Trump delays tariff hikes for imported furniture by 1 year

President Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday to delay increases in U.S. tariffs for imported upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for one year.

“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,” reads a fact sheet from the White House explaining the decision to pause the tariff hikes.

The U.S. imposes a 25 percent tariff on those items and was expected to increase that rate beginning Jan. 1. Kitchen cabinets and vanities were expected to see a 50 percent tariff rate starting in 2026 while upholstered furniture was supposed to see a 30 percent tariff rate. Wednesday’s move delays those higher rates for another year.

In a proclamation in September, Trump cited threats to the country’s national security as reason for the tariff hikes.

The president imposed tariffs on a range of goods in his first year back in office, though he has at times pared back his announced levies. While the White House argues that Trump is free to change course on trade issues as necessary, the reversals have prompted taunts from critics who accuse the president of not following through on his threats to impose massive tariffs.

Critics and experts have expressed concern that the tariff war will hurt the country’s economy and wreak havoc on supply chains.

Trump, meanwhile, has credited his tariffs for helping the American economy, which grew at an impressive rate of 4.3 percent during the third quarter of 2025.

“The TARIFFS are responsible for the GREAT USA Economic Numbers JUST ANNOUNCED…AND THEY WILL ONLY GET BETTER! Also, NO INFLATION & GREAT NATIONAL SECURITY. Pray for the U.S. Supreme Court!!!” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform last month.