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Executive order · Saturday 1 March 2025

Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs across our Northern Border

The order temporarily preserves duty-free treatment for eligible low-value goods covered by tariffs on Canadian imports.

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Eligible low-value shipments can continue entering duty-free until the government can efficiently process and collect the applicable tariffs.

What the order does

  • Keeps duty-free de minimis treatment available for otherwise eligible covered goods.
  • Ends that treatment once the Secretary of Commerce notifies the President that adequate tariff-processing and collection systems are operational.

Who it affects

  • Importers and carriers handling eligible low-value covered goods.
  • Consumers receiving eligible low-value shipments covered by the amended tariff order.
  • Federal officials responsible for tariff processing and collection.