Kitchen cabinet companies hope new US tariffs pay off in the long run

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Josh Qian, co-founder of Linq Kitchen, a designer and maker of kitchen cabinets, shows his company's show room and warehouse in City of Industry, Calif., Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

NEW YORK – Cabinet dealers, interior designers and remodeling contractors in the U.S. hope new tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered wooden furniture that kicked in Tuesday will create more business for them and eventually boost domestic production of those products.

But several small business owners in the home improvement industry say they expect some short-term pains from the import taxes : Clients with projects already on the books might balk at having to pay more for the budg