Executive Order 14272; 90 FR 16437 (FR Doc. 2025-06836)
Trade investigation · Sec. 3
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What it covers
In the instrument's own words.
imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products
Record
- Targeting
- All jurisdictions
- Materials
- Rare earth elements (grouped)Rare-earth permanent magnets (NdFeB)Also names: uranium; every other mineral on the USGS Critical Minerals ListIncludes untracked materials
- Items and stages
- GoodsCovered items belong to: processingWhere the items belong, not a claim that the clause restricts that stage.
- Legal basis
- section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1862
Status
Oldest first; the last entry is current. A stated end date is shown, never extended by inference.
- Under investigation
The order directs the Secretary of Commerce to initiate the investigation.
- Investigation concludedcurrent
The Secretary transmitted his report to the President on 24 October 2025 (Proclamation 11001, para. 1). The proclamation, signed 14 January 2026, directs negotiations in clauses (1)–(3) and imposes no tariff or quota; it is recorded as an event, not as a control measure, because it restricts nothing.
Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives)
The “investigation concluded” entry is recorded in a separate event: Proclamation 11001 (14 Jan 2026). That event is not a control measure of its own; see its page for what it does.
Notes
Sec. 2 defines critical minerals by the USGS list plus uranium, and derivative products to include permanent magnets. Only the materials the order names are attributed.
Evidence
Which source supports which field, how directly, and where.
Executive Office of the President / Federal Register
- Fields supported
- Measure type · Direction · Clause · Targets · Materials · Product scope · Legal basis · Status
- Evidence level
- Explicit
- Location in document
- Secs. 1–3
Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives)
- Fields supported
- Status
- Evidence level
- Explicit
- Location in document
- Para. 1; clauses (1)–(3)
Executive Office of the President / Federal Register
- Fields supported
- Item types and stages
- Evidence level
- Ambiguous
- Location in document
- Secs. 1–3
- Qualification
- "processed critical minerals" sit at processing; "their derivative products" are not assigned a stage because the order does not say which products they are.
| Source | Fields supported | Evidence level | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Order 14272 — Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products Executive Office of the President / Federal Register · Source dossier |
| Explicit | Secs. 1–3 |
| Proclamation 11001 of January 14, 2026: Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products Into The United States Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives) · Source dossier |
| Explicit | Para. 1; clauses (1)–(3) |
| Executive Order 14272 — Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products Executive Office of the President / Federal Register · Source dossier |
| Ambiguous "processed critical minerals" sit at processing; "their derivative products" are not assigned a stage because the order does not say which products they are. | Secs. 1–3 |