# 2025-19482: Feds Slam Door on Foreign Timber to Save American Sawmills 2025-19482, Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products Into the United States, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-10-06, effective 2025-10-14 (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19482 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-19482 - Title: Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products Into the United States - Type: Presidential Document - Agencies: Executive Office of the President - Citation: 90 FR 48127 - Published: 2025-10-06 - Effective: 2025-10-14 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line Feds Slam Door on Foreign Timber to Save American Sawmills ## Summary The U.S. government found that too many timber and lumber products are being imported, which is hurting American wood businesses and could weaken national security. To fix this, new rules will limit these imports starting soon, helping protect jobs and keep wood supplies steady for important uses like defense. If you work in the wood industry or trade these products, get ready for changes that could affect costs and timing. ## Effects PRIA read - 10% Duty on Softwood Timber and Lumber: cost, medium. Starting October 14, 2025, imports of softwood timber and lumber listed in Annex I will be subject to a 10 percent ad valorem duty. This tariff applies to goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 14, 2025. - Upholstered Wooden Products Tariff Rise: cost, high. Imports of certain upholstered wooden products listed in Annex I will be subject to a 25 percent ad valorem duty starting October 14, 2025. Effective January 1, 2026, that duty rate will increase to 30 percent. - Kitchen Cabinets and Vanities Face Big Tariff: cost, high. Imports of kitchen cabinets and vanities, including parts listed in Annex I, will be subject to a 25 percent ad valorem duty starting October 14, 2025. Effective January 1, 2026, that duty rate will increase to 50 percent. - Country-Specific Caps for UK, EU, and Japan: mixed, medium. Tariffs imposed by this proclamation for wood products from the United Kingdom will not exceed 10 percent. For originating wood products of the European Union and Japan, the tariff rate under this proclamation shall not result in a tariff that, when added to the applicable Column 1 Duty Rate in the… - Drawback Available for Imposed Duties: benefit, medium. Drawback (refund) shall be available with respect to the duties imposed under this proclamation. Importers and other parties that qualify for drawback may recover duties as provided by applicable law and procedures. - Process to Add More Wood Products to Tariffs: mixed, medium. The Secretary of Commerce will establish a process to add additional wood products to the scope of these tariffs. The Secretary may add products after monitoring imports and considering requests or information from domestic producers or other interested parties. - Undervaluation Rule Allows Specific Tariffs: cost, medium. The Secretary will establish a process to determine whether there is a threat of undervaluation of wood product imports subject to these tariffs. If undervaluation is found, the Secretary is authorized to impose specific, compound, or mixed tariffs through notice in the Federal Register. - Possible Additional Duties on Hardwood by Oct 1, 2026: mixed, medium. By October 1, 2026, the Secretary shall provide the President with an update on imports of hardwood timber and lumber so the President can determine whether to impose an additional duty on hardwoods or their derivatives. 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