Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates
Further reciprocal tariff modification.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
References the national emergency and reciprocal tariff framework established in Executive Order 14257, noting trading partners' varied progress in negotiations.
Modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule with differentiated rates for trading partners based on their alignment with U.S. interests and their trade agreement status.
Imposes a 40 percent penalty duty for transshipped articles evading tariffs, with Customs and Border Protection empowered to enforce without mitigation.
Directs Commerce, Homeland Security, and USTR to implement tariff modifications using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and coordinate with State, Treasury, and trade officials.
Requires Commerce and USTR to monitor the national emergency and recommend additional action if tariffs are ineffective or if trading partners retaliate.
Standard severability clause: if a court strikes any provision, the rest of the order stands.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.