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On September 29, the Trump administration announced the long-awaited Section 232 tariffs on wood products. It imposes a 10% global tariff on imports of softwood lumber; a 25% global tariff on most upholstered furniture, increasing to 30% on January 1; and a 25% global tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities, increasing to 50% on January 1. The announcement also imposed reciprocal tariffs on wood products that were previously exempt.

Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XVIII, Issue XIX: Trump Announces Section 232 Tariffs On Wood Products | DHA Members Ask For Section 232 Tariffs On Decorative Hardwoods | Administration Poised To Bail Out Farmers | Timber Sales Continue During Shutdown | Roseburg Ceases Production Of Hardwood Plywood | 

On October 1, nine presidents and CEOs representing American manufacturers of hardwood plywood, engineered wood flooring and hardwood veneer asked President Trump to add our industry’s products to the recently announced Section 232 tariffs on wood products. Over 100,000 American manufacturing jobs are threatened by the flood of dumped and subsidized decorative hardwood product imports from outside of North America.

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Capital Testing, industry experts in testing and certification, would like your feedback: are you interested in being certified to the new EU formaldehyde regulation, which will go into effect on August 6, 2026? The regulation sets an emissions limit of 0.062 milligrams per cubic meter (about 0.06 parts per million) for furniture and wood-based articles sold into the EU.