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lostincalifornia

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 07:27 PM Thursday

Per Bloomberg: Trump charging 50% tariffs on Bathroom vanities and 25% tariffs on truck imports [View all]

Starting October.

"US to Impose Tariffs Targeting Heavy Trucks, Kitchen Cabinets"

"President Donald Trump announced new industry-specific tariffs targeting heavy trucks, kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, as well as upholstered furniture, expanding a trade agenda aimed at bolstering domestic industries by hiking import taxes.

Trump announced that he plans to impose a 25% tariff on heavy trucks starting Oct. 1, in a post Thursday on Truth Social.

“In order to protect our Great Heavy Truck Manufacturers from unfair outside competition, I will be imposing, as of October 1st, 2025, a 25% Tariff on all ‘Heavy (Big!) Trucks’ made in other parts of the World,” Trump wrote.

He also announced a a 50% tariff on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, as well as a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture, both due to begin on Oct. 1 as well."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-25/us-to-impose-25-tariff-on-heavy-truck-imports-from-oct-1?srnd=homepage-americas


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