By postponing or reducing tariffs just before they were scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026, President Donald Trump has reduced pressure on two key import industries: pasta and furniture.
In order to maintain current tariffs and allow for additional talks with trading partners, Trump has postponed proposed tax increases on some imported household products for a year. Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday that postponed the planned increases, which were supposed to go into effect on Thursday, until January 1, 2027.
Instead of allowing the duty to increase to 30% for upholstered furniture and 50% for kitchen cabinets and vanities as instructed initially, the order maintains the present 25% tax on “certain upholstered wooden products.
In September 2025, the furniture tariffs were introduced as part of a larger effort to safeguard domestic businesses and change US trade relations. Late last year, the administration imposed a 10% levy on imported softwood lumber and timber in addition to the 25% on cabinets and furniture.
The new tariffs, which were scheduled to go into effect this week, would have had a particularly negative impact on imports from significant suppliers like China and Vietnam and come amid persistent worries about growing consumer prices.
Separately, the US Supreme Court is anticipated to make a decision about the validity of some broad tariff measures imposed under national security authorities. This ruling may have broader ramifications for Trump’s trade policy.
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