in effect
Executive Order 14323, signed July 30, 2025, declares a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) based on the administration’s finding that actions by the Brazilian government threaten U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interests. It responds by imposing new import tariffs on Brazilian goods as the primary economic countermeasure.
An additional 40 percent ad valorem (percentage-of-value) tariff is placed on most goods imported from Brazil into the United States, taking effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time seven days after the order’s signing (around August 6, 2025). Goods already loaded onto a vessel and in transit before that deadline have until October 5, 2025 to clear U.S. customs before the tariff applies. Certain product categories are explicitly exempted, including silicon metal, pig iron, civil aircraft and parts, metallurgical-grade alumina, tin ore, wood pulp, precious metals, energy products, and fertilizers. This 40 percent duty stacks on top of most existing tariffs but does not apply to goods already covered by Section 232 national-security tariffs; it also stacks with the reciprocal tariff from Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025 where that order applies. The President reserves the right to raise the rate further if Brazil retaliates, or to reduce it if Brazil takes steps the administration considers sufficient to address the stated concerns.
U.S. importers and businesses that source goods from Brazil will pay significantly higher costs on most Brazilian products, which they may pass on to consumers or absorb as reduced margins. Brazilian exporters selling into the U.S. market face a direct competitive disadvantage and may see reduced demand for their goods. U.S. companies operating in Brazil — particularly technology and social media platforms named in the order’s findings — are the stated reason for the action, though the tariff mechanism affects the broader trading relationship rather than those companies specifically.