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Poland is Europe's largest furniture exporter and the world's third largest, behind only China and Germany.
The country's furniture sector accounted for over $11 billion in exports last year, making it one of the country's top export earners.
The United States is one of the biggest markets for the Polish furniture industry but new U.S. tariff threats could disrupt this growth, risking tens of thousands of jobs and complicating U.S.-Polish trade relations.
Those tariff threats have reached far and wide in Poland, including at NOTI, a furniture producer we visited close to the town of Poznań.
A two-decade-old family business that helps 150 workers feed their families, the looming tariffs have created uncertainty about its future.
Proposed tariffs could reach as high as 50 percent, threatening the competitiveness of European furniture producers, with industry experts warning of possible job losses and export slowdowns.
Dominik Czylkowski, NOTI's CEO, told CGTN the U.S. market was crucial to the company's success.
"That's a big market, and that's a big partnership for us," he said. "Of course, we cannot cut that from day to day and of course we have to solve the issue together and handle this situation for next few weeks until we will find the best solution for us, but mainly for our customers."
A possible U.S. tariff on the furniture industry is just a part of much larger possible effects that could have on the Polish economy. The country's Prime Minister Donald Tusk warns that new U.S. tariffs could reduce Poland's GDP by up to 0.43 percent.
Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's long support for tariffs - which he declared his "favourite word" - Czylkowski said he is surprised at the potentially negative consequences of last November's presidential election result on his business.
"Everybody who is running businesses was sure that after changing the situation - the political situation in the U.S. - we would face a much more pleasant environment for business. Unfortunately the situation is even more difficult, more complex and harder for business."
By contrast, some furniture industry experts think the impacts of tariffs will be limited.
Jozef Szyszka, Project Manager of Polish largest furniture fair, MEBLE POLSKA, located in the town of Poznań is one.
"For sure I think it will affect, but it is only half a billion U.S. dollars. So in other directions they make profit, they make business. So this small amount in the U.S. shall not influence them much."
The industry remains hopeful for a diplomatic solution to avoid widespread losses, but diversifying export destinations in a pivot away from the U.S. is a solution they must seriously consider.