Bed frames, outdoor/patio furniture, restaurant and café seating, metal shelving for residential use, and decorative metal furniture for living or dining rooms are typical examples. The key criterion is that the article is not principally designed for an office environment. Products with ambiguous end-use should be reviewed against CBP classification guidance.

Section 301 tariffs on Chinese-origin metal furniture have made Vietnam, Taiwan, and other Asian producers more competitive on a landed-cost basis for US importers. However, CBP scrutiny of country-of-origin claims has intensified, so importers must ensure that substantial transformation occurs in the declared country of origin and maintain documentation to support that claim.