Trump: 30% Tariffs on Furniture, 100% on Branded Meds and 25% on Heavy Trucks Start Oct. 1
President Donald Trump posted on social media that a new round of tariffs will begin Oct. 1, on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, upholstered furniture, brand-name pharmaceuticals and heavy trucks. He said the tariffs on cabinets and vanities, furniture and heavy trucks are for national security purposes.
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The cabinets and bathroom vanities will be taxed at 50%, the upholstered furniture at 30%, he wrote. Both categories were included in a Section 232 investigation into the national security threat from imported lumber, under the rationale that military bases need lumber for construction. He did not say whether lumber and plywood would be subject to tariffs.
For branded pharmaceuticals, Trump said companies that have broken ground on U.S. factories will not be subject to the 100% tariff; he did not say how companies that make some products in the U.S. and some abroad, but do not have a new facility underway, would be treated.
For heavy trucks, Trump said there will be a 25% tariff, to protect "our Great Large Truck Company Manufacturers, such as Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, Mack Trucks, and others."
There are also ongoing Section 232 investigations on pharmaceuticals and heavy trucks.