Trump Administration Announces New Year Adjustments to Certain Tariffed Imports

RedState 

On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced the loosening and delay of tariffs on certain imports. 

According to Marketplace, Italy exported more than $700 million dollars worth of pasta to the United States in 2024, but because the pasta makers have been playing bait-and-switch with their quality imports by dumping overly-cheap products into the stream, the Department of Commerce was scheduled to impose greater tariffs on these imports in 2026. 

On Wednesday, a deal was struck with the Italian pasta manufacturers.  

The U.S. has significantly reduced proposed tariffs on 13 Italian pasta exporters, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. 

The pasta-makers previously faced a potential 92 percent duty after the agency determined they were selling their pasta at unfairly low prices. Proposed tariffs on Garofalo were cut down to 13.89 percent, while those on La Molisana were reduced to 2.26 percent. The other 11 companies now face a 9.09 percent tariff. 

“This post-preliminary analysis indicates that Italian pasta makers have addressed many of Commerce’s concerns raised in the preliminary determination, and reflects Commerce’s commitment to a fair, transparent process,” a Commerce Department spokesperson said in a statement.  

“Commerce will continue to engage with interested parties to take into account all information before issuing the final determination,” they continued. 

President Donald Trump also signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation to delay the increase of tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities for one year.

Trump’s order signed Wednesday keeps in place a 25% tariff he imposed in September on those goods, but delays for another year a 30% tariff on upholstered furniture and 50% tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities.

The increases, which were set to take effect Jan. 1, come as the Republican president instituted a broad swath of taxes on imported goods to address trade imbalances and other issues.

The president has said the tariffs on furniture are needed to “bolster American industry and protect national security.”

The White House proclamation invoked Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Act) in order to accomplish this.

The United States will therefore delay the increase in tariff rates for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities that was set to take place on January 1, 2026, under the September 29, 2025 Proclamation for an additional year.

The current 25% tariff on certain upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities, as imposed under the September 25, 2025 Proclamation, will remain in effect.

ADDRESSING THE THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY: Earlier this year, President Trump imposed tariffs on imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products (wood products) to bolster American industry and protect national security.

• This followed the Secretary of Commerce’s completion of a Section 232 investigation under the Act, which found that the present quantities and circumstances of the imports of wood products threatened to impair national security.
• President Trump recognizes that an overreliance on foreign timber, lumber, and their derivative products could jeopardize the United States’ defense capabilities, construction industry, and economic strength.
• America’s reliance on imported lumber is exacerbated by foreign government subsidies and predatory trade practices that undermine the competitiveness of the U.S. wood products industry.
• Given the ongoing productive negotiations regarding the imports of wood products, the President is delaying the tariff increase to allow for further negotiations to occur with other countries. 

"It's Affordability, stupid," appears to be the watchword for the use and adjustment of Trump's tariff policies and the economy headed into 2026.