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Should you import kitchen cabinets from China?
Verdict: Depends on your price and your exporter's rate
Every $1,000 of wooden cabinets at the factory pays $3,198 in US duty at the China-wide rate, or $695 from an exporter with its own rate.
Why so high: 25% Section 301 and 25% Section 232, plus an antidumping order on Chinese cabinets that adds 251.64% antidumping and 18.17% countervailing. See every line and its federal source.
Whether importing pays depends on your factory price, your US quote and your exporter's rate. Type them into the calculator below; we do not guess a kitchen for you.
Rates checked
Your cabinets: factory price in, cost at your door out
Type the factory price from your quote, in dollars or yuan, and your US quote for the same cabinets. Add a quartz top as its own line. Without a CBM or a freight quote we leave freight out and say so.
US duty on every $1,000 at the factory
Checked
$3,198
319.81% of the factory price, at the China-wide antidumping rate. From an exporter with its own rate: $695 (69.53%).
Plus about $785 to $2,735 per shipment, whatever its size: customs fee minimum, broker and bond, port warehouse and delivery. Ocean freight depends on volume, so it needs your CBM or quote.
A starting point, not an order. Type your factory price and your US quote and the verdict appears.
If the scheduled Section 232 increase starts on January 1, 2027, the same order pays $250 more duty on every $1,000. The rate that counts is the one on the day the goods enter the US, not the day you pay the factory (Proclamation 11000).
How this number is builtLine by line, each with its source
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Factory price (FOB)
Wooden kitchen cabinets: $1,000. A $1,000 starting point, not a quote. FOB includes getting the goods to the port and through export.$1,000
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Duty: wooden kitchen cabinets
Section 301 25% = $250 (checked November 9, 2026) · Section 232 25% = $250 (checked November 9, 2026) · Antidumping 251.64% = $2,516 (checked October 18, 2026) · Countervailing 18.17% = $182 (checked October 18, 2026). Rates of November 9, 2026, on $1,000.$3,198
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Merchandise Processing Fee (formal entry)
0.3464% of the factory price, minimum $34.58, maximum $670.86. Customs user fees for FY2027, Federal Register 2026-15530.$34.58
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Harbor Maintenance Fee (ocean)
0.125% of the factory price. 19 CFR 24.24.$1.25
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Ocean freight
Add the packed volume (CBM) from the packing list, or your forwarder quote, under shipping.not included
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Customs broker, ISF filing and bondestimate
Estimate. No primary source publishes broker fees. Roughly $150-$350 per entry, $35-$100 for ISF, plus a single-entry bond. Bond pricing when antidumping applies is not confirmed. Source.$250 to $700
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Destination port and warehouse (CFS) chargesestimate
Destination port, terminal handling and warehouse (CFS) unpacking for one shared-container shipment, depending on the port. Estimate from a forwarder price page (Suaid Global, September 2026). Source. Replace it with your forwarder's figure under planning choices.$200 to $500
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Delivery from the port to your doorestimate
Estimate, no authoritative source. LCL residential delivery with liftgate roughly $300-$900; container drayage to a home $600-$1,500 or more. White-glove inside delivery is extra.$300 to $1,500
Total at your door
$4,984 to $6,934
Antidumping and countervailing duties are cash deposits. The final amount is set in a later Commerce review and can be higher; you owe the difference as importer of record.
The same factory price from another country
Duty and customs fees only, at the China-wide rate for China unless you picked another. Mexico includes the 10% Section 301 layer where applicable, without a USMCA claim. A qualifying duty-free USMCA entry removes that layer, but not wood Section 232 duties. Product-specific China Section 301 exclusions are not applied. Factory prices, freight and lead times differ by country, so type the real quote from each. The antidumping orders here cover goods from China.
| Made in | Duty | Factory price + duty + fees |
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| China (shown above) | $3,198 319.81% | $4,234 |
| VietnamGet a quote from Vietnam | $250 25% | $1,286 |
| MexicoGet a quote from Mexico | $250 25% | $1,286 |
- Vietnam: Cabinets finished or assembled in Vietnam from Chinese components stay under the China antidumping and countervailing orders, with importer and exporter certifications required. If any doors, boxes, frames or panels are Chinese, price the order at the China rates. Source
- Mexico: USMCA does not remove Section 232 wood duties where they apply. Shipping Chinese goods through Mexico does not establish Mexican origin. Source
Planning estimate, not a quote. Duty follows the HTS code on your entry; have a licensed customs broker confirm it before you pay a deposit.
How $1,000 at the factory becomes $4,198 or more Every duty layer by country and exporter rate, with sources
Duty is a share of the factory price, so the table reads the same for any kitchen. The China columns differ only in the antidumping and countervailing rates; Vietnam and Mexico pay Section 232 and nothing from the China orders, as long as no Chinese parts are in the cabinets.
| On every $1,000 at the factory | China, China-wide rate | China, separate rate* | Vietnam, no Chinese parts | Mexico |
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| Section 301 China tariff (2018, List 3) | $25025% | $25025% | none | none |
| Section 232 wood products: kitchen cabinets and vanities | $25025% | $25025% | $25025% | $25025% |
| Antidumping duty: wooden cabinets and vanities (A-570-106) | $2,516251.64% | $10010.02% | none | none |
| Countervailing duty: wooden cabinets and vanities (C-570-107) | $18218.17% | $959.51% | none | none |
| Total duty | $3,198 319.81% | $695 69.53% | $250 25% | $250 25% |
| Customs fees (MPF minimum, HMF) | $35.83 | $35.83 | $35.83 | $35.83 |
| Factory price plus duty and fees | $4,234 | $1,731 | $1,286 | $1,286 |
* The separate rate belongs to the named exporters in the review, not to any factory you find: antidumping 10.02% for non-examined companies in the Final results of AD administrative review 2023-2024, Federal Register 2026-07866, countervailing 9.51% for the named companies in the CVD administrative review 2023, Federal Register 2026-04943. The MPF minimum applies to small entries; on a larger order MPF is 0.3464% of the value. Freight, broker, bond and delivery are per shipment and come on top.
What the duty lines are
Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs come to $500 on every $1,000. The antidumping and countervailing duties at the China-wide rates add $2,698, 269.81% of the factory price. All of it is charged on the factory price, not on what you would have saved.
The 25% Section 301 line is the 2018 China tariff, List 3. The 12.5% Section 301 tariff added in 2026 does not apply to wooden cabinets: goods under the Section 232 wood action are exempt from it (HTSUS note 52). That exemption also covers cabinets from Vietnam and Mexico. The 25% Section 232 line is the wood products tariff on cabinets and vanities, from every country.
Each duty layer with its source is on the kitchen cabinet tariff page. Freight, broker and delivery are per shipment: the calculator adds them from today's index and forwarder ranges once you give it a CBM or a freight quote.
By the China Home Source editorial team · Updated · How we check numbers
Against a US kitchen
What US cabinets cost, so you know what to compare
Your comparison is your own US quote, not a national average. The published ranges on the right only show how wide US prices run. They include installation; the import total stops at your door, so add an installer's price before you compare.
Break-even against your local quote
Before freight and fees, a factory price pays off at the China-wide rate only if it is under $238 for every $1,000 of your US quote (US quote ÷ 4.2). From an exporter with its own rate the line is $590; from Vietnam or Mexico, $800. Fixed costs per shipment push the line lower on a small order.
Enter your factory price and local quote in the calculatorGoing up: on January 1, 2027 the Section 232 rate on cabinets is scheduled to go from 25% to 50%. Every $1,000 at the factory would then owe $3,448 (344.81%) from China at the China-wide rate.
Published US prices for cabinets
| What you buy in the US | Price |
|---|---|
| Stock kitchen cabinets, installed Pre-made standard sizes and finishes, price per linear foot including installation. HomeLight, kitchen cabinet installation cost guide (published 2026-01-06, figures attributed to Angi) | $100 to $300 per linear foot, installed |
| Semi-custom kitchen cabinets, installed Standard boxes with more size, finish and door options, price per linear foot including installation. HomeLight, kitchen cabinet installation cost guide (published 2026-01-06, figures attributed to Angi) | $200 to $650 per linear foot, installed |
| Custom kitchen cabinets, installed Built to the room by a cabinet shop, price per linear foot including installation. HomeLight, kitchen cabinet installation cost guide (published 2026-01-06, figures attributed to Angi) | $500 to $1,200 per linear foot, installed |
| 10x10 kitchen, stock or semi-custom cabinets, installed A 10 ft x 10 ft kitchen, about 20 linear feet of cabinets, cabinets and installation only. The low end is basic stock cabinets at the guide's $100 per linear foot; the high end is semi-custom. HomeLight, kitchen cabinet installation cost guide (published 2026-01-06, figures attributed to Angi) | $2,000 to $13,000 per kitchen, installed |
| 10x10 kitchen, custom cabinets, installed A 10 ft x 10 ft kitchen, about 20 linear feet of cabinets, cabinets and installation only. HomeLight, kitchen cabinet installation cost guide (published 2026-01-06, figures attributed to Angi) | $10,000 to $24,000 per kitchen, installed |
A 10x10 kitchen has about 20 linear feet of cabinets. Prices are national ranges from a published cost guide; your local quotes will differ. Many US stock and RTA lines are imported too, so the store price can already include this duty.
Why it is this high
An antidumping order covers almost every wooden cabinet from China
The US charges antidumping and countervailing duties on wooden cabinets and vanities from China. For an exporter without its own rate, the antidumping deposit is 251.64% and the countervailing deposit is 18.17%, checked October 18, 2026 against the Federal Register.
- It covers assembled and flat-pack (RTA) cabinets, and loose doors, drawer fronts, frames and panels.
- It covers solid wood, plywood, MDF, particleboard and bamboo. Finished and unfinished parts both count.
- It is a cash deposit. The final rate is set in a later review and can go up after your kitchen is installed. The importer of record owes the difference.
- Finishing or assembling Chinese parts in a third country does not take them out of the order.
Countertops, sinks and loose hardware are not covered. Wooden bathroom vanities are, at the same rate. Bedroom vanities fall under a different order.
When it still works
Four legal ways to get cabinets made in Asia into a US kitchen
Each one has a catch. Check it before you pay a deposit, not after the container lands.
1 · Exporter with its own rate
About 69.5% duty instead of 320%
Some Chinese exporters were reviewed and got their own lower rate. Through one of them, every $1,000 at the factory owes $695 in duty instead of $3,198. Whether that beats your US quote depends on the factory price: pick "separate rate" in the calculator and see.
How to check
- Get the exporter's and producer's legal names in writing, on the pro forma invoice.
- Find that exact company in the rate table of the latest antidumping results and countervailing results.
- Ask your customs broker to confirm the cash deposit CBP holds on file for that exporter.
- Make sure the invoice and the export papers name that same exporter. A rate belongs to the company named in the results, not to whoever ships for it.
The separate rate is 10.02% antidumping and 9.51% countervailing, for named companies in the Final results of AD administrative review 2023-2024, Federal Register 2026-07866 and the CVD administrative review 2023, Federal Register 2026-04943. Your exporter's rate may differ, and a later review can raise it.
The 12 exporters with the 10.02% separate rate
- Anhui Swanch Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
- Changyi Zhengheng Woodwork Co., Ltd.
- Dalian Hualing Wood Co., Ltd.
- Goldenhome Living Co., Ltd.
- Honsoar New Building Material Co., Ltd.
- Jiang Su Rongxin Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (formerly Jiang Su Rongxin Cabinets Ltd.)
- Senke Manufacturing Company
- Shanghai Zifeng International Trading Co., Ltd.
- Taishan Oversea Trading Company Ltd.
- Xiamen Golden Huanan Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
- Xuzhou Yihe Wood Co., Ltd.
- Yixing Pengjia Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly Yixing Pengjia Cabinetry Co. Ltd.)
Non-examined companies that received the 10.02% separate rate in this review. Two examined companies have their own rates: The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd. 7.67% and KM Cabinetry Co., Ltd. 43.92%. An exporter with a separate rate from an earlier segment keeps it and is not on this list. A published list, not an endorsement. Separate-rate companies, AD administrative review 2023-2024 (Appendix III), Federal Register 2026-07866
2 · Stainless steel or aluminum cabinets
Possibly 37.5%, if a broker agrees they are not wood
The antidumping order and the Section 232 cabinet tariff cover wooden cabinets. A cabinet with a metal box and metal doors may classify as metal furniture, which pays 37.5% from China: $375 on every $1,000.
Needs a broker's classification first. Wooden doors on a metal box, or a wood-core panel inside a steel skin, can pull the whole cabinet back into the wood rules. Get a written classification, or a CBP binding ruling, before you order. Steel and aluminum goods also have their own Section 232 tariffs. Most household metal furniture is not on that list today, but the broker has to check your exact cabinets against it.
3 · Buy from a US importer
Chinese-made cabinets with the duty already paid
Many US showrooms and online RTA brands sell cabinets made in China or elsewhere in Asia. The importer has already cleared customs, so you buy at a US price with no deposit risk of your own. Your job is to check the box, the label and who imported them.
How to check showroom cabinets4 · Made outside China
Vietnam, Malaysia and others, with proof of origin
Cabinets made outside China do not pay China's antidumping rate. Section 232 still applies to every country: cabinets from Vietnam or Mexico pay 25%, $250 on every $1,000, and 50% from January 1, 2027 if the increase goes ahead. Pick the country in the calculator to compare.
Transshipment warning. Chinese parts assembled or finished in another country stay under the China order. For cabinets from Vietnam and Malaysia, Commerce requires certifications that the parts are not Chinese. If the seller cannot give you one, assume the China rate.
Red flag
"DDP, duties included" at a price that cannot cover the duty
Some sellers quote wooden cabinets delivered to your door with duty paid. At the China-wide rate the duty alone is 319.81% of the factory price, so an honest duty-paid price is at least 4.2 times the factory price, before freight. A kitchen with a $1,000 factory price offered for $1,500 "all in" cannot be paying the full duty. A price like that usually means one of three things:
- The invoice shows a lower value than you paid.
- The cabinets are declared as something else, or as made in another country.
- The papers name an exporter whose own rate does not belong to the factory that made your cabinets.
If your name is on the customs entry as importer of record, the unpaid duty is your debt, and CBP can collect it after the kitchen is installed. Ask who the importer of record will be, get it in writing, and ask for the entry summary after clearance.
If you still go ahead
The spec and inspection checklist for a cabinet order
Use it with an exporter that has its own rate, a metal-cabinet order a broker has classified, or a non-China factory. Put every line in the contract.
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Box material, in writing
Name the material and thickness for sides, back, bottom and shelves: plywood, MDF or particleboard. Ask which grade of plywood and how many plies. A quote that says "solid wood cabinets" usually means solid wood doors on a composite box.
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TSCA Title VI label
The plywood, MDF and particleboard must come from certified panel mills, and each cabinet or its carton must be labeled before it is imported: fabricator name, month and year made, and the words "TSCA Title VI compliant". A CARB label alone does not meet the federal rule. Ask for the panel certificates and a photo of the label on a finished box.
40 CFR 770.45, labeling rule - 3
Hinge and slide brand and model
Write the brand and series of every hinge and drawer slide on the order, for example Blum, Hettich, Grass or the factory's own brand. Ask for a photo of the marking on the part. Unnamed "soft-close hardware" is where many factories cut cost.
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Finish samples you keep
Get two physical door samples in the final color and finish. Keep one and send one back signed. Write the paint or lacquer code on the order. Approve the color under your own kitchen light.
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Drawings in US sizes
Ask for shop drawings in inches, built around US standards: base cabinets 34.5 in tall and 24 in deep, wall cabinets 12 in deep, uppers 30, 36 or 42 in tall. Check appliance openings against the spec sheets of the appliances you bought.
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Packing and loading photos
One carton per cabinet, corner guards, doors wrapped and separated, cartons on pallets and strapped. Ask for photos of packed pallets and of the container before it is sealed. Buy a few spare doors and panels in the same batch.
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Inspection before the balance
Pay the balance only after a third-party inspection at the factory. Choose an inspector who works for you, not the factory, sends a written report with photos, and checks against your drawings and samples.
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Lacey Act and exporter details
Ask for the wood species and country of harvest of every part. Your broker needs them for the Lacey Act declaration. Get the exporter's legal name on the invoice, because the antidumping rate depends on it.
TSCA Title VI limits for formaldehyde: hardwood plywood 0.05 ppm, particleboard 0.09 ppm, MDF 0.11 ppm, thin MDF 0.13 ppm. Source: EPA, formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products, checked November 9, 2026.
Before shipment, use our kitchen cabinet inspection checklist to brief your inspector and record corrections.
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Questions buyers ask
Kitchen cabinets from China, answered
How much is the tariff on kitchen cabinets from China?
Every $1,000 of wooden cabinets at the factory pays $3,198 in US duty at the China-wide rate, or $695 from an exporter with its own rate. That is 319.81% and 69.53% of the factory price, on November 9, 2026. Made in Vietnam or Mexico from non-Chinese parts, the same cabinets pay 25%. Freight, broker, bond and delivery come on top, per shipment.
Are kitchen cabinets from China good quality?
Some are good and some are poor. Quality comes from what you specify and check: the box material, the hardware brand, the finish and the packing. The bigger question in 2026 is cost, not quality: wooden cabinets from an exporter without its own antidumping rate pay 319.81% of the factory price in US duty.
Are RTA or flat-pack cabinets from China covered by the antidumping duty?
Yes. The order on wooden cabinets and vanities from China covers assembled and ready-to-assemble cabinets, and loose doors, drawer fronts, frames and panels, in solid wood, plywood, MDF, particleboard or bamboo. Shipping the parts flat does not change the duty.
Does the countertop pay the same duty?
No. A quartz top is a separate HTS line with its own antidumping and countervailing orders and a Section 201 safeguard: 433.97% at the China-wide rate, $4,340 on every $1,000. Price it as its own line in the calculator.
Can I buy kitchen cabinets on Alibaba and ship them to the US?
You can place the order, but when the cabinets reach a US port someone has to be the importer of record and pay the duty. If that is you, you owe the antidumping cash deposit at entry. Alibaba Trade Assurance is about the seller delivering what the order says. It does not pay US duty.
Do bathroom vanities count?
Wooden bathroom vanities fall under the same antidumping order and the same Section 232 rate as kitchen cabinets. A bedroom vanity (a dressing table) falls under the wooden bedroom furniture order instead, which has its own China-wide rate.
Is the duty going up?
The Section 232 rate on wooden cabinets is 25% today and is scheduled to reach 50% on January 1, 2027. That would take the China-wide total to 344.81%, and cabinets from Vietnam or Mexico to 50%. Proclamation 10976 first scheduled this increase for 2026-01-01; Proclamation 11000 delayed it to 2027-01-01. The rate that applies is the one on the day the goods enter the US.
I already paid a deposit to a Chinese factory. What now?
Do not let it ship until you know the duty. Ask the factory for the legal name of the exporter on the invoice and check whether that company has its own antidumping rate. Then ask a customs broker to confirm the cash deposit for that exporter. Cancelling or changing an order before it ships costs far less than paying the China-wide deposit.