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Trump Says Imports of Wood Products May Pose National Security Threat to U.S. — Raising Fears in B.C.
The investigation under Section 232 targets imports worth $25.5 billion in 2024, aiming to support domestic furniture jobs that have declined sharply since 1979, officials said.
- On August 22, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a major Section 232 tariff investigation into imported furniture, saying it will be completed within 50 days and 'will bring the furniture industry back to North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan and all the states.'
- The administration cast the move as a bid to boost American manufacturing and revive furniture jobs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Michigan, reflecting Trump’s focus on lost American jobs.
- Market trading reacted immediately, with shares of import-reliant retailers Wayfair, Williams-Sonoma, and RH plunging 3%–7% while U.S.-made firms La-Z-Boy and Ethan Allen rose 3%–5%.
- Consumers are already seeing price increases as recent tariffs have lifted home furnishings prices by 0.7% in July, and the probe could preserve existing tariffs if federal appeals courts overturn prior rulings.
- Industry groups warn that the U.S. furniture and wood products industry, with employment down from 1.2 million workers in 1979 to 340,000 workers today, still relies on foreign inputs, risking supply disruptions.
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Trump says imports of wood products may pose national security threat to U.S. — raising fears in B.C.
The prospect of further tariffs on B.C.’s softwood lumber industry in particular — which is already dealing with a high 35 per cent duty imposed by the U.S. — could mean even more mill closures and job losses, experts say.
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