# 2025-05930: White House Caps Car Imports to Bolster National Security 2025-05930, Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-04-03, effective 2025-04-03; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05930 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-05930 - Title: Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States - Type: Presidential Document - Agencies: Executive Office of the President - Citation: 90 FR 14705 - Published: 2025-04-03 - Effective: 2025-04-03 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line White House Caps Car Imports to Bolster National Security ## Summary The U.S. government is stepping up to protect national security by adjusting how many cars and car parts can be imported. This affects automakers and importers, especially from the EU, Japan, and other countries. Starting soon, new limits and rules will kick in, aiming to keep American jobs and industries strong without messing with your ride or wallet too much. ## Effects PRIA read - 25% Tariff on Imported Automobiles: cost, high. If you import automobiles covered by Annex I, those imports are subject to a 25% ad valorem tariff on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 3, 2025. The 25% tariff is in addition to any other duties, fees, exactions, and charges. - 25% Tariff on Certain Automobile Parts: cost, high. Automobile parts listed in Annex I will be subject to a 25% ad valorem tariff on the date specified in the Federal Register for those parts, but no later than May 3, 2025. The tariff is additional to any other applicable duties and fees. - USMCA Cars: Tariff on Non‑U.S. Content: benefit, medium. If you import automobiles that qualify for preferential tariff treatment under the USMCA, you may submit documentation of U.S. content; the Secretary may allow the 25% tariff to be applied only to the non-U.S. content value of each model. U.S. content is defined as the value attributable to parts w… - CBP Enforcement & Retroactive Tariff Application: cost, high. If U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds an importer overstated U.S. content, the 25% tariff will apply to the full value of the automobile, and the tariff will be applied retroactively (from April 3, 2025) and prospectively until the overstatement is corrected. CBP can also apply the full-duty… - Parts with USMCA Treatment Temporarily Exempt: benefit, medium. Automobile parts that qualify for preferential treatment under the USMCA are not subject to the 25% tariff until the Secretary, in consultation with CBP, establishes a process to apply the tariff only to non-U.S. content and publishes notice in the Federal Register. This temporary status does not a… - Process to Add More Parts (90/60 Day Rules): mixed, medium. Within 90 days of the proclamation, the Secretary must set up a process to include additional automobile parts in the tariff scope. Domestic producers or industry associations may request inclusion; the Secretary must decide within 60 days of a request and any inclusion takes effect the day after t… - No Drawback for These Duties: cost, medium. No drawback (refund) will be available for the duties imposed by this proclamation on covered automobiles and automobile parts. If you normally rely on drawback to recover duties, you cannot recover these duties under this proclamation. - Foreign Trade Zone Entry as Privileged Foreign Status: cost, medium. Any automobile or automobile part (except those admitted under 'domestic status' per 19 CFR 146.43) admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone on or after the effective date must be admitted as 'privileged foreign status' under 19 CFR 146.41 and will be subject upon entry for consumption to applicable… ## Related documents - [2026-20855](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20855): Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel, 2026-10-09 - [2026-20629](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20629): National Manufacturing Day, 2026, 2026-10-07 - [2026-20320](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20320): Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors, 2026-10-02 - [2026-20319](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20319): Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov, 2026-10-02 - [2026-19554](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19554): Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, 2026-09-23 - [2026-19555](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19555): Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program, 2026-09-23 ## Sources - [2025-05930 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/03/2025-05930/adjusting-imports-of-automobiles-and-automobile-parts-into-the-united-states) - [2025-05930 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-03/pdf/2025-05930.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2025-05908, Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05908) - [Next: 2025-06026, World Autism Awareness Day, 2025](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-06026) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05930 (as of 2026-06-08).