Fifteen Presidents & CEOs Urge President Trump to Sign the Section 232 Tariffs on Lumber and Foreign Cabinet Imports into Law

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent days, 15 CEOs that represent the $14 billion American cabinet industry in the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) sent a strong letter to President Donald J. Trump, urging him to sign a Presidential Proclamation imposing a robust Section 232 tariff rate on lumber and derivative products, including cabinetry. According to the CEOs, 250,000 good-paying American manufacturing jobs are on the line due to the flood of unfairly traded foreign cabinets and component parts from Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, China, Mexico, Indonesia and Thailand overwhelming the U.S. market.

"Kountry Wood Products is the economic backbone of the Amish community here in Nappanee, Indiana, but we have been forced to reduce headcount and scale back production due to the devastating amount of unfairly traded cabinet imports entering the country," remarked Perry Miller, president of Kountry Wood Products. "President Trump, we urge you to sign this Presidential Proclamation imposing a 100% tariff rate on foreign cabinet imports to save America's cabinet industry and the tens of thousands of American cabinet jobs in Indiana."

"For decades, my hometown of High Point, North Carolina was known as the 'furniture capital of the world,' but the furniture industry has been wiped out by unfair foreign trade practices. We must not allow history to repeat itself with domestic cabinet manufacturing," said Edwin Underwood, President and COO of Marsh Furniture. "We respectfully call on President Trump to sign the Presidential Proclamation into law and impose a 100% tariff rate with no exceptions or exemptions so we can rebuild American cabinet manufacturing and make our country great." 

Due to the continued flood of underpriced kitchen cabinet imports from countries across the globe, the U.S. kitchen cabinet industry is on the brink of collapse, with plants shutting down across the country. Imported cabinets are being sold at up to 70% below domestic prices, and if nothing changes fast this critical domestic industry will be wiped out.

About the AKCA:
The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) is a coalition of organizations that have joined forces to fight for American kitchen cabinet workers and our industry. Established in 2019, AKCA is standing up for American manufacturing workers and supporting the actions of those who oppose foreign countries such as Cambodia, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam that engage in unfair trade practices. We want to level the playing field for American cabinet workers and support an America First trade agenda.

SOURCE American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance