For several decades, Haiti has been on the list of countries categorized as "transit or production" of drugs by the United States of America. On September 15, 2023, U.S. President Joseph Robinette Biden, through a "Memorandum on the President's Determination of Major Illicit Drug Transit or Drug-Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2024," confirmed this status, alongside Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

"The presence of a country on the aforementioned list does not necessarily reflect its government's efforts in drug control or its level of cooperation with the United States. In accordance with the statutory definition of a major illicit drug transit or drug-producing country stated in sections 481(e)(2) and 481(e)(5) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (Public Law 87-195) (FAA), the reason countries are placed on the list is the combination of geographical, commercial, and economic factors that facilitate drug transit or production, even if the government has committed to robust and diligent narcotics control and law enforcement measures," indicated the memorandum by President Joseph Robinette Biden.