Furniture would be the latest imported products targeted for a national security investigation by the Trump administration. On Thursday, it announced a national security probe into imported wind turbines and has previously targeted copper and other metals.

Stocks for some furniture and home goods companies, including Wayfair, RH and Williams-Sonoma, tumbled after the market close, following Trump's post.

President Trump said Friday he will impose tariffs on imported furniture “within the next 50 days.” In a post on social media, Trump said his administration will begin an investigation into furniture imports,