Executive Order No. 14380. Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba

• Executive Order No.: 14380
• Published date: 03 February 2026
• Date: 29 January 2026
• FR Document: 2026-02250
• Pages: 5085-5089
• Citation: 91 FR 5085
• Issuer: Executive Office of the President
• Section: Presidential Documents

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]
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                [FR Doc No: 2026-02250] Presidential Documents
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                 Executive Order 14380 of January 29, 2026
                
                Addressing Threats to the United States by the
                 Government of Cuba
                 By the authority vested in me as President by the
                 Constitution and the laws of the United States of
                 America, including the International Emergency Economic
                 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the
                 National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)
                 (NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
                 I hereby determine and order:
                 Section 1. National Emergency. As President of the
                 United States, I have an imperative duty to protect the
                 national security and foreign policy of this country. I
                 find that the policies, practices, and actions of the
                 Government of Cuba constitute an unusual and
                 extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or
                 substantial part outside the United States, to the
                 national security and foreign policy of the United
                 States.
                 The Government of Cuba has taken extraordinary actions
                 that harm and threaten the United States. The regime
                 aligns itself with--and provides support for--numerous
                 hostile countries, transnational terrorist groups, and
                 malign actors adverse to the United States, including
                 the Government of the Russian Federation (Russia), the
                 People's Republic of China (PRC), the Government of
                 Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah. For example, Cuba blatantly
                 hosts dangerous adversaries of the United States,
                 inviting them to base sophisticated military and
                 intelligence capabilities in Cuba that directly
                 threaten the national security of the United States.
                 Cuba hosts Russia's largest overseas signals
                 intelligence facility, which tries to steal sensitive
                 national security information of the United States.
                 Cuba continues to build deep intelligence and defense
                 cooperation with the PRC. Cuba welcomes transnational
                 terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas, creating
                 a safe environment for these malign groups so that
                 these transnational terrorist groups can build
                 economic, cultural, and security ties throughout the
                 region and attempt to destabilize the Western
                 Hemisphere, including the United States. Cuba has long
                 provided defense, intelligence, and security assistance
                 to adversaries in the Western Hemisphere, attempting to
                 thwart United States and international sanctions
                 designed to enforce the stability of the region, uphold
                 the rule of law, and safeguard the national security
                 and foreign policy of the United States. Cuba continues
                 to try to thwart United States efforts to address
                 threats to the United States posed by hostile
                 countries, transnational terrorist groups, and malign
                 actors, including in the Western Hemisphere.
                 Further, contrary to the interests and foreign policy
                 of the United States, the Cuban communist regime
                 supports terrorism and destabilizes the region through
                 migration and violence. The communist regime persecutes
                 and tortures its political opponents; denies the Cuban
                 people free speech and press; corruptly profits from
                 their misery; and commits other human-rights
                 violations. For example, families of political
                 prisoners face retaliation for peacefully protesting
                 the improper confinement of their loved ones. Cuban
                 authorities harass worshippers, block free association
                 by civil society organizations, prohibit free press,
                 and deny the ability to speak freely, including on the
                 internet. The Cuban regime continues to spread its
                 communist ideas, policies, and practices around the
                 Western Hemisphere, threatening the foreign policy of
                 the United States.
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                 The United States has zero tolerance for the
                 depredations of the communist Cuban regime. The United
                 States will act to protect the foreign policy, national
                 security, and national interests of the United States,
                 including by holding the Cuban regime accountable for
                 its malign actions and relationships, while also
                 remaining committed to supporting the Cuban people's
                 aspirations for a free and democratic society.
                 I find that the policies, practices, and actions of the
                 Government of Cuba directly threaten the safety,
                 national security, and foreign policy of the United
                 States. The policies, practices, and actions of the
                 Government of Cuba are designed to harm the United
                 States and support hostile countries, transnational
                 terrorist groups, and malign actors that seek to
                 destroy the United States. The policies, practices, and
                 actions of the Government of Cuba are also repugnant to
                 the moral and political values of democratic and free
                 societies and conflict with the foreign policy of the
                 United States to encourage peaceful change in Cuba and
                 to promote democracy, the principle of free expression
                 and press, the rule of law, and respect for human
                 rights throughout the world.
                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
                 United States of America, find that the situation with
                 respect to Cuba constitutes an unusual and
                 extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or
                 substantial part outside the United States, to the
                 national security and foreign policy of the United
                 States and hereby declare a national emergency with
                 respect to that threat.
                 To deal with the national emergency declared in this
                 order, I determine that it is necessary and appropriate
                 to establish a tariff system, as described below. Under
                 this system, an additional ad valorem duty may be
                 imposed on imports of goods that are products of a
                 foreign country that directly or indirectly sells or
                 otherwise provides any oil to Cuba. In my judgment, the
                 tariff system, as described below, is necessary and
                 appropriate to address the national emergency declared
                 in this order.
                 Sec. 2. Imposition of Tariffs. (a) Beginning on the
                 effective date of this order, an additional ad valorem
                 rate of duty may be imposed on goods imported into the
                 United States that are products of any other country
                 that directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides
                 any oil to Cuba, in accordance with subsections (b) and
                 (c) of this section.
                 (b)(i) The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
                 with the Secretary of State and any senior official the
                 Secretary of Commerce deems appropriate, shall
                 determine whether, after the effective date of this
                 order, a foreign country directly or indirectly sells
                 or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba. After the
                 Secretary of Commerce finds that a foreign country
                 directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any
                 oil to Cuba, the Secretary of Commerce shall inform the
                 Secretary of State of his finding, including any
                 information relevant to that finding.
                (ii) The Secretary of Commerce may issue rules, regulations, and guidance
                necessary or appropriate to implement this order. The Secretary of Commerce
                may also make any other determinations or take any other actions necessary
                or appropriate to implement this order.
                 (c)(i) After the Secretary of Commerce makes an
                 affirmative finding pursuant to subsection (b)(i) of
                 this section and informs the Secretary of State of his
                 finding, the Secretary of State, in consultation with
                 the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of
                 Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
                 United States Trade Representative, shall determine
                 whether and to what extent an additional ad valorem
                 rate of duty should be imposed on goods that are
                 products of the foreign country found to directly or
                 indirectly sell or otherwise provide any oil to Cuba.
                (ii) If the Secretary of State determines that an additional ad valorem
                rate of duty should be imposed on goods that are products of the country
                found to directly or indirectly sell or otherwise provide any oil to Cuba,
                the Secretary of State shall inform me of his recommendation, and the
                Secretary of Commerce shall inform me of his finding related to that
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                recommendation. I will then consider the recommendation and finding, among
                other relevant things, in determining whether and to what extent to impose
                an additional ad valorem rate of duty on goods that are products of the
                country in question.
                (iii) The Secretary of State may issue rules, regulations, and guidance
                necessary or appropriate to implement this order. The Secretary of State
                may also make any other determinations or take any other actions necessary
                or appropriate to implement this order.
                 Sec. 3. Modification Authority. (a) To ensure that the
                 national emergency declared in this order is dealt
                 with, I may modify this order, including in light of
                 additional information, recommendations from senior
                 officials, or changed circumstances.
                 (b) Should a foreign country retaliate against the
                 United States in response to this order or any action
                 taken pursuant to this order, I may modify this order
                 or actions taken pursuant to this order to ensure the
                 efficacy of this order and the actions taken pursuant
                 to this order to deal with the national emergency
                 declared in this order.
                 (c) Should the Government of Cuba or another
                 foreign country affected by this order take significant
                 steps to address the national emergency declared in
                 this order and align sufficiently with the United
                 States on national security and foreign policy matters,
                 I may modify this order.
                 Sec. 4. Monitoring and Recommendations. (a) The
                 Secretary of State, in consultation with any senior
                 official the Secretary of State deems appropriate,
                 shall monitor the circumstances involving the national
                 emergency declared in this order. The Secretary of
                 State shall inform me of any circumstance that, in his
                 opinion, might indicate the need for further
                 Presidential action to deal with the national emergency
                 declared in this order.
                 (b) The Secretary of State, in consultation with
                 the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of
                 Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
                 United States Trade Representative, and any other
                 senior official the Secretary of State deems
                 appropriate, shall recommend to me additional action,
                 if necessary, if the actions in this order or taken
                 pursuant to this order are not effective in dealing
                 with the national emergency declared in this order.
                 (c) The Secretary of Commerce shall monitor whether
                 a foreign country directly or indirectly sells or
                 otherwise provides any oil to Cuba. The Secretary of
                 Commerce shall continue such monitoring after a foreign
                 country has been found to do so.
                 Sec. 5. Delegation. Consistent with applicable law, the
                 Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce are
                 directed and authorized to take all actions necessary
                 to implement and effectuate this order--including
                 through temporary suspension or amendment of
                 regulations or through notices in the Federal Register
                 and by adopting rules, regulations, or guidance--and to
                 employ all powers granted to the President, including
                 by IEEPA, as may be necessary to implement this order.
                 The head of each executive department and agency
                 (agency) is authorized to and shall take all
                 appropriate measures within the agency's authority to
                 implement this order. The head of each agency may,
                 consistent with applicable law, including section 301
                 of title 3, United States Code, redelegate the
                 authority to take such appropriate measures within the
                 agency.
                 Sec. 6. Reporting Directives. The Secretary of State,
                 in consultation with any senior official he deems
                 appropriate, is hereby authorized and directed to
                 submit recurring and final reports to the Congress on
                 the national emergency declared in, and authorities
                 exercised by, this order, consistent with section 401
                 of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641) and section 204(c) of IEEPA
                 (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)).
                 Sec. 7. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:
                 (a) The term ``oil'' means crude oil or petroleum
                 products.
                 (b) The term ``indirectly'' includes selling to or
                 otherwise providing oil to Cuba through intermediaries
                 or third countries, with knowledge that
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                 such oil may be provided to Cuba, as determined by the
                 Secretary of Commerce.
                 (c) The term ``Cuba'' means the territory of Cuba
                 and any other territory or marine area, including the
                 exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, over
                 which the Government of Cuba claims sovereignty,
                 sovereign rights, or jurisdiction, provided that the
                 Government of Cuba exercises partial or total de facto
                 control over the area or derives a benefit from
                 economic activity in the area pursuant to international
                 arrangements.
                 (d) The term ``Government of Cuba'' includes the
                 Government of Cuba, any political subdivision, agency,
                 or instrumentality thereof, and any person owned or
                 controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the
                 Government of Cuba.
                 Sec. 8. Effective Date. This order is effective at
                 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 30, 2026.
                 Sec. 9. Interaction With Other Presidential Actions.
                 Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive
                 Orders that is inconsistent with the actions directed
                 in this order is superseded to the extent of such
                 inconsistency.
                 Sec. 10. Severability. If any provision of this order
                 or the application of any provision of this order to
                 any individual or circumstance is held to be invalid,
                 the remainder of this order and the application of its
                 provisions to any other individuals or circumstances
                 shall not be affected. If the action in this order or
                 any action taken pursuant to this order is held
                 invalid, the other actions imposed to deal with the
                 national emergencies declared with respect to the
                 Government of Cuba shall not be affected and shall
                 remain in effect.
                 Sec. 11. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
                 shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
                (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
                the head thereof; or
                (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
                relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
                 (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
                 applicable law and subject to the availability of
                 appropriations.
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                 (c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
                 create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
                 enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
                 the United States, its departments, agencies, or
                 entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
                 other person.
                 (d) The costs for publication of this order shall
                 be borne by the Department of State.
                
                
                 (Presidential Sig.)
                 THE WHITE HOUSE,
                 January 29, 2026.
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