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Trump announces procedure apply customs:
US President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office on August 22, 2025 in Washington. In addition, (Getty Images North America / Somodevilla Chip)
US President Donald Trump announced on his Truth social network on Friday. Furthermore, the launch of a procedure that could ultimately lead to the establishment of new sectoral customs duties, this time on furnishings. Consequently,
“I am happy to announce on us will launch an important survey concerning customs duties on incoming. furniture in the United States. In the next fifty days. the survey will be carried out and these furniture taxed at a rate that trump announces procedure apply customs remains to be determined,” wrote Donald Trump on his social social account.
In addition to the customs duties applied to all the products entering the United States. those, higher targeting products from the country’s 90 main business partners, the American president has already more specifically targeted a certain number of sectors, which he considers to be strategic or importance for the American economy.
Thus steel. aluminum have been imposed 25%, before rising to 50% in recent months, while the automotive sector is concerned by an surcharge of 25%, with certain exceptions however, since the agreement with the European Union integrates for example a ceiling of 15% on all European products.
But it has threatened other sectors with an even higher rate: thus semiconductors could gradually increase to 100% in the coming years. while pharmaceuticals could go up to 250%.
An investigation is trump announces procedure apply customs also underway concerning construction wood and copper.
According to World Bank data. Vietnam, China and Mexico were the main countries of origin of furniture sold in the United States in 2023.
The ten largest furnishings exporters in the United States. which represent more than 90% of the volume of furniture entering the country, are all already targeted by customs of customs superior to the floor of 10% now applied to all products entering American soil.
Trump announces procedure apply customs
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