The United States issued a new Executive Order on November 14, 2025, introducing further adjustments to the reciprocal tariff regime initially established by Executive Order 14257 of April 2025. In this update, President Donald Trump determined that it was necessary to exclude certain agricultural products from the scope of the existing reciprocal tariffs.

To this end, Annex II of Executive Order 14257, which contains the official list of goods exempt from these duties, was amended again. It is important to note that this amendment applies to all countries, so the exclusion of reciprocal tariffs benefits the entire global export supply of the products included in the updated list. The new measure entered into force on November 13, 2025, the date from which the products included in the list were formally exempted from the reciprocal tariff regime.

One of the most relevant elements of this update is that the attached documents also include a second list called “Potential Tariff Adjustments for Aligned Partners”, which identifies products that could be eligible for future tariff exemptions, according to direct negotiations between the United States and third countries.

Both the list of currently exempt goods and the list of potentially eligible products under bilateral agreements, included in the new Executive Order, incorporate specific notes that define the scope of the measure. These clarifications indicate, for example, that certain products may be subject to additional requirements arising from other presidential proclamations or executive orders, highlighting the complexity of the U.S. tariff regime and the interaction among multiple provisions that regulate imports.

For Colombia, the decision has direct positive effects. The updated list of tariff-exempt products includes goods for which the country has a significant export supply, such as coffee, bananas, and avocados. Their exclusion from tariffs preserves preferential access to the U.S. market and allows the Colombian agricultural sector to maintain its competitiveness in its main export market.

For the above, It is essential that companies understand in greater detail the current US legislation and rigorously analyze whether their products of interest are included in the list of goods currently exempt or in the list of those that could be eligible for future tariff exemptions, depending on the progress of bilateral negotiations with the United States.