The purpose of this message is to provide guidance on the additional duties on imports that are the products of Mexico, pursuant to Executive Order 14194, “Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border” issued on February 1, 2025, and Executive Order 14198, “Progress on the Situation at Our Southern Border” issued on February 3, 2025 and as directed by the Executive Order issued on March 2, 2025.
GUIDANCE
APPLICATION OF ADDITIONAL DUTY RATES
Effective on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on March 4, 2025, with respect to goods that are the product of Mexico entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, the following HTSUS classification and additional duty rate apply:
9903.01.01: All imports of articles that are products of Mexico, other than products classifiable under headings 9903.01.02 and 9903.01.03 and other than products for personal use included in accompanied baggage of persons arriving in the United States will be assessed an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 25%.
The additional ad valorem duty provided for in new HTSUS heading applies in addition to all other applicable duties (including antidumping and countervailing duties), taxes, fees, exactions, and charges.
Products of Mexico that are eligible for special tariff treatment under general note 3(c)(i) to the tariff schedule (e.g., the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), or that are eligible for temporary duty exemptions or reductions under subchapter II to chapter 99, are subject to the additional ad valorem rate of duty imposed by headings 9903.01.01.
The additional duties imposed by headings 9903.01.01 that apply to products of Mexico include both goods of Mexico under the rules of origin set forth in part 102, title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable, as well as goods for which Mexico was the last country of substantial transformation prior to importation into the United States.
EXCLUSIONS
The following HTSUS classifications apply to products that are excluded from the additional ad valorem duties: Read More→
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