MW Why your kitchen cabinets and furniture could get more expensive next year
By Robert Schroeder
Tariffs are going up on these everyday home items - here's by how much
U.S. tariffs on certain furniture and kitchen cabinets are set to rise on Thursday, in a move intended to combat what President Donald Trump calls the "flooding" of foreign products into the country.
Prices for some everyday home items may be about to get more expensive, as U.S. tariff rates on imports of certain furniture and kitchen cabinets are set to rise beginning Thursday.
Under a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump in September, tariffs on kitchen cabinets and vanities will increase to 50% on Jan. 1, from 25%. Tariffs on certain upholstered furniture will see a smaller increase, with levies rising to 30% from 25%.
In announcing the tariffs - a form of tax on imports - Trump said they were in response to "the large scale 'FLOODING' of these products into the United States" from other countries. China and Vietnam are among the top sources of furniture imports.
His move at the time won applause from the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance, which said imports were threatening 250,000 U.S. jobs in the industry. It also worried home builders, who said it could raise construction costs.
The new rates are set to kick in as the White House is awaiting a Supreme Court decision on another set of Trump's tariffs. The high court is preparing to rule on whether Trump exceeded his authority in using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to justify the bulk of his tariffs.
The cabinet and furniture levies won't be affected by the court's ruling, however, as those were put in place under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the Trump administration's IEEPA tariffs, while also saying administration officials are ready to maintain levies through other avenues.
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Shares of home-furnishings company Wayfair (W) were trading lower Monday as the broader stock indexes DJIA SPX COMP slumped. Williams-Sonoma shares $(WSM)$ were off by about 1%, while RH's stock $(RH)$ was rising in afternoon trading.
-Robert Schroeder
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