Implications of New “Secondary Tariff” Executive Order Targeting Importers of Venezuelan Oil
By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25
On 24 March 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order threatening to impose a 25% tariff on all goods imported into the United States from any country that imports Venezuelan oil directly or indirectly through third parties. Effective on or after 2 April 2025, the tariff is in response to alleged actions of Venezuela’s Maduro government, in particular sending members of the Tren de Aragua gang (designated a foreign terrorist organization) and other criminals into the United States and its...
By: K&L Gates LLP