Executive Order 14346: Modifying the Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs and Establishing Procedures for Implementing Trade and Security Agreements

What does Executive Order 14346 do?

This action formed part of the 2025–2026 tariff framework. On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court held that IEEPA does not authorize presidential tariffs; EO 14389 then ended the additional ad valorem duties imposed under the listed IEEPA orders. Measures based on other statutes and the all-country de minimis suspension require separate analysis.

Reading the operative provisions of Executive Order 14346

EO 14346 revised which products were covered by reciprocal tariffs and established a procedure for implementing selected trade and security agreements. It included product exclusions and a process for applying negotiated terms. The Federal Register text of EO 14346 defines those changes. Its tariff provisions were time-bound and later actions changed the framework, so the order is completed or expired rather than the current rate schedule.

Product scope matters because an exclusion may depend on the tariff code, country of origin, or whether a good is an input used in U.S. production. Customs treatment cannot be determined from an industry label alone. Importers must check annexes, later amendments and CBP implementation instructions for the entry date.

The order’s procedure for future agreements is also separate from any individual agreement. A negotiated framework may require a later presidential action, agency notice or legislation before it changes U.S. duties or rules. The order did not make every trade negotiation self-executing. Its historical record helps explain how reciprocal tariff policy evolved, while present liability depends on current legal instruments and any applicable court rulings.