Tariff Bombshell. India Hit with 50% Duties as China Gets Reprieve

Originally published August 13, 2025. This version was rebuilt from White House executive orders and the BLS consumer price report for the FIN archive, and the facts are as of that date.

Two executive orders in early August 2025 pulled furniture sourcing in opposite directions. China got more time, India got a much higher rate, and furniture prices at home were starting to move.

The short version

• An August 11 order extended the China tariff suspension to November 10.
• An August 6 order added a 25% duty on goods from India, effective 21 days later.
• The CPI for furniture and bedding rose 0.9% in July.

China gets more time

Executive Order 14334 extended the suspension of higher reciprocal tariffs on China through 12:01 a.m. on November 10, 2025. Rates on Chinese goods stayed where they were rather than jumping back to the levels announced in April.

For furniture importers still buying from China, that meant three more months of planning room, though not certainty.

Update. A November 2025 order extended the suspension to November 10, 2026.

India's rate doubles

Executive Order 14329 imposed an additional 25% duty on products of India, citing India's purchases of Russian oil, effective 21 days after the order. On top of the 25% reciprocal rate set for India in July, Indian goods faced a total of 50%.

India supplies furniture, textiles and home decor to U.S. retailers. Buyers sourcing there had a few weeks to decide whether to rush orders, renegotiate or move production.

Update. The Supreme Court ruled on February 20, 2026 that IEEPA does not authorize these kinds of tariffs.

Furniture prices jump

The BLS consumer price report showed the index for furniture and bedding up 0.9% in July, and up 3.2% from a year earlier. Tariff costs were beginning to show up on price tags.

Sourcing on the move

The China reprieve and the India increase both pushed buyers to keep options open across several countries. Rising shelf prices meant those sourcing choices were starting to reach shoppers.

Related on FIN

• Follow the Tariff Dollars
• Furniture Sales Rose. Costs Are Rising Faster.

Sources

• The White House, Further modifying reciprocal tariff rates to reflect ongoing discussions with China (Aug. 11, 2025)
• The White House, Modifying reciprocal tariff rates consistent with the U.S.-China arrangement (Nov. 2025)
• The White House, Addressing threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation (Aug. 6, 2025)
• The White House, Further modifying the reciprocal tariff rates (July 31, 2025)
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, July 2025
• Supreme Court of the United States, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, opinion (Feb. 20, 2026)