Bestar
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Lac-Mégantic, Quebec · Shopify shop · bestar.ca
Mid-sized companyMain products hit
Out of its plant at Lac-Mégantic in the Eastern Townships, Bestar builds ready-to-assemble furniture in engineered wood and melamine: fold-down Murphy wall beds and freestanding cabinet beds (the Murphy Cabinet Bed with Pullout Drawer runs $1,785), Murphy beds with storage, desks or a sofa, modular Florence closet systems, desks, office storage and home entertainment units, in the Avalon, Barletta, Florence, Nebula and Pur collections.
Bestar’s Murphy beds and cabinet beds are wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom, HTS 9403.50.90, and its closet systems and home entertainment units are other wooden furniture, HTS 9403.60.80 — both lines on the CBP Section 338 list, both carrying a 50% additional duty on entry to the United States since August 22, 2026. Bestar ships south itself: "Bestar can only deliver products within the contiguous United States and Canada." The Murphy Cabinet Bed with Pullout Drawer lists from $1,785, and the duty is 50% of the declared value of every bed that crosses. The company has already been through one round of this. Its former parent eSolutions stopped manufacturing on May 1, 2026, citing "worsening financial conditions since 2021, including U.S. tariffs, reduced post-pandemic demand, increased offshore competition and ongoing cash constraints", and its lender Desjardins moved to have a receiver appointed; a Quebec court then approved the sale of the Lac-Mégantic plant to a group of local investors and all 157 unionized workers were recalled.Source: content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026
In their own words
Au total, les 157 employés syndiqués qui ont perdu leur emploi le 30 avril seront rappelés au travail au cours des deux prochains mois.
Bestar · bestar.ca
On its own press page Bestar carries the coverage of the court-approved sale of the Lac-Mégantic plant and the recall of every unionized worker who had been let go.
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Made in Canada
The company puts its age and its address in the same sentence — "Bestar has been a prominent Canadian manufacturer of ready-to-assemble furniture since 1948" — and adds that it is "a proud Canadian company with deep roots in Quebec" that buys board from down the road: "By working with trusted Lac-Mégantic partners like Tafisa and Panolite, we significantly reduce transportation-related emissions while supporting our local economy."
On the tariff list
- HTS 9403.50.90 · Other furniture and parts thereof, wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom, other · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
The shop's top product categories are "Murphy Beds" and "Cabinet Beds", built "from engineered wood" and priced like the "Bestar Murphy Cabinet Bed with Pullout Drawer $1,785". A fold-down wall bed and a freestanding cabinet bed are both wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom under HTS 9403.50.90 on the CBP Section 338 list.
- HTS 9403.60.80 · Other furniture and parts thereof, other wooden furniture, other · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
Beside the beds Bestar sells "Closets" and "Home Entertainment" units in the same engineered wood — "Our products are built to last from engineered wood". Wooden closet systems and entertainment units that are not bedroom, office or seating furniture fall under HTS 9403.60.80 on the CBP Section 338 list. Its "Desks" and "Office Storage" are left out of this line because wooden office furniture is HTS 9403.30.80, which is not on the list.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Bestar has been a prominent Canadian manufacturer of ready-to-assemble furniture since 1948.
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
As a proud Canadian company with deep roots in Quebec, we have grown from our early days as a small workshop to becoming a leader in modular furniture.
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Bestar is now under new Canadian ownership, marking a new chapter for the brand while continuing its long-standing commitment to customers across North America.
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
By working with trusted Lac-Mégantic partners like Tafisa and Panolite, we significantly reduce transportation-related emissions while supporting our local economy.
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Our products are built to last from engineered wood — combining long-lasting durability with an eco-conscious process that makes the most of every part of the tree.
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Proudly North American | Fast Free Delivery
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Bestar Murphy Cabinet Bed with Pullout Drawer $1,785
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Bestar can only deliver products within the contiguous United States and Canada.
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Email: websales@bestar.ca
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Bestar fabrique du mobilier moderne surtout pour la chambre et le bureau et fièrement conçu à Lac-Mégantic.
- bestar.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
Au total, les 157 employés syndiqués qui ont perdu leur emploi le 30 avril seront rappelés au travail au cours des deux prochains mois.
- globalnews.ca · accessed 2026-09-09
The company cited worsening financial conditions since 2021, including U.S. tariffs, reduced post-pandemic demand, increased offshore competition and ongoing cash constraints.
- content.govdelivery.com · accessed 2026-09-09
9403.50.90
- content.govdelivery.com · accessed 2026-09-09
9403.60.80