In the first quarter of 2025, Kitchen furniture exports to the US have fallen by nearly 9% after the threat of tariffs at 15 percent and the worst is yet to come. The consequences of Trump's promised new 50% tariffs on kitchen and bathroom furniture and upholstered furniture will likely be more severe.
But due to the improvisation of some US government decisions, the chaos, as the American media has highlighted, is enormous. First of all, the measures did not come into force, as strictly planned, on October 1st due to pressure from the major American importers' and manufacturers' associations.