"The United States continues to engage in productive negotiations with trade partners to address trade reciprocity and national security concerns with respect to imports of wood products. The United States will therefore delay the increase in tariff rates for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities that was set to take place on January 1, 2026, under the September 29, 2025 Proclamation for an additional year."
"Earlier in 2025, Trump unveiled new tariffs on the importation of wood products, which threatened to impair national security, with the White House claiming that overreliance on foreign timber, lumber, and their derivative products could jeopardize the United States' defense capabilities, construction industry, and economic strength. Given the ongoing productive negotiations regarding the imports of wood products, the President is delaying the tariff increase to allow for further negotiations to occur with other countries, revealed the White House on Wednesday."
President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to delay increases in tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities for one year. The tariff increase scheduled for January 1, 2026 is postponed, and the current 25% tariff imposed under the September 25, 2025 proclamation will remain in effect. The administration cited ongoing negotiations with trade partners over trade reciprocity and national security concerns related to imports of wood products. Earlier tariffs raised alarms that overreliance on foreign timber, lumber, and derivatives could jeopardize defense capabilities, the construction industry, and economic strength. Trump emphasized reviving American furniture manufacturing.
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