Kitchen cabinet manufacturing is a $4.7-billion industry in Canada and Elias said the sector exports about $600 million worth of product annually. Company president Ralph Fehr said the 25 per cent tariffs are damaging but a 50 per cent duty would have been catastrophic. The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance has accused Canada and Mexico of acting as conduits to circumvent those measures. Trump has said the tariffs on furniture are needed to "bolster American industry and protect national security." The trilateral trade agreement, widely known as CUSMA, is up for review this year and the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance is looking to strengthen rules-of-origin requirements.

Source: CBC News January 02, 2026 23:12 UTC