Executive Order 14388

Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries

Signed 2026-02-20 in effect
TariffsTradeDe MinimisE-Commerce
Trade & Tariffs

Continues the de minimis suspension from EO 14324.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Background

Recites Executive Order 14324 and prior orders suspending duty-free de minimis exemptions on international shipments.

Sec. 2 Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment

Revises section 2 of EO 14324 to eliminate the duty-free exemption for all shipments regardless of value, requiring duties on all non-postal items and applying specified postal duty rates.

Sec. 3 Duty Rates for International Postal Shipments

Requires carriers to collect duties at rates from the February 20, 2026 proclamation on postal shipments and establishes procedures for country-of-origin and value declaration to CBP.

Sec. 4 Further Revisions

Strikes section 5 of EO 14324 and renumbers sections 6 and 7 as 5 and 6.

Sec. 5 Implementation

Sets the effective date as February 24, 2026, and directs CBP to issue implementing guidance for entry procedures and duty collection.

Sec. 6 Effect on Prior Actions and Severability

Addresses conflicts with previous proclamations and includes severability clause to preserve remaining provisions if any part is held invalid.

Sec. 7 General Provisions

Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.