Donald Trump declares a wooden tariff and furniture in achieving national security

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Donald Trump revealed a new set of definitions on wooden furniture and wood, as he ascended his trade war in the name of US national security and promoting local manufacturing.

The United States will apply 10 percent fees to wood and wooden wood and 25 percent to kitchen cabinets and upholstered wooden furniture, starting from October 14, according to a presidential notice issued by the White House late on Monday.

The duties are scheduled to escalate from January next year, as the furniture tariff increased to 30 percent and those that have treasures to 50 percent, unless the two countries reach an agreement with the United States to reduce it.

Some countries that have reached commercial deals with the United States in recent months will avoid the full power of the latest measures. The affected goods from the UK will not face additional definitions and will be covered by 10 percent, while the European Union and Japan will be 15 percent crowned.

the Definitions It was imposed under a law, known as Article 232, which allows the American president to impose duties to confront the threat of national security.

The Trump administration has launched several investigations similar to the application of sectoral tariffs on imports Steel and aluminumand Cars and copper.

The White House statement said that the Ministry of Commerce, which carried out the investigation, found that “wooden products are imported … in quantities and in these conditions to threaten national security” to the United States.

The notification said that wooden products are necessary for “national defense, critical infrastructure, economic stability, and industrial flexibility” for the United States. However, relying on imports may “poor local manufacturing capacity,” as the statement said, which in turn presents “national security and economic stability.”

Wooden products are used in the “critical functions of the Ministry of War”, and the text is read, using management The favorite name of the Ministry of DefenseIncluding munitions and thermal protection systems for nuclear entry vehicles.

The statement said that the definitions “will enhance industrial flexibility, create high -quality jobs, increase local capabilities” as well as encourage investment in the United States industry.

The definitions shown in the executive order will be presented on Monday more than Trump Threatened last weekWhen he said he would hit the kitchen and bathroom cabinets by 50 percent of the tariffs from Wednesday, and upholstered furniture with 30 percent of the fees on the same date.

Trump also said that the United States will impose a 100 percent tariff on pharmaceutical drugs with brands by 1 October. However, the administration has not taken any steps to implement these fees, which the president announced on social media.