# 2025-03728: President Amends Rules to Curb Drugs at Northern Border

2025-03728, Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-03-06, effective Order signed March 2, 2025; the change takes effect upon notification by the Secretary of Commerce to the President that adequate systems are in place to fully and expeditiously process and collect tariff revenue pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-03728
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-03728
- Title: Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 11369
- Published: 2025-03-06
- Effective: Order signed March 2, 2025; the change takes effect upon notification by the Secretary of Commerce to the President that adequate systems are in place to fully and expeditiously process and collect tariff revenue pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

President Amends Rules to Curb Drugs at Northern Border

## Summary

This update changes how certain goods crossing the northern border are taxed to help stop illegal drugs. It affects businesses and travelers by ending some duty-free perks once the government can better collect tariffs. The change kicks in after the Commerce Secretary confirms the new system is ready, aiming to boost border security without sudden surprises.

## Effects PRIA read

- End of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment: cost, medium. Under the amended Executive Order, duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321 remains available for otherwise eligible covered articles in subsections (a) and (b) but will stop being available once the Secretary of Commerce notifies the President that adequate systems are in place to fully…

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## Sources
- [2025-03728 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/06/2025-03728/amendment-to-duties-to-address-the-flow-of-illicit-drugs-across-our-northern-border)
- [2025-03728 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-06/pdf/2025-03728.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-03728 (as of 2026-11-04).