Advocates of the tariffs said they would help protect domestic manufacturing and the nation’s industrial base.(Image: Bloomberg) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

US President Donald Trump announced new industry-specific tariffs targeting heavy trucks, kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, as well as upholstered furniture, expanding a trade agenda aimed at bolstering domestic industries by hiking import taxes.

Trump announced that he plans to impose a 25% tariff on heavy trucks starting Oct. 1, in a post Thursday on Truth Social.

“In order to protect our Great Heavy Truck Manufacturers from unfair outside competition, I will be imposing, as of October 1st, 2025, a 25% Tariff on all ‘Heavy (Big!) Trucks’ made in other parts of the World,” Trump wrote.

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