Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba

EO 14380 is an executive action signed by President Donald J. Trump that declares a national emergency over threats from the Government of Cuba and creates a tariff system aimed at countries that directly or indirectly sell or otherwise provide oil to Cuba (Sec. 1; Sec. 2). The order directs the Secretary of Commerce to identify such foreign countries and allows additional ad valorem duties (taxes based on value) on imports from them (Sec. 2(b)(i); Sec. 2(a)). The Secretary of State, with input from other Cabinet officials, must recommend whether and how much tariff to impose, and the President will decide (Sec. 2(c)(i)-(ii)). This matters because it can change which foreign goods face extra taxes and affect import costs and U.S. trade policy (Sec. 2; Sec. 1).