Tampa furniture store expects impacts from new wood tariffs

TAMPA, Fla. — As more tariffs take effect this week, Tampa Bay region businesses are continuing to deal with the uncertainty. On Tuesday Oct. 14, an additional 10% tariffs kicked in on timber and lumber imports, further impacting the furniture industry.

Summer House in Tampa is full of eclectic pieces.

“So some of it I bring in from other places like Bali, Inida, we bring in some stuff from Mexico, of course, China,” Ginger Alemaghides, owner of Summer House Tampa, said…

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