U.S. Trade Representative
Executive orders directing the U.S. Trade Representative · 19 in Search.
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Strengthening Customs Enforcement
This executive order mandates comprehensive customs enforcement reforms targeting foreign importers of record (IORs), including stricter bonding requirements, prohibition of foreign IORs from filing informal entries, enhanced vetting, supply chain disclosure mandates, and tougher penalties for noncompliance. The order directs DHS to implement these changes through regulatory revisions within 90-180 days and seeks legislative recommendations within 45 days.
Modifying Duties To Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation
This executive order eliminates the 25 percent additional ad valorem duty on imports from India that was imposed by EO 14329 in August 2025, effective February 7, 2026. The removal is conditioned on India's commitments to stop importing Russian oil, purchase U.S. energy products, and expand defense cooperation with the United States over the next decade.
Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil
This executive order modifies the 40 percent ad valorem tariffs imposed on Brazil under EO 14323 by removing certain agricultural products from the tariff scope, effective retroactively to November 13, 2025. The modification follows negotiations between the U.S. and Brazilian presidents and ongoing diplomatic engagement.
Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports
This executive order ends duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value imports from China and Hong Kong starting May 2, 2025, imposing either a 30% ad valorem duty or per-item fees ($25 rising to $50) on postal shipments. It requires carriers to collect and remit duties, maintain bonds, and report shipment data to CBP.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation permanently excludes Argentina, Brazil, and South Korea from the 25% steel tariff imposed in March 2018, replacing the tariff with country-specific annual quantitative limits on steel imports. It also amends prior proclamations and HTSUS provisions to implement these quotas and adds new quarterly surge limits effective July 1, 2018.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation temporarily exempts Australia, Argentina, South Korea, Brazil, and EU member countries from a 10 percent aluminum tariff imposed on March 23, 2018, while continuing trade negotiations. The exemptions expire at 12:01 a.m. EDT on May 1, 2018, unless satisfactory alternative arrangements are reached. The proclamation also amends tariff exclusion procedures and directs the U.S. Trade Representative to advise on preventing transshipment from exempted countries.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation temporarily exempts Australia, Argentina, South Korea, Brazil, and EU member countries from the 25 percent steel tariffs imposed on March 8, 2018, while continuing trade negotiations. The exemptions expire on May 1, 2018, unless satisfactory alternative arrangements are reached. It also amends tariff schedules and adds provisions for case-by-case exclusion relief.
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
This executive order delegates specific presidential authorities under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 to cabinet secretaries and the U.S. Trade Representative, including export promotion coordination, trade capacity building, and currency exchange rate enforcement procedures. It establishes interagency consultation requirements for enhanced bilateral engagement on currency manipulation and creates a formal recommendation process for potential remedial actions.
Global Entrepreneurship
This executive order establishes the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) Program under the Commerce Department to leverage successful entrepreneurs' networks for mentoring and policy advocacy worldwide. It also creates a Global Connect Initiative and interagency Steering Group to expand internet access in developing countries, with reporting requirements through 2020.
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
This executive order delegates presidential authorities and assigns functions under the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, primarily to the U.S. Trade Representative, with specific exceptions retained by the President and certain functions assigned to USAID and the Secretary of Agriculture. It also assigns reporting on poverty reduction and hunger elimination to the U.S. Trade Representative.
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
This executive order delegates presidential authorities and assigns functions under the 2015 Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) law to specific officials, primarily the U.S. Trade Representative, while reserving certain authorities to the President. It establishes interagency processes for environmental reviews, employment impact assessments, labor rights reports, and implementation planning for trade agreements.
Deepening U.S. Government Efforts To Collaborate With and Strengthen Civil Society
This 2014 presidential memorandum directs federal agencies engaged in foreign policy to strengthen collaboration with civil society organizations worldwide, oppose undue restrictions on civic freedoms, and integrate civil society consultation into U.S. diplomatic engagement. It requires annual reporting to the President on implementation progress.
Determinations Under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988Ukraine
President Bush determined that Ukraine's state trading enterprises significantly burden U.S. foreign trade, but found that Ukraine's pending WTO accession commitments satisfy statutory requirements, so the U.S. will not invoke WTO nonapplication provisions against Ukraine. The U.S. Trade Representative is directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
Renewal of Trade Agreement with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
President Bush determined that Vietnam is satisfactorily reciprocating U.S. tariff reductions from multilateral negotiations and maintaining a satisfactory balance of trade concessions, thereby renewing the bilateral trade agreement under the Trade Act of 1974. The U.S. Trade Representative is directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and for Other Purposes
President George W. Bush designated Angola as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under AGOA with lesser developed country status, while terminating Eritrea and the Central African Republic's beneficiary status effective January 1, 2004, for failing to make continual progress on eligibility requirements. The proclamation also made technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and clarified the U.S. Trade Representative's publication functions under related trade preference acts.
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Act of 2002
This executive order delegates most presidential authorities under Divisions B (Trade Promotion) and C (Andean Trade) of the Trade Act of 2002 to the U.S. Trade Representative, while reserving specific authorities to the President. It also assigns particular consultative and reporting functions to the Secretaries of State, Labor, Treasury, and other agencies, and amends Executive Order 11846 to include the new trade act divisions.
Determinations Under Section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988Separate Customs
President Bush issued a determination required by the 1988 Omnibus Trade Act regarding Taiwan's WTO accession, finding that Taiwan's state trading enterprises do not significantly burden U.S. trade or the U.S. economy. The U.S. Trade Representative was directed to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.
Delegation of Authority To Modify, Restrict, or Terminate Title VII Trade Action Taken Against Japan
President Clinton delegated to the U.S. Trade Representative temporary authority (through October 7, 1994) to modify, restrict, or terminate Title VII trade sanctions scheduled to take effect September 30, 1994 against Japan for discriminating in government procurement of U.S. medical technology and telecommunications goods and services.
Identification of Trade Expansion Priorities
This executive order directs the U.S. Trade Representative to identify priority foreign trade barriers that, if eliminated, would most significantly boost U.S. exports, then automatically initiate Section 301 investigations within 21 days of reporting those priorities to Congress. It creates a systematic linkage between the annual National Trade Estimate Report and enforcement actions under trade law.