Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2026
This determination identifies 23 countries as major drug transit or illicit drug producing countries for FY2026, with five (Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, Venezuela) designated as having 'failed demonstrably' to meet international counternarcotics obligations. It authorizes continued U.S. assistance to Bolivia, Burma, Colombia, and Venezuela as vital to national interests, cites existing tariffs and de minimis elimination on China for precursor chemical flows, and demands sustained Mexican cooperation against cartels while threatening 'serious consequences' for non-cooperation.