Overview

• Imported construction lumber now faces a 10% levy, while furniture and kitchen-specific items are subject to 25%.
• Duties will increase on January 1, 2026 to 30% for furniture and 50% for kitchen furniture such as cabinets.
• Preferential caps limit tariff rates for the United Kingdom to 10% and for the European Union and Japan to 15%.
• Mexico and Canada are likely to be covered by the new measures despite USMCA provisions, with Canada particularly exposed because it supplies roughly one-quarter of U.S. construction lumber imports.
• Capital Economics estimates the tariffs could add about $2,200 to average construction costs, and key furniture sources include China (27% of U.S. imports) plus Vietnam and Mexico (20%).