Imposing Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border
Headline: Imposes 25 percent tariffs on Mexican imports over border crisis
What it does: Agencies must apply a 25 percent additional duty to imports from Mexico and implement rules to enforce the national emergency.
- Creates a 25 percent tariff on products of Mexico starting February 4, 2025.
- Importers must certify certain shipments to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to claim exemptions.
- Prior presidential trade directives inconsistent with this order are terminated or suspended.
Summary
This order imposes a 25 percent additional duty on goods that are products of Mexico, effective February 4, 2025, with narrow exemptions for shipments already en route. It expands a previously declared national emergency to cover Mexico's failure to stop drug traffickers and unlawful migration and authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to modify tariff classifications and issue rules to implement the order.
The order affects importers, Mexican exporters, and companies using Mexican goods, and directs federal officials to enforce the tariffs and report on the emergency; tariffs will be removed only if the President finds Mexico has taken adequate action.
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