Trump imposes 30% to 50% tariffs on some furniture

How it works: Starting Oct. 1, kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and "associated products" will face a 50% tariff, Trump said in a Truth Social post.

• Upholstered furniture will face a 30% tariff.

What they're saying: "The reason for this is the large scale 'FLOODING' of these products into the United States by other outside Countries. It is a very unfair practice, but we must protect, for National Security and other reasons, our Manufacturing process," Trump wrote.

By the numbers: Shares in some major furniture retailers were sharply lower late Thursday on the news, with Wayfair and RH both off about 5%.

Between the lines: In the first half of 2025, the U.S. imported more than $20 billion worth of consumer furniture, per Census Bureau data.

• It's one of the largest category of consumer goods imports, at roughly the same level as toys, appliances and cotton apparel.

• Leading exporters to the U.S. include Vietnam and China, as well as Canada and Mexico.
• The rise in imports offset the steady decline of the domestic industry. A 2020 Richmond Fed paper, for example, noted that North Carolina lost half its furniture-making jobs in a decade after the lowering of trade barriers with China.

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