What's the Tariff on Mattress?
Mattresses primarily from China.
Current Tariff Rate
54%
Pre-2025 Rate
0%
Rate Increase
+54pp
Price Impact
+54%
+$485
Real-World Price Impact
Before Tariffs
$899
Queen mattress
After Tariffs
$1,384
Queen mattress
That's $485 more per unit — a 54% price increase paid by the American buyer.
Note: Price estimates assume full tariff pass-through to consumers. Actual retail prices may vary — manufacturers may absorb some costs, shift production, or adjust margins.
The Story Behind This Tariff
Mattresses face a 54% IEEPA tariff that disrupts one of America's most-transformed consumer categories. The direct-to-consumer mattress revolution — led by Casper, Purple, Tuft & Needle, and dozens of bed-in-a-box startups — was built on Chinese-manufactured memory foam and pocket coil cores shipped in compressed packaging. China produces 75% of US mattress imports, with factories in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces specializing in the compressed foam mattresses that disrupted the industry. The tariff threatens the DTC model's core value proposition: premium sleep at accessible prices. A $899 queen mattress jumping to $1,384 eliminates the price advantage over traditional retail brands like Tempur-Sealy and Serta-Simmons, which maintain significant US manufacturing. The mattress industry had already faced anti-dumping duties on Chinese products, but the IEEPA tariff goes further by covering all Chinese-origin mattress components including foam, springs, and fabric ticking. The tariff may consolidate the industry by eliminating smaller DTC brands that lack scale to absorb costs.
📦 Supply Chain
Primary Origin
China
Made in USA
45%
Import Volume
$2.7B
Alternatives
US domestic (Tempur-Sealy), Mexico, Vietnam (emerging)
📅 Tariff Timeline
2019
Anti-dumping duties on Chinese mattresses
57-1731% AD (targeted)2020
Circumvention investigation — some duties extended to Vietnam, Cambodia
Various2025
IEEPA blanket tariff on Chinese mattresses and components
54%👥 Consumer Impact
Households Affected
38M
Annual Cost Per Household
$165
💡 Did You Know?
- •The bed-in-a-box revolution was built on Chinese manufacturing — Casper's original mattress was made in Chinese factories for $150 and sold for $995
- •Anti-dumping duties on Chinese mattresses reached 1,731% for some manufacturers — the highest AD rate ever imposed on a consumer product
- •Americans replace mattresses every 6-8 years, creating a predictable replacement cycle that the tariff will inevitably catch
Tariff Details
- HTS Code
- 9404.21
- Current Rate
- 54%
- Pre-2025 Rate
- 0%
- Tariff Type
- IEEPA
Legal Authority
IEEPA Executive Order (April 2, 2025)
Effective: April 2, 2025
"Liberation Day" — broad tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
The tariff on Mattress is paid by the American importer at the port of entry and passed through to consumers as higher retail prices. The foreign manufacturer does not pay the tariff.
Who Actually Pays This Tariff?
Despite claims that tariffs are paid by foreign countries, the 54% tariff on Mattress is paid by American importers — US companies that purchase these goods from abroad. The cost is then passed to American consumers through higher retail prices.
- ✓ The foreign seller receives the same price as before
- ✓ The US importer pays 54% of the customs value to CBP
- ✓ The retailer marks up the higher landed cost
- ✓ You pay more at the register: $899 → $1,384
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