A legal history of U.S. policy toward Cuba

The Cuba Blockade
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2026 · EXECUTIVE ORDER

Executive Order 14380 — Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba

· In force

Declared a national emergency with respect to Cuba under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, and established a framework for imposing additional ad valorem duties on imports into the United States of goods that are products of any foreign country that directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides oil to Cuba. The order defines “oil” as crude oil or petroleum products and states that “indirectly” includes providing oil to Cuba through intermediaries or third countries.

Citation
91 FR 5087 (Feb. 3, 2026)
Authority
President Donald J. Trump; effective January 30, 2026
President
Donald J. Trump

A new presidential authority extending the blockade's reach to third countries that supply oil to Cuba, creating a potential tariff-based secondary-measures framework distinct from the existing asset-blocking regulations.

Topics

  • Energy
  • Third Countries
  • Trade
  • Finance

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