Trade, tariffs and industry

Executive Order 13510: Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Republic of Belarus

President: Barack Obama

Used Trade Act waiver authority to permit continued normal trade treatment for Belarus for the 2009–2010 waiver year.

Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13510 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13510 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13510 do?

EO 13510 found that a waiver of the Trade Act’s emigration-related restrictions for Belarus would promote the statute’s objectives and continued the waiver authority for a year. Such treatment required later annual action. Congress suspended normal trade relations with Belarus in 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, so this 2009 waiver is not a current trade basis.

Administration position: The order did not create permanent free trade with Belarus or remove sanctions imposed under other legal authorities.
SignedJuly 1, 2009
AuthorityTrade Act section 402
Immediate effectAnnual waiver treatment

Before and after

Before the order

Belarus remained subject to Jackson–Vanik restrictions absent a presidential waiver.

After the order

Normal trade treatment could continue for the relevant annual period, subject to renewal and other sanctions.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
PresidentMake statutory waiver findingCompleted
Trade and customs agenciesApply the annual tariff treatmentHistorical
CongressRetain oversight under the Trade ActContinuing statutory role

What happened next

EO 13510 made the waiver finding.

Congress suspended normal trade relations with Belarus and Russia.