, and amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule accordingly, while maintaining existing tariffs on aluminum from other countries.
To Continue Facilitating Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Large Residential Washers
This proclamation extends for two additional years a safeguard measure on imports of large residential washers and covered washer parts originally imposed in 2018. The extension maintains tariff-rate quotas with scheduled duty reductions in years four and five, while preserving exclusions for Canada and certain developing WTO member countries below import thresholds.
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes
This proclamation reinstates the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a beneficiary country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), extends duty-free access for Israeli agricultural products through December 31, 2021, extends Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act preferences to September 30, 2030, and modifies duties on certain goods to implement a tariff barrier agreement with the European Union.
The National Space Policy
This December 9, 2020 memorandum establishes a comprehensive National Space Policy that supersedes the 2010 Obama-era policy (PPD-4). It directs federal agencies to promote commercial space industry growth, strengthen the domestic space industrial base, ensure assured access to space, develop space nuclear power, improve cybersecurity for space systems, and advance international cooperation. The policy sets specific goals including returning Americans to the Moon by 2024 with sustained presence by 2028, and eventual human missions to Mars, while emphasizing protection of space assets and deterrence of hostile interference.
Protecting Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and National Security for All Americans by Ensuring Appropriate Support of Innovative Technologies for Using Our Domestic Natural Resources
This October 31, 2020 memorandum directs the Secretary of Energy to produce two reports within 70 days assessing the economic, trade, and national security impacts of banning or restricting hydraulic fracturing and related technologies. It also directs OMB to review agency compliance with Executive Order 13211 (energy effects statements for regulations) and identify priority agencies within 30 days.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation reinstates Canada's exclusion from the 10 percent tariff on non-alloyed unwrought aluminum imports that had been re-imposed in August 2020, based on expected reduced export volumes from Canada. It establishes monthly quota-like monitoring thresholds for September-December 2020 and warns of potential retroactive tariff re-imposition if imports exceed 105 percent of those levels.
To Further Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products)
This proclamation modifies existing solar panel safeguard tariffs imposed in 2018 by: (1) revoking the exclusion for bifacial solar modules from safeguard duties, (2) raising the fourth-year safeguard tariff rate to 18 percent, and (3) authorizing the U.S. Trade Representative to request an ITC investigation on whether continued safeguards are needed. The tariff modifications take effect 15 days after October 10, 2020.
Delegation of Authority Under 15 U.S.C. 634c(b)(3)(B)
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under 15 U.S.C. 634c(b)(3)(B) to the United States Trade Representative. The provision relates to trade adjustment assistance for workers, firms, and communities affected by imports.
Addressing the Threat to the Domestic Supply Chain From Reliance on Critical Minerals From Foreign Adversaries and Supporting the Domestic Mining and Processing Industries
This executive order declares a national emergency over U.S. dependence on critical minerals from foreign adversaries, particularly China. It mandates multiple agency reports on supply chain vulnerabilities, directs faster permitting for domestic mining and processing, and tasks the Energy Secretary with revising loan guarantee rules to support domestic mineral supply chains.
Combating Public Health Emergencies and Strengthening National Security by Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States
This executive order directs federal agencies to prioritize domestic procurement of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and their critical ingredients to reduce dependence on foreign manufacturing. It mandates supply chain vulnerability assessments, streamlines regulatory approvals for domestic producers, and authorizes use of the Defense Production Act to prioritize these materials. The order includes exceptions for public health emergencies and when domestic procurement would increase costs by more than 25 percent.
To Take Certain Actions Under the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and for Other Purposes
This proclamation modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) effective July 1, 2020, replacing NAFTA tariff treatment. It also makes technical corrections and updates rules of origin for existing free trade agreements with Singapore, Colombia, Korea, and Panama, and corrects prior inadvertent omissions in GSP-related tariff treatment for Thailand, Argentina, and Ukraine.
Establishment of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force Under Section 741 of the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
This executive order establishes the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security, to monitor U.S. enforcement of the ban on importing goods made with forced labor under the Tariff Act of 1930. The Task Force includes representatives from State, Treasury, Justice, Labor, and USTR, and will make decisions by consensus or majority vote on actions under sections 742-744 of the USMCA Implementation Act.
Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth
This executive order directs federal agencies to reduce regulatory barriers for domestic fishing and aquaculture, combat illegal fishing, streamline permitting for offshore aquaculture projects, establish designated aquaculture zones, and develop a comprehensive seafood trade strategy. It creates multiple task forces and deadlines across Commerce, Agriculture, Army Corps of Engineers, and other agencies to expand U.S. seafood production and reduce reliance on imports.
Establishment of the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 711 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
This executive order establishes the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement, co-chaired by the USTR and Secretary of Labor, to coordinate U.S. efforts in monitoring labor obligations of Canada and Mexico under the USMCA trade agreement and Mexico's labor reform, and to recommend enforcement actions. The Committee includes representatives from seven agencies plus optional additional participants, operates by consensus, and requires each agency to fund its own participation with DOL specifically funding a required hotline.
Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector
This executive order establishes a formal interagency committee to review foreign participation in U.S. telecommunications, giving the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security a structured process to assess national security risks in FCC licenses and applications. The Committee can recommend that the FCC deny, condition, modify, or revoke licenses based on these security reviews.
Establishment of the Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 811 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
This executive order establishes an Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement to coordinate U.S. efforts to monitor and enforce environmental obligations under the USMCA trade agreement, specifically assessing Mexico's and Canada's environmental laws and policies and requesting enforcement actions when needed. The Committee is chaired by the U.S. Trade Representative and includes representatives from 10 federal agencies plus optional additional agencies.
Establishment of the Interagency Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods Under Section 202A of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation Act
This executive order establishes an Interagency Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods to advise on implementing USMCA automotive provisions, including rules of origin and an alternative staging regime. The Committee is chaired by USTR and includes Commerce, Labor, USITC, CBP, and Treasury, with authority to make recommendations by consensus or majority vote.
Ensuring Safe and Lawful E-Commerce for United States Consumers, Businesses, Government Supply Chains, and Intellectual Property Rights Holders
This executive order targets e-commerce channels used to import counterfeit goods, narcotics (especially fentanyl), and other contraband through small express-carrier and international mail packages. It establishes new criteria for obtaining importer of record numbers, requires express carriers and customs brokers to report debarred persons attempting to re-establish business, creates a compliance scoring system for international postal services with escalating consequences for non-compliance, mandates prioritized prosecution of import violations, and requires analysis of whether CBP fees adequately cover inspection costs.
Adjusting Imports of Derivative Aluminum Articles and Derivative Steel Articles Into the United States
This proclamation expands existing Section 232 tariffs on aluminum (10%) and steel (25%) to cover derivative articles—specific downstream products like steel nails, aluminum wire/cables, and auto body stampings—effective February 8, 2020. The action aims to prevent circumvention of the original 2018 tariffs by foreign producers who had shifted to exporting finished derivative products instead of raw metals.
Reforming Developing-Country Status in the World Trade Organization
This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to push for WTO reforms to stop self-declared developing countries—particularly advanced economies like China—from receiving unjustified special trade flexibilities. If insufficient progress occurs within 90 days, the USTR must stop treating such countries as developing countries for WTO purposes and may oppose their OECD membership, while also publishing a list of targeted countries.
Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products
This executive order directs federal agencies to modernize regulations for agricultural biotechnology products, streamline oversight across USDA, EPA, and FDA, and promote both domestic public acceptance and international trade of genetically engineered crops and animals. It mandates specific plans for regulatory streamlining, a unified web-based platform for developers, consumer engagement strategies, and international trade barrier removal.
Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States
This proclamation declares that imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts threaten U.S. national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. It directs the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate agreements with the European Union, Japan, and other countries to address this threat, with a progress report due in 180 days, while keeping tariffs in reserve if negotiations fail.
Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
This executive order declares a national emergency to block U.S. transactions involving information and communications technology from foreign adversaries when the Commerce Secretary determines they pose undue risks to national security, critical infrastructure, or the digital economy. It delegates broad authority to Commerce to prohibit or mitigate such transactions and requires intelligence and security assessments on foreign technology threats.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation expands the Secretary of Commerce's authority to grant exclusions from quantitative limitations (quotas) on aluminum imports under Section 232, mirroring existing tariff exclusion authority. It also amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to implement these changes, maintains existing 10% tariffs and quota levels, establishes procedures for quota exclusion requests, and creates an export certification framework for countries with quota arrangements. The modifications take effect August 30, 2018.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation modifies the Section 232 steel tariffs and quotas by authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to grant relief from quantitative limitations (quotas) on steel imports under two tracks: (1) general exclusions for lack of domestic production capacity or national security reasons, similar to existing tariff exclusion authority; and (2) expedited relief for pre-contracted steel used in U.S. facility construction where quotas have already filled, provided contracts were signed before March 8, 2018 and steel enters by March 31, 2019. It also makes technical amendments to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and maintains the existing 25% tariff rate.
Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran
This executive order reimposes U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), following President Trump's May 8, 2018 decision to withdraw from that agreement. It authorizes blocking sanctions, financial account restrictions, and menu-based penalties targeting Iran's energy, shipping, automotive, and financial sectors, as well as human rights abusers, with staggered effective dates starting August 7, 2018 and November 5, 2018.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation permanently exempts Argentina and Australia from the 10% aluminum tariff imposed under Section 232, replacing the tariff with quantitative import quotas for Argentina. It extends the tariff to Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, and EU member countries starting June 1, 2018, after their temporary exemptions expire. The proclamation amends prior proclamations and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to implement these changes.
Actions by the United States Related to the Section 301 Investigation of China's Laws, Policies, Practices, or Actions Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to impose tariffs on Chinese goods under Section 301 findings that China engages in forced technology transfer, discriminatory licensing restrictions, state-directed acquisition of U.S. technology companies, and cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property. It also mandates WTO dispute settlement action and Treasury-led investment restrictions targeting Chinese acquisitions in sensitive U.S. industries, with reporting deadlines within 15 and 60 days.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation temporarily exempts Australia, Argentina, South Korea, Brazil, and EU member countries from a 10 percent aluminum tariff imposed on March 23, 2018, while continuing trade negotiations. The exemptions expire at 12:01 a.m. EDT on May 1, 2018, unless satisfactory alternative arrangements are reached. The proclamation also amends tariff exclusion procedures and directs the U.S. Trade Representative to advise on preventing transshipment from exempted countries.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation imposes a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports under Section 232 national security authority, effective March 23, 2018, with exemptions for Canada and Mexico pending ongoing negotiations. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to grant product exclusions based on insufficient domestic supply or national security considerations.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation imposes a 25% tariff on steel imports from most countries under Section 232 national security authority, effective March 23, 2018, with exemptions for Canada and Mexico pending ongoing negotiations. It also establishes an exclusion process for steel articles not sufficiently produced domestically.
To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products) and for Other Purposes
This proclamation imposes four-year safeguard tariffs on imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) solar cells and modules, including a tariff-rate quota on cells and increased duties on modules, following an ITC finding of serious injury to domestic producers. It also excludes certain developing WTO countries below import thresholds, establishes procedures for product exclusions, and makes technical corrections to Argentina's GSP beneficiary status.
To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Large Residential Washers
This proclamation imposes safeguard tariffs and tariff-rate quotas on imported large residential washers and certain washer parts for 3 years plus 1 day, following an ITC finding of serious injury to domestic industry. Canada is excluded entirely; Mexico and most WTO developing countries are initially excluded but subject to surge monitoring. The measure takes effect February 7, 2018.
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes
This proclamation reinstates The Gambia and Swaziland as beneficiary countries under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), extends duty-free access for Israeli agricultural products through December 31, 2018, makes technical modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement CAFTA-DR obligations and correct prior omissions, suspends certain GSP benefits for Ukraine due to intellectual property concerns, and reinstates Argentina's GSP beneficiary status.
A Federal Strategy To Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals
This executive order directs the federal government to identify critical minerals essential to U.S. economic and national security, then develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce reliance on foreign sources by expanding domestic mining, improving geological data access, streamlining permitting, and advancing recycling and alternative technologies.
Addressing China's Laws, Policies, Practices, and Actions Related to Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Technology
This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to determine whether to launch an investigation under Section 302(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 into China's laws, policies, and practices related to intellectual property, innovation, and technology transfer. The document frames these Chinese policies as threats to American economic interests, innovation, and jobs, but does not itself impose any tariffs or trade actions—it only initiates a decision-making process about a potential investigation.
Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure
This executive order mandates federal agencies to adopt the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and modernize IT infrastructure, while directing multiple cabinet departments to assess and report on cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, deterrence strategies, international cooperation, and workforce development. It establishes accountability for agency heads in managing cybersecurity risk and requires extensive reports on federal IT modernization, botnet resilience, electricity grid vulnerabilities, and defense industrial base risks.
Addressing Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses
This executive order directs comprehensive performance reviews of all U.S. trade and investment agreements, plus WTO trade relations with countries where the U.S. has significant goods deficits. The reviews must identify violations, abuses, unfair treatment, and failures to meet economic goals, with a report due in 180 days to guide potential renegotiation or termination of agreements deemed harmful to American workers, manufacturers, and intellectual property.
Buy American and Hire American
This executive order establishes a dual policy to maximize domestic procurement preferences under existing Buy American laws and to rigorously enforce immigration laws governing foreign workers, particularly the H-1B visa program. It mandates multiple agency assessments and reports on procurement practices and trade agreement impacts, while directing immigration agencies to propose new rules protecting U.S. workers and reforming H-1B visa allocation toward higher-skilled or higher-paid beneficiaries.
Organization of the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and Subcommittees
This National Security Presidential Memorandum reorganizes the National Security Council (NSC) and Homeland Security Council (HSC) structures under the Trump administration, establishing clear membership rules for the NSC, HSC, Principals Committee, Deputies Committee, and Policy Coordination Committees. It revokes the prior NSC organization memo (NSPM-2) from January 2017 and consolidates decision-making authority under the National Security Advisor while formally integrating the HSC into a unified staff structure.
Establishing Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties and Violations of Trade and Customs Laws
This executive order directs federal agencies to strengthen collection of unpaid antidumping and countervailing duties on imports, develop risk-based bonding requirements for importers with poor compliance records, enhance enforcement against customs and trade law violations including counterfeit goods, and prioritize prosecution of trade-related offenses. It responds to $2.3 billion in uncollected duties as of 2015.
Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits
This executive order directs the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative, within 90 days, to produce a comprehensive report identifying countries with significant U.S. trade deficits in goods and analyzing the causes and effects of those deficits. The report must assess unfair trade practices, impacts on manufacturing and defense industrial bases, employment effects, and national security risks from imports.
Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council
This National Security Presidential Memorandum reorganizes the National Security Council (NSC) and Homeland Security Council (HSC), establishing their membership rosters, the Principals Committee, Deputies Committee, and Policy Coordination Committees. It elevates the White House Chief Strategist to regular attendance at NSC/PC meetings, merges NSC and HSC staff under a single Executive Office of the President structure, and replaces the Obama-era Presidential Policy Directives and Presidential Study Directives system with National Security Presidential Memoranda.
Withdrawal of the United States From the Trans- Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement
This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to formally withdraw the United States as a signatory to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and permanently exit TPP negotiations, shifting U.S. trade policy toward bilateral rather than multilateral trade agreements.
Safeguarding the Nation From the Impacts of Invasive Species
This executive order updates and strengthens federal coordination on invasive species by amending Executive Order 13112. It maintains the National Invasive Species Council with expanded membership, adds new priorities including climate change and public health impacts, and mandates a new management plan with specific reporting requirements.
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
This executive order delegates specific presidential authorities under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 to cabinet secretaries and the U.S. Trade Representative, including export promotion coordination, trade capacity building, and currency exchange rate enforcement procedures. It establishes interagency consultation requirements for enhanced bilateral engagement on currency manipulation and creates a formal recommendation process for potential remedial actions.
Global Entrepreneurship
This executive order establishes the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) Program under the Commerce Department to leverage successful entrepreneurs' networks for mentoring and policy advocacy worldwide. It also creates a Global Connect Initiative and interagency Steering Group to expand internet access in developing countries, with reporting requirements through 2020.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 106 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to the Secretary of State, specifically the power to invoke exceptions related to trade agreement labor standards. The Secretary must inform the U.S. Trade Representative at the earliest possible time when invoking such exceptions and may redelegate this authority to other executive branch officers.
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
This executive order delegates presidential authorities and assigns functions under the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, primarily to the U.S. Trade Representative, with specific exceptions retained by the President and certain functions assigned to USAID and the Secretary of Agriculture. It also assigns reporting on poverty reduction and hunger elimination to the U.S. Trade Representative.
Delegation of Certain Authority and Assignment of Certain Functions Under Section 103(a)(1)(A) and Section 103(b)(1) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
This memorandum delegates to the United States Trade Representative the authority to enter into trade agreements under specific sections of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, supplementing prior delegation in Executive Order 13701. It is a narrow procedural delegation of presidential trade agreement authority to an agency official.
Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under Section 213(b)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under Section 213(b)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of State, requiring consultation with multiple other cabinet members and agency heads. It rescinds the 2012 delegation to Treasury while leaving other provisions of that earlier memorandum intact.
Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
This executive order continues or reestablishes 40 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2017, transferring FACA compliance responsibilities to designated agency heads and updating administrative oversight for the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee.
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
This executive order delegates presidential authorities and assigns functions under the 2015 Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) law to specific officials, primarily the U.S. Trade Representative, while reserving certain authorities to the President. It establishes interagency processes for environmental reviews, employment impact assessments, labor rights reports, and implementation planning for trade agreements.
Amendments to Executive Orders 11030, 13653, and 13673
This executive order makes three technical amendments to existing orders: (1) updates formatting rules for executive orders and proclamations and assigns trade proclamation preparation to the U.S. Trade Representative; (2) adjusts membership of the Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience by making the OMB Director a co-chair rather than a member; and (3) corrects a statutory citation in the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces order regarding Vietnam Era veterans' assistance acts.
Deepening U.S. Government Efforts To Collaborate With and Strengthen Civil Society
This 2014 presidential memorandum directs federal agencies engaged in foreign policy to strengthen collaboration with civil society organizations worldwide, oppose undue restrictions on civic freedoms, and integrate civil society consultation into U.S. diplomatic engagement. It requires annual reporting to the President on implementation progress.
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes
This proclamation reinstates Mali as a beneficiary country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), extends duty-free access for Israeli agricultural products through December 31, 2014, modifies rules of origin under the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, designates Curaçao as a beneficiary country under Caribbean Basin trade programs, reflects the expiration of Andean Trade Preference Act benefits, and corrects a typographical error in the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement implementation.
Continuance Of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
This executive order extends 26 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2015, and makes technical amendments to several prior executive orders governing the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, President's Management Advisory Board, President's Global Development Council, and President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. It also delegates presidential functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to designated agency heads.
Combating Wildlife Trafficking
This executive order establishes a Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking co-chaired by the State Department, Interior Department, and Attorney General to develop a national strategy against wildlife trafficking. It also creates an Advisory Council of non-governmental experts to advise the Task Force, with specific deadlines for initial meetings, strategy production, and council establishment.
Establishing the White House Council on Native American Affairs
This executive order creates the White House Council on Native American Affairs, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, to coordinate federal policy across 30+ agencies to support tribal self-governance and improve quality of life for Native Americans. It establishes a formal structure for interagency coordination on economic development, healthcare, education, justice, and environmental protection while mandating three annual meetings.
Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Freedom and Counter- Proliferation Act of 2012 and Additional Sanctions With Respect To Iran
This executive order authorizes sanctions against foreign financial institutions and persons that conduct significant transactions related to Iranian currency, support designated Iranian persons, or supply goods and services to Iran's automotive sector. It implements provisions of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 and expands existing sanctions authorities, with the order taking effect on July 1, 2013.
Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran
This executive order authorizes the Treasury and State Departments to implement sanctions against persons and entities supporting Iran's government, particularly those involved in human rights abuses, censorship, and petroleum trade. It blocks U.S.-controlled foreign entities from transactions with Iran that would be prohibited if done domestically, with a divestment deadline, and amends prior sanctions orders.
Authorizing Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran
This executive order authorizes additional U.S. sanctions targeting foreign financial institutions and persons that conduct significant transactions with Iran's petroleum, petrochemical, and energy sectors. It expands existing authorities to block property, restrict correspondent banking access, and impose trade and financial penalties on entities supporting Iran's oil industry or evading international sanctions.
To Implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement and for Other Purposes
This proclamation implements the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement by modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to establish preferential tariff treatment for Colombian goods, remove Colombia from GSP/ATPA/ATPDEA beneficiary status, and delegate authority to the Secretary of Commerce, CITA, and USTR for trade administration. It also corrects technical errors in prior proclamations related to Oman, NAFTA, and Korea free trade agreements.
Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation
This executive order directs federal agencies to coordinate international regulatory cooperation through an existing interagency working group, with the goal of reducing unnecessary differences between U.S. and foreign regulations that could harm American business competitiveness. It requires agencies to flag regulations with significant international impacts and consider foreign regulatory approaches when developing rules.
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences and For Other Purposes
This proclamation suspends Argentina's duty-free trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for failing to enforce arbitral awards favoring U.S. citizens, while designating South Sudan as both a GSP beneficiary and least-developed beneficiary country. It also makes technical modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement CAFTA-DR provisions affecting Dominican Republic-Mexico trade rules, extend Haiti apparel duty-free treatment, and correct prior proclamation errors.
To Implement the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement
This proclamation implements the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) by modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to establish preferential tariff treatment for Korean goods, with staged duty reductions. It delegates presidential authorities to the Secretary of Commerce, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), and the U.S. Trade Representative for administering textile rules of origin, trade remedies, and congressional consultation requirements.
Establishment of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center
This executive order creates the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC) within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to coordinate enforcement of U.S. trade rights under international agreements and domestic trade laws across multiple federal agencies. The Center brings together personnel from State, Treasury, Justice, Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and intelligence agencies to identify foreign trade barriers and unfair practices.
Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force On Travel and Competitiveness
This executive order establishes visa processing targets to boost U.S. travel and tourism, including a 40% capacity increase in China and Brazil and 80% of applicants interviewed within 3 weeks. It also creates a Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness to develop a National Travel and Tourism Strategy within 90 days.
To Modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and for Other Purposes
This proclamation modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) to conform to amendments to the international Harmonized System Convention, incorporating by reference technical changes from USITC Publication 4276. It also ensures continuation of previously proclaimed staged duty reductions under free trade agreements with Singapore, Chile, Australia, Morocco, CAFTA-DR countries, Bahrain, Oman, and Peru by making conforming modifications to affected tariff categories.
Determinations Under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988Russian Federation
This memorandum determines that Russian state trading enterprises significantly burden U.S. foreign trade, but finds that Russia's pending WTO accession commitments—including promises that state-owned enterprises will act on commercial considerations and offer non-discriminatory terms to U.S. firms—satisfy statutory requirements, avoiding invocation of WTO non-application provisions against Russia.
Authorizing the Imposition of Certain Sanctions With Respect to the Provision of Goods, Services, Technology, or Support for Iran's Energy and Petrochemical Sectors
This executive order authorizes sanctions against individuals and entities that provide goods, services, technology, or support above specified dollar thresholds to Iran's petroleum development or petrochemical production sectors. The sanctions include blocking property, financial restrictions, export denial, and government procurement bans, and took effect immediately on November 21, 2011.
Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
This memorandum delegates specific presidential authorities under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (as amended by CISADA) and CISADA itself to the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Commerce, Attorney General, U.S. Trade Representative, Federal Reserve Chairman, and Export-Import Bank President. It maintains a prior 1996 memorandum for certain provisions while reassigning others.
National Export Initiative
This executive order creates the National Export Initiative (NEI) to double U.S. exports over five years and establishes an Export Promotion Cabinet of cabinet-level officials and agency heads to coordinate federal export promotion efforts. The order directs the Cabinet to develop programs supporting small and medium-sized business exports, increase export credit, reduce trade barriers, and produce a comprehensive implementation plan within 180 days.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
This executive order continues 15 federal advisory committees for two years until September 30, 2011, superseding a prior Bush administration order. It also delegates presidential functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the heads of designated departments and agencies.
Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China
President Obama imposed additional tariffs on Chinese passenger vehicle and light truck tires for three years (35%, 30%, 25% ad valorem) following a USITC finding of market disruption under Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974. The determination also directs Commerce and Labor to expedite Trade Adjustment Assistance for affected domestic workers and firms.
Establishing a White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers
This executive order creates a White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers to coordinate federal assistance for areas hit hard by auto industry job losses. The council includes cabinet secretaries and senior officials across multiple agencies, and is tasked with aligning federal programs to support automotive workers and communities. It automatically terminates after two years unless extended by the President.
To Implement The United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement And for Other Purposes
This proclamation implements the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement by modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to establish preferential tariff treatment, rules of origin, and tariff-rate quotas for Peruvian goods. It also delegates authority to the Secretary of Commerce, USTR, and CITA for various implementation functions, and makes technical corrections to prior trade agreements with Morocco, Bahrain, and CAFTA-DR countries.
To Extend Duty-Free Treatment for Certain Agricultural Products of Israel and for Other Purposes
This proclamation extends duty-free treatment for specified Israeli agricultural products through December 31, 2009, implements accelerated duty elimination for certain Chilean goods under the USCFTA, and modifies rules of origin for Australian viscose rayon yarns under the USAFTA, all by amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
To Implement The United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement
This proclamation implements the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement by modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to establish preferential tariff treatment, rules of origin, and tariff-rate quotas for Omani goods. It delegates authority to the Secretary of Commerce to create an administrative office for dispute panels and to CITA for textile/apparel enforcement and safeguard actions, while removing Oman from the Generalized System of Preferences.
To Provide for Duty-free Treatment Under the Earned Import Allowance Program, And for Other Purposes
This proclamation modifies U.S. tariff schedules under multiple trade programs: it certifies the start of a duty-free apparel program under CAFTA-DR, expands AGOA benefits to Mauritius, suspends Bolivia's trade preferences under ATPA/ATPDEA effective December 15, 2008, updates NAFTA rules of origin with Canada, and makes technical corrections to tariff classifications for triphenyl phosphine and information technology products.
To Modify Duty-free Treatment Under The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act and for Other Purposes
This proclamation certifies that Haiti and the Dominican Republic have developed anti-transshipment procedures, thereby activating preferential tariff treatment for certain apparel and other articles under the HOPE II Act. It modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to implement these trade benefits, authorizes specific functions to the USTR and Secretary of Labor, and makes a technical correction to a prior proclamation regarding Turkey.
Assignment of Function Under Section 203(e)(2)(A) of the Andean Trade Preference Act, As Amended
This memorandum assigns the U.S. Trade Representative the function of publishing a Federal Register notice to announce the President's proposal to suspend Bolivia's beneficiary status under the Andean Trade Preference Act and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. It is a procedural delegation of authority to execute a trade policy action against Bolivia.
Determinations Under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988Ukraine
President Bush determined that Ukraine's state trading enterprises significantly burden U.S. foreign trade, but found that Ukraine's pending WTO accession commitments satisfy statutory requirements, so the U.S. will not invoke WTO nonapplication provisions against Ukraine. The U.S. Trade Representative is directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
To Modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and for Other Purposes
This proclamation modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to conform to international convention amendments, correct technical errors in prior proclamations, and maintain intended tariff treatment for goods from Chile and Singapore under free trade agreements. It also delegates authority to the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) to provide trade relief under CAFTA-DR for domestic textile and apparel industries facing serious damage from imports.
Further Amendment of Executive Order 11858 Concerning Foreign Investment in the United States
This executive order amends the framework for reviewing foreign investments in the United States for national security risks. It expands the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) membership, formalizes procedures for risk mitigation agreements, and assigns specific regulatory and reporting responsibilities to the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Commerce.
To Implement an Amendment to the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement
This proclamation modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement a 2007 amendment to CAFTA-DR, affecting rules of origin and preferential tariff treatment for goods from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It delegates authority to the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) to adjust textile quota limits and directs the U.S. Trade Representative to publish related Federal Register notices.
Establishing an Interagency Working Group on Import Safety
This executive order creates a temporary interagency working group led by HHS to review and recommend improvements to U.S. import safety procedures. The group must deliver recommendations to the President within 60 days through the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, then disband.
To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement With Respect to the Dominican Republic and for Other Purposes
This proclamation implements the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) specifically for the Dominican Republic by modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to provide preferential tariff treatment, removing the Dominican Republic from GSP and CBERA/CBTPA beneficiary status, and delegating authority to CITA to determine Nicaraguan compliance with tariff preference level commitments. It also modifies NAFTA rules of origin to reflect agreed changes with Mexico.
Designation of Officers of the Office of the United States Trade Representative To Act as the United States Trade Representative
This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, specifying which deputy and senior officials would act as USTR if the appointed representative dies, resigns, or becomes unable to serve. It includes exceptions for acting officials and preserves presidential discretion to depart from the designated succession order.
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Generalized System of Preferences
This proclamation designates Liberia as eligible for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and as a lesser developed beneficiary country. It also designates East Timor as a beneficiary and least-developed beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), removes Bulgaria and Romania from GSP beneficiary status upon their EU accession, and adds Afghanistan to SAARC for GSP purposes upon its SAARC membership.
Determinations Under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 Socialist Republic of Vietnam
President Bush determined that Vietnam's state trading enterprises significantly burden U.S. foreign trade, but concluded that Vietnam's pending WTO accession commitments—including commercial-consideration requirements and non-interference pledges—satisfy statutory conditions that would otherwise trigger nonapplication of WTO provisions. The U.S. Trade Representative was directed to publish the memorandum.
Presidential Determination on Imports of Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China
President Bush declined to impose import relief on Chinese steel pipe under Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974, finding it would harm the U.S. economy more than help domestic producers due to third-country substitution and disproportionate consumer costs. He directed Commerce and Labor to expedite Trade Adjustment Assistance applications for affected workers.
Determinations Under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
President Bush issued a memorandum determining that Saudi Arabia's state trading enterprises are significant in its exports and import-competing goods, but that an affirmative determination under Section 1106(a)(2) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act is not warranted due to Saudi commitments in its WTO accession bilateral agreement with the U.S. This clears a procedural hurdle for Saudi Arabia's WTO membership bid.
Assignment of Certain Functions Under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
This memorandum delegates specific presidential functions under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to the United States Trade Representative, concerning enforcement actions related to unfair trade practices and intellectual property infringement in import trade.
To Modify Rules of Origin Under the North American Free Trade Agreement
This proclamation modifies the rules of origin under NAFTA by amending general note 12 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. The changes take effect for Canadian goods on January 1, 2005, while the effective date for Mexican goods will be determined and announced by the U.S. Trade Representative in the Federal Register.
Renewal of Trade Agreement with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
President Bush determined that Vietnam is satisfactorily reciprocating U.S. tariff reductions from multilateral negotiations and maintaining a satisfactory balance of trade concessions, thereby renewing the bilateral trade agreement under the Trade Act of 1974. The U.S. Trade Representative is directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
Presidential Determination on Imports of Certain Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings from the People's Republic of China
President Bush declined to impose import relief (tariffs or quotas) on ductile iron waterworks fittings from China under Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974, despite an affirmative USITC determination. He found that such relief would harm the U.S. economy more than it would benefit domestic producers, citing likely trade diversion to third countries, minimal benefit to domestic industry, and net negative welfare effects on consumers.
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences
This proclamation modifies U.S. trade preferences under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). It designates Algeria as a new beneficiary developing country, terminates GSP benefits for seven Central/Eastern European countries upon their EU accession, and removes Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, and Barbados from GSP eligibility effective January 1, 2006, due to their 'high income' status.
Delegation of Certain Reporting Authority
This memorandum delegates to the United States Trade Representative the President's statutory authority under section 163 of the Trade Act of 1974 to provide a specified report to Congress. It is a narrow, procedural delegation of reporting functions with no substantive policy changes.
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and for Other Purposes
President George W. Bush designated Angola as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under AGOA with lesser developed country status, while terminating Eritrea and the Central African Republic's beneficiary status effective January 1, 2004, for failing to make continual progress on eligibility requirements. The proclamation also made technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and clarified the U.S. Trade Representative's publication functions under related trade preference acts.
To Provide for the Termination of Action Taken With Regard to Imports of Certain Steel Products
President George W. Bush terminated safeguard tariffs on certain steel products that had been imposed in March 2002 under Proclamation 7529, citing changed economic circumstances and an ITC report. The import licensing system established to monitor steel imports remains in effect until March 21, 2005, or until a replacement program is established.
Presidential Determination on Wire Hanger Imports from the People's Republic of China
President Bush declined to impose import relief under Section 421 on Chinese steel wire garment hangers, finding tariffs would harm the national economic interest by disrupting domestic producers' adjustment strategies, shifting production to third countries, and raising costs for small dry-cleaning businesses. Instead, he directed Commerce and Labor to expedite Trade Adjustment Assistance applications from affected hanger producers and workers.
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act With Respect to the Republic of The Gambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
President George W. Bush designated The Gambia as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under AGOA, granting it preferential trade benefits including lesser-developed country status for apparel. The Democratic Republic of Congo was designated as an eligible sub-Saharan African country, with authority delegated to the USTR to complete DROC's beneficiary designation and implement tariff schedule modifications.
Presidential Determination on Pedestal Actuator Imports from the People's Republic of China
President Bush declined to impose import quotas on pedestal actuators from China despite a USITC finding of market disruption, determining that trade relief would harm the broader U.S. economy, downstream industries, and consumers including disabled and elderly users of mobility devices. The memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to publish the decision in the Federal Register.
To Modify Rules of Origin Under the North American Free Trade Agreement
President George W. Bush issued Proclamation 7641 to modify the rules of origin under NAFTA in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The modifications take effect January 1, 2003 for Canadian goods and on a future date to be announced by the U.S. Trade Representative for Mexican goods.
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Act of 2002
This executive order delegates most presidential authorities under Divisions B (Trade Promotion) and C (Andean Trade) of the Trade Act of 2002 to the U.S. Trade Representative, while reserving specific authorities to the President. It also assigns particular consultative and reporting functions to the Secretaries of State, Labor, Treasury, and other agencies, and amends Executive Order 11846 to include the new trade act divisions.
Notification to Congress of Trade Negotiation
This memorandum authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to notify Congress of the President's intention to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with Australia, as required by the Trade Act of 2002. It also directs publication of the memorandum in the Federal Register.
To Implement the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug
This proclamation designates Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru as ATPDEA beneficiary countries, granting them preferential tariff treatment including duty-free entry for eligible articles, textile and apparel articles, and tuna products. It modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to implement these trade benefits and delegates Federal Register publication functions to the U.S. Trade Representative.
Notification to the Congress of Trade Negotiation
This memorandum authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to notify Congress of the President's intention to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with the five member countries of the Southern African Customs Union (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland) under the Trade Act of 2002. It also directs publication of the memorandum in the Federal Register.
Notification to the Congress of Trade Negotiations
This memorandum authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to notify Congress of the President's intention to enter into free trade negotiations with Morocco and Central American countries, and to update Congress on ongoing trade negotiations with Singapore, Chile, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and WTO talks. It is a procedural notification required by the Trade Act of 2002.
To Provide for the Efficient and Fair Administration of Safeguard Measures on Imports of Certain Steel Products
This proclamation modifies 2002 steel safeguard tariffs by: (1) authorizing the U.S. Trade Representative to add WTO developing countries to an exclusion list, (2) extending the deadline for product exclusion requests from 120 days after March 5, 2002 to August 31, 2002, and (3) validating certain exclusion requests submitted under later Federal Register procedures. The HTS modifications apply retroactively to March 20, 2002 and expire March 21, 2006 or one year after safeguard measures end.
To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Steel Products
President George W. Bush imposed safeguard measures on imported steel products following ITC findings of serious injury to domestic steel industries. The proclamation establishes tariff rate quotas and increased duties on various steel imports for 3 years plus 1 day, effective March 20, 2002, with exemptions for Canada, Mexico, Israel, Jordan, and certain developing countries.
Action Under Section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 Concerning Certain Steel Products
President George W. Bush imposed safeguard tariffs and tariff-rate quotas on imported steel products for 3 years plus 1 day under Section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974, following ITC findings of serious injury to domestic steel industries. The measures include escalating duties ranging from 6-30% ad valorem across ten categories of steel products, with exemptions for Canada, Mexico, Israel, Jordan, and certain developing countries under specified thresholds.
Determinations Under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988People's Republic of China
President Bush determined that Chinese state trading enterprises significantly burden U.S. foreign trade, but found that China's pending WTO accession commitments satisfy statutory requirements, avoiding invocation of WTO nonapplication provisions against China. The memorandum directs publication in the Federal Register.
Determinations Under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988Separate Customs
President Bush issued a determination required by the 1988 Omnibus Trade Act regarding Taiwan's WTO accession, finding that Taiwan's state trading enterprises do not significantly burden U.S. trade or the U.S. economy. The U.S. Trade Representative was directed to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.