In 2025, China’s furniture industry recorded cumulative exports of US$67.81 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 5.9%.

March 16, 2026 Source: Consumer Daily

In 2025, the import–export landscape of China’s furniture industry will undergo profound adjustments, driven by both fluctuations in the international trade environment and structural transformation. Although total export value has declined, China’s position as a major global furniture exporter and its supply capacity remain robust.

Asia, Europe, and North America are China’s three major export markets, together accounting for more than 80% of total exports. At the same time, the share of emerging markets continues to rise, leading to a more balanced and diversified export footprint; in particular, China’s exports to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and other countries have shown particularly strong growth. Domestically, Zhejiang and Guangdong remain the leading export provinces, while Shanghai, Liaoning, and Xinjiang are experiencing robust export expansion. On the import side, Europe is the primary source region, with Italy and Germany consistently ranking first and second. Among domestic import hubs, Shanghai holds the top position, while Fujian, Shandong, and Henan continue to post solid growth. In terms of trade modes, general trade remains the dominant form, albeit with a slight shift in its share, while emerging trade formats such as cross-border e-commerce are demonstrating remarkable dynamism. The product mix continues to improve, with seating furniture, wooden furniture, and metal furniture remaining the key categories. Overall, by pursuing multidimensional optimization across market, trade, product, and regional structures, the industry has demonstrated strong capabilities in structural adjustment and market adaptability despite external pressures. Looking ahead to 2026, although uncertainties in the external environment will persist, China’s economic fundamentals remain solid, and the long-term positive outlook and supporting conditions have not changed. As we embark on the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, China’s furniture industry will continue to accelerate its transformation toward branding, green practices, and high-end offerings, thereby steadily enhancing its voice and influence within the global industrial landscape.

Export Value and Growth Rate. In 2025, China’s furniture industry recorded cumulative exports of US$67.81 billion, down 5.9% year on year from 2024 and down 2.2% year on year from 2023. By quarter, exports in the first and second quarters of 2025 declined by 8.3% and 5.2%, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2024; however, both quarters posted positive year-on-year growth compared with 2023. In the third quarter, exports increased by 0.6% year on year versus 2024, making it the only quarter with year-on-year growth for the year, though they fell by 6.2% year on year versus 2023. In the fourth quarter, cumulative exports totaled US$17.633 billion, down 9.4% year on year from 2024 and down 7.9% year on year from 2023, representing the largest year-on-year decline for any quarter over the entire year.

Import value and growth trends. In 2025, China’s cumulative import value totaled US$1.531 billion, down 5.4% year on year. On a quarterly basis, imports in the fourth quarter amounted to US$404 million, representing a 1.8% decline from the fourth quarter of 2024 and an 8.3% drop from the fourth quarter of 2023. Furniture imports have contracted for three consecutive years. Looking at monthly data, China’s import value reached a peak of US$152 million in December 2025, down 0.5% year on year compared with December 2024—a decline that narrowed by 8.8 percentage points from the previous month. Cumulatively, since 2023 China’s furniture import value has consistently posted negative year-on-year growth; however, in 2025 the year-to-date decline narrowed relative to the two preceding years, suggesting that downward pressure on the industry’s import market has eased somewhat.

Exports are primarily directed toward major international markets. By 2025, China’s furniture exports will be concentrated in three major regions—Asia, North America, and Europe—accounting for a combined 83.8% of total exports. Among these, the Asian market will generate export revenues of US$22.466 billion, representing 33.1% of total exports and thus holding the largest share.

By country, in 2025 the top 10 destinations for China’s furniture exports will be the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, Canada, the Netherlands, and Singapore, accounting for 55.9% of total exports; among them, the United States, as the core export market, will account for 22.7% of the total value.

Over the past three years, China’s furniture exports to several of the top ten destination markets have experienced significant declines, with South Korea leading the way: in 2025, exports to South Korea fell by 31.0% compared with 2023 and by 21.6% compared with 2024. The United States followed closely, with year-on-year declines of 14.4% in 2025 versus 2023 and 16.4% versus 2024. Malaysia ranked third, with year-on-year declines of 14.6% in 2025 versus 2023 and 12.0% versus 2024. By contrast, exports to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands both showed an upward trend, with the Netherlands posting two consecutive years of growth and climbing to ninth place in 2025.

Major sources of imports. In 2025, Europe will remain the largest source of China’s furniture imports, with cumulative import value reaching US$1.06 billion, accounting for 69.1% of total imports—a significant decline compared with the previous two years, down 3.9% from 2024 and 17.5% from 2023. Asia is the second-largest source, with cumulative imports totaling US$360 million, representing 23.5% of the total, also showing a sustained downward trend.

By country, in 2025 the top 10 sources of China’s furniture imports will be Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Poland, France, Thailand, Vietnam, and South Korea, accounting for 77.9% of total import value.

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Editor: Fang Fen