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AI Summary: This is a policy document: an Executive Order issued by President Donald J. Trump on February 1, 2025, addressing the flow of illicit drugs across the U.S.-Canada border. This regulation imposes additional tariffs on Canadian goods in response to what the President characterizes as Canada's insufficient efforts to prevent drug trafficking. Specifically, the order places a 25% ad valorem duty on most Canadian products and a 10% duty on Canadian energy resources, effective February 4, 2025. The tariffs are part of a declared national emergency aimed at combating drug trafficking, particularly the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs across the northern border. The order allows for the tariffs to be removed if the Canadian government takes adequate steps to address the drug crisis, and it authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to consult with other government agencies and recommend additional actions if necessary. The tariffs apply to goods entered for consumption after the specified date, with some exceptions for goods already in transit, and explicitly eliminates duty-free de minimis treatment for the targeted products.