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A foreign country is found to directly or indirectly sell or provide oil to Cuba, the Secretary of State recommends an additional ad valorem duty, and the President considers and may impose that duty.
The Executive Order (Jan. 29, 2026) explicitly states in Section 2(a) that "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." Section 2(b)(i) directs the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to determine whether a foreign country directly or indirectly sells or provides oil to Cuba and to inform the Secretary of State of that finding. Section 2(c)(i)-(ii) directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with Treasury, Commerce, DHS, and the U.S. Trade Representative, to determine whether and to what extent an additional ad valorem duty should be imposed and to inform the President of any recommendation (with the Secretary of Commerce informing the President of his related finding). Verdict: True — the EO both authorizes additional ad valorem duties on imports from countries that directly or indirectly supply oil to Cuba and assigns the Secretaries of Commerce and State the finding, monitoring, and recommendation roles described.