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| TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TRADE ALERT – IMPORTS | |
| HEADLINE | Trump Administration Issues Proclamation Imposing 10 – 25% Section 232 Tariffs on Certain Timber & Wood Products |
| DATE | September 30, 2025 |
| AGENCY | Department of Commerce; United States International Trade Commission; U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) |
| EFFECTIVE DATE | October 14, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time Enhanced rates effective January 1, 2026 |
| BACKGROUND | On March 1, 2025, the President directed the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an investigation into the national security impact of timber, lumber, and their derivative products imported into the United States. This investigative report was due no later than November 26, 2025. The Secretary of Commerce provided a report on July 1, 2025, detailing findings and recommendations. |
| DETAILS | PRODUCT-SPECIFIC TARIFFS The Proclamation sets out initial tariff rates to go into effect on October 14, 2025, which will then increase on January 1, 2026. The following goods are subject to the additional Lumber Tariffs, as specified in Annex I: – Softwood timber and lumber: 10% – Certain upholstered wooden products: 25% – Kitchen cabinets and vanities: 25% Effective January 1, 2026: – Softwood timber and lumber: 10% – Certain upholstered wooden products: 30% – Kitchen cabinets and vanities: 50% COUNTRY-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Certain countries have alternative tariff rates pursuant to their agreements: – UK: 10% – EU & Japan: shall not exceed 15% (when combined with the ordinary HTS duty rate) PRIORITY & STACKING: The Lumber Tariffs additionally clarify their priority in stacking. – Items subject to the Lumber Tariffs will not be subject to the Reciprocal Tariffs or IEEPA Tariffs placed on India and Brazil. – If an article is subject to the Automobile Tariffs, Lumber Tariffs, and IEEPA Mexico/Canada Tariffs, the order will be as follows, with only one applying: – Automobile – Lumber – Mexico/Canada MODIFYING RECIPROCAL EXCLUSIONS: The Proclamation additionally removes roughly 150 HTS that were previously excluded from the Reciprocal Tariffs under Annex II of the initial April 2 Order instituting the Reciprocal Tariffs, and Annex II of the September 5 Order modifying Reciprocal Tariffs. All of these HTS are under Chapter 44, largely covering raw wood imports and not their derivative products. |
| BASIS | Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1862 (section 232); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); section 604, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code. |
| HTS/ PRODUCTS |
As detailed in Annex I: – Softwood timber and lumber – Certain upholstered wooden products – Kitchen cabinets and vanities |
| COUNTRY | All, unless otherwise specified (UK, EU, Japan) |
| CITE | Proclamation: Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, and their Derivative Products into the United States – The White House |
SUMMARY OF ANNEX I:
HTS 9903.76.01 (10%) applies to all imported softwood timber and lumber products:
| 4403.11.00 |
| 4403.21.01 |
| 4403.22.01 |
| 4403.23.01 |
| 4403.24.01 |
| 4403.25.01 |
| 4403.26.01 |
| 4403.99.01 |
| 4406.11.00 |
| 4406.91.00 |
| 4407.11.00 |
| 4407.12.00 |
| 4407.13.00 |
| 4407.14.00 |
| 4407.19.00 |
HTS 9903.76.02 (25%) applies to all imported upholstered wooden furniture products, such as couches, sofas and chairs:
| 9401.61.4011 |
| 9401.61.4031 |
| 9401.61.6011 |
| 9401.61.6031 |
HTS 9903.76.03 (25%) applies to all imported completed kitchen cabinets and vanities and parts of kitchen cabinets and vanities:
| 9403.40.9060 |
| 9403.60.8093 |
| 9403.91.0080 |
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