TARIFF TRACKER
Amends Mexico border duties to exempt USMCA goods and reduce potash duty
USMCA-qualifying goods of Mexico entered free of duty are not subject to the additional duty under Executive Order 14194. Potash that does not qualify for that treatment is reduced to a 10 percent additional duty.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
Struck down
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EFFECTIVE
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IEEPA
RATE
10% (potash)
USMCA goods of Mexico entered free of duty are not subject to the additional duty; potash not covered by that treatment is reduced to 10 percent in lieu of 25 percent.
COUNTRIES
Mexico
PRODUCT FAMILIES
All goods
HTS CHAPTERS
98
COVERED GOODS
Articles entered free of duty as goods of Mexico under HTSUS general note 11, including specified chapter 98 and chapter 99 USMCA-related treatment, are exempt from the additional duty. Potash not covered by that treatment is reduced to 10 percent.
EXCLUSIONS
Articles entered free of duty as goods of Mexico under HTSUS general note 11, including related chapter 98 and chapter 99 USMCA treatment, are not subject to the additional duty.
USMCA
Goods of Mexico entered free of duty under HTSUS general note 11 and related USMCA provisions are not subject to the additional duty.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check Mexican-origin entries for USMCA eligibility under HTSUS general note 11 before applying the additional duty. For potash that is not covered by that treatment, confirm whether the 10 percent rate applies to entries on or after March 7, 2025.
SOURCES
Executive Order 14232, 90 FR 11787 (March 11, 2025)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Rate: "shall not be subject to the additional ad valorem rate of duty described in section 2(a) of Executive Order 14194." (source)
Rate: "The additional rate of duty on potash that is not subject to subsection (a) of this section shall be reduced to 10 percent in lieu of 25 percent." (source)
Effective date: "shall be effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on March 7, 2025." (source)
Covered goods: "Articles that are entered free of duty as a good of Mexico under the terms of general note 11 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)" (source)
USMCA: "as related to the Agreement between the United States of America, United Mexican States, and Canada" (source)
Signed: "THE WHITE HOUSE, March 6, 2025." (source)
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Quotes matched to source text by machine; awaiting human check.
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