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Tariffs have some mom-and-pop manufacturers considering move to United States
The company says a 50% U.S. duty on exports could force layoffs or shift most manufacturing to North Carolina.
- On Thursday, DFC Woodworks, based in Kemptville, Ontario, announced it is considering moving production to the United States to avoid a steep 50% tariff on its furniture exports.
- Since 1955, the company has relied on the United States for about 70% of its sales, making the tariff burden a significant operational challenge.
- President François Bruneau said the tariffs will cost DFC Woodworks about $75,000 over the next eight weeks, stating, "If we raise prices, it will make us non-competitive and sales will go down."
- Moving U.S.-bound manufacturing to North Carolina would require sourcing wood from Oregon and Washington, Vice-president Dina Elatawi said, potentially triggering layoffs at the Kemptville site.
- Small operations like DFC Woodworks lack the diversified markets and financial resources that allow larger corporations to weather trade wars, says Fen Hampson, an international affairs professor at Carleton University.
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