Executive Order 14257: Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. National Emergency
• Sec. 2. Reciprocal Tariff Policy
• Sec. 3. Implementation
• Sec. 4. Modification Authority
• Sec. 5. Implementation Authority
• Sec. 6. Reporting Requirements
• Sec. 7. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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As President of the United States, my highest duty is ensuring the national and economic security of the country and its citizens. I have declared a national emergency arising from conditions reflected in large and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits, which have grown by over 40 percent in the past 5 years alone, reaching $1.2 trillion in 2024. This trade deficit reflects asymmetries in trade relationships that have contributed to the atrophy of domestic production capacity, especially that of the U.S. manufacturing and defense-industrial base. These asymmetries also impact U.S. producers' ability to export and, consequentially, their incentive to produce. […]

Federal Register notes

See: Proc. 9704, March 8, 2018; Proc. 9705, March 8, 2018; Proc. 9980, January 24, 2020; Memo. of January 20, 2025; EO 14193, February 1, 2025; EO 14194, February 1, 2025; EO 14197, February 3, 2025; EO 14198, February 3, 2025; Proc. 10895, February 10, 2025; Proc. 10896, February 10, 2025; Memo. of February 13, 2025; EO 14227, March 2, 2025; EO 14231, March 2, 2025; Proc. 10908, March 26, 2025; EO 14256, April 2, 2025; EO 14259, April 8, 2025; EO 14266, April 9, 2025; EO 14298, May 12, 2025; EO 14309, June 16, 2025; EO 14316, July 7, 2025; Proc. 10962, July 30, 2025; EO 14323, July 30, 2025; EO 14324, July 30, 2025; EO 14326, July 31, 2025; EO 14329, August 6, 2025; EO 14334, August 11, 2025; EO 14345, September 4, 2025; EO 14346, September 5, 2025; Proc. 10976, September 29, 2025; EO 14360, November 14, 2025; Proc. 10999, December 29, 2025; Proc. 11002, January 14, 2026; EO 14388, February 20, 2026; EO 14389, February 20, 2026; Notice of March 24, 2026 (91 FR 15517)