Trump Signs Proclamation Delaying Furniture and Cabinet Tariff Increases by One Year, Keeping 25% Rate
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation in Washington on December 31 invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to delay by one year the tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities that had been set to take effect on January 1, 2026. The White House said the United States continues to engage in productive negotiations with trade partners to address trade reciprocity and national security concerns regarding wood product imports, and that the delay allows negotiations to continue.
Under Proclamation 10976 of September 29, 2025, the United States imposed a 10 percent duty on certain softwood timber and lumber and a 25 percent duty on certain upholstered wooden products, kitchen cabinets and vanities. From January 1, 2026, the rate on upholstered furniture was set to rise from 25 percent to 30 percent, and the rate on cabinets and vanities from 25 percent to 50 percent. The new proclamation amends that schedule: the increased rates will now take effect on January 1, 2027, except for countries that reach agreements addressing the national security concerns. The current 25 percent rate remains in place.
The proclamation states that the Secretary of Commerce's Section 232 investigation report of July 1, 2025 found that imports of wood products are being imported in such quantities and circumstances as to threaten to impair U.S. national security, and that the U.S. Trade Representative reported that the United States is engaged in productive agreement negotiations with multiple countries to address that threat. Trump said the action will lead to more productive negotiations, and that duties under Proclamation 10976 will continue to adjust imports of wood products.
Source: The White House
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