On February 20, 2026, the White House issued an Executive Order titled “Ending Certain Tariff Actions” that terminates the additional ad valorem duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) across a set of prior tariff-focused Executive Orders. The order states that these IEEPA-based duty actions “shall no longer be in effect” and that the duties should stop being collected as soon as practicable.

The action applies specifically to the IEEPA additional ad valorem duties imposed under several Executive Orders:

EO 14193 (Northern Border/illicit drugs)

EO 14194 (Southern Border)

EO 14195 (PRC synthetic opioid supply chain)

EO 14245 (tariffs on countries importing Venezuelan oil)

EO 14257 (reciprocal tariff addressing persistent trade deficits)

EO 14323 (Brazil)

EO 14329 (Russia)

EO 14380 (Cuba)

EO 14382 (Iran)

Importantly, the Executive Order makes clear that other non-duty measures tied to those national emergencies remain in place, and that the national emergenc- ies themselves remain in effect.

For implementation, the order directs relevant agencies to immediately begin steps to terminate collection, and authorises interagency coordination (including Commerce, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), in consultation with the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the US International Trade Commission (ITC)) to determine whether Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) changes are needed, potentially via Federal Register notice. For importers, this typically means watching for CBP guidance (e.g. CSMS messages),Harmonised Tariff Schedule of the United States Code HTSUS updates, and Federal Register notices that operationalise the stop-collection instruction and clarify entry/summary treatment.

Two items are expressly unaffected: the February 20, 2026, action continuing the suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment for all countries, and the February 20, 2026, proclamation imposing a temporary import surcharge. The order also emphasises that it does not affect other duty authorities, including duties imposed under Sections 232 and 301.