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Executive Order 14326, signed July 31, 2025, is a presidential action that adjusts the additional import taxes (tariffs) the United States charges on goods from foreign countries. It modifies rates set by an earlier order from April 2, 2025 (EO 14257), which had declared a national emergency over large and persistent U.S. trade deficits and imposed tariffs in response. This order updates those rates based on how each trading partner has engaged—or not engaged—in trade and security negotiations with the United States.
Countries listed in Annex I of the order receive new, country-specific tariff rates that replace the rates previously set by EO 14257; countries not listed in Annex I remain subject to a baseline additional tariff of 10 percent. The new rates take effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time, seven days after July 31, 2025 (i.e., August 7, 2025), with a transition window for goods already loaded onto ships and in transit before that deadline—those shipments are not subject to the new rates if they clear customs before October 5, 2025. For European Union goods specifically, the rule works as a floor: the combined total of the existing standard duty plus the new additional duty must reach at least 15 percent, but goods already at or above 15 percent receive no additional tariff. Goods found to have been routed through a third country to dodge the tariffs (transshipment) face a steep 40 percent additional tariff plus potential fines. The China-specific arrangement established by a separate May 2025 order (EO 14298) is left unchanged.
U.S. importers and businesses that buy goods from foreign countries will face different tariff rates depending on which country those goods come from, potentially raising their costs. Foreign exporters and governments are directly affected, with countries that have made trade or security commitments to the U.S. receiving more favorable rates than those that have not negotiated or have retaliated. Customs brokers, freight forwarders, and any supply chain relying on third-country routing will face heightened scrutiny and significant financial penalties if their shipments are found to be evading the applicable duties.