Executive Order 14325

Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border

Signed July 31, 2025, printed at 90 FR 37957. 5 sections of substance, 1,655 words.

In plain English

This order changes the tax on Canadian goods again. It raises the rate.

Sec. 1. Background

In Executive Order 14193 of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border), I declared a national emergency arising from certain conditions, including the public health crisis caused by fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and the failure of Canada to do more to arrest, seize, detain, or otherwise intercept drug trafficking organizations, other drug or human traffickers, criminals at large, and illicit drugs. In that order, I found that those conditions constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. To deal with the emergency declared in Executive Order 14193, I imposed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 25 percent on certain articles that are products of Canada and an additional ad valorem

In plain English

This recalls a February order. That order named a crisis at the north border. It cited fentanyl and other street drugs. It said Canada was not doing enough. Drug rings and human traffickers are named. It called the threat unusual and rooted abroad. It put a 25 percent duty on many Canadian goods.

Sec. 2. Implementation

(a) All articles that are subject to the additional ad valorem rate of duty of 25 percent under Executive Order 14193, as amended, shall instead be subject to an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 35 percent. Accordingly, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) shall be modified as provided in the Annex to this order. (b) The changes set forth herein shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 1, 2025. (c) Nothing in this order shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect section 2(b) of Executive Order 14193 or section 2(a) or section 2(b) of Executive Order 14231. (d) The stacking rules set out in Executive Order 14289 of April 29, 2025 (Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles), and any subsequent order or proclamation addressing

In plain English

This raises the duty. Goods that paid 25 percent now pay 35 percent. The tariff schedule changes to match. An annex lists the changes. The new rate starts August 1, 2025. Goods entered for use from then are covered. Parts of two earlier orders are left alone. Stacking rules still apply.

Sec. 3. Transshipment

(a) All articles of Canada that do not qualify as originating under USMCA and are determined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to have been transshipped to evade applicable duties under section 2 of this order shall be subject to (i) an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 40 percent, in lieu of the additional ad valorem rate of duty applicable under section 2 of this order to goods of the country of origin; (ii) any other applicable or appropriate fine or penalty, including those assessed under 19 U.S.C. 1592; and (iii) any other United States duties, fees, taxes, exactions, or charges applicable to goods of the country of origin. CBP shall not allow, consistent with applicable law, for mitigation or remission of the penalties assessed on imports found to be transshipped to evade applicable duties. (b) The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting

In plain English

This targets goods routed to dodge the duty. Customs decides if that happened. Such goods pay 40 percent instead. Fines may be added under trade law. Other duties and fees still apply. Customs may not reduce those fines. Commerce and Homeland Security must work on the problem.

Sec. 4. Monitoring and Recommendations

(a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall continue to monitor, and regularly consult with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, on the situation at our northern border. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall inform the President of any circumstances that, in her opinion, might indicate the need for further action by the President. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall also inform the President of any circumstance that, in her opinion, might indicate that the Government of Canada has taken adequate steps to alleviate the emergency declared in Executive Order 14193. (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Assistant to

In plain English

This sets up watching. Homeland Security must track the northern border. It consults State and the Attorney General. Two White House aides join. It must tell the President if more action is needed. It must also say if Canada has done enough. Then the emergency could end.

Sec. 5. Delegation

The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Secretary [[Page 37959]] of Commerce, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including adopting rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to implement this order. The Secretary of Homeland Security may, consistent with applicable law, redelegate any of these functions within the Department of Homeland Security. All executive departments and agencies shall take all appropriate measures within their authority to implement this order.

In plain English

This says who may act. Homeland Security leads. It consults Treasury and Justice. Commerce is consulted too. It may write rules to carry the order out. It may use the emergency powers law. It may pass the work to its own staff. Every agency must help where it can.

Sec. 6. Severability

Every order carries this. It is not what the order does.

If any provision of this order, or the application of any provision of this order to any individual or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its provisions to any other individuals or circumstances shall not be affected.

In plain English

This is the standard severability clause. If a court strikes down part of the order, the rest still stands.

Sec. 7. General Provisions

Every order carries this. It is not what the order does.

(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. (d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of Homeland Security. <GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT> (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, July 31, 2025.

In plain English

This is the closing clause that nearly every order carries. It says the order does not change what the law already allows. It also says no one can sue to enforce it.

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