President Trump on Thursday, Sept. 25, said the U.S. would impose 50% tariffs on cabinetry, vanities, and associated imported products, posting that exporting nations are "flooding" the U.S. with these products and calling it a matter of national security. The tariffs would go into effect on Oct. 1.

Trump added that he will impose a 30% tariff on imported upholstered furniture. The posts on his social media site Truth Social did not mention if this would be a flat rate or if this would be placed on top of existing national tariffs announced earlier this year. Sweeping tariffs on more than 90 countries were announced in April and came into effect in early August, as part of his policies aimed at boosting jobs and manufacturing in the US, among other political goals.

"We will be imposing a 50% Tariff on all Kitchen Cabinets, Bathroom Vanities, and associated products, starting October 1st, 2025," Trump wrote. "Additionally, we will be charging a 30% Tariff on Upholstered Furniture. 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."

According to the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA), the "continued flood of underpriced kitchen cabinet imports from countries across the globe," has pushed the U.S. kitchen cabinet industry to the brink of collapse, with plants shutting down across the country. The AKCA, a coalition of industry organizations, reported that imported cabinets are being sold at up to 70% below domestic prices, and "if nothing changes fast this critical domestic industry will be wiped out.

Trump's announcement was made days after 15 CEOs from the AKCA sent a letter to Trump, urging him to sign a Presidential Proclamation imposing a robust Section 232 tariff rate on lumber and derivative products, including cabinetry. According to the CEOs, 250,000 good-paying American manufacturing jobs are on the line due to the flood of unfairly traded foreign cabinets and component parts from Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, China, Mexico, Indonesia and Thailand overwhelming the U.S. market.

"Kountry Wood Products is the economic backbone of the Amish community here in Nappanee, Indiana, but we have been forced to reduce headcount and scale back production due to the devastating amount of unfairly traded cabinet imports entering the country," remarked Perry Miller, president of Kountry Wood Products. "President Trump, we urge you to sign this Presidential Proclamation imposing a 100% tariff rate on foreign cabinet imports to save America's cabinet industry and the tens of thousands of American cabinet jobs in Indiana."

 Edwin Underwood, President and COO of Marsh Furniture, in his letter, said, "For decades, my hometown of High Point, North Carolina was known as the 'furniture capital of the world,' but the furniture industry has been wiped out by unfair foreign trade practices. We must not allow history to repeat itself with domestic cabinet manufacturing.

The Home Furnishings Association questioned whether wood furniture and case goods will fall under "associated products." The HFA said that the definition could "significantly widen the scope of impact for our industry. These tariffs raise serious questions about costs, sourcing, and consumer demand at a time when many families are already navigating tighter budgets."
 

This story will be updated as more details are learned.