china furniture exporter

China furniture is exporting to alround the world now.

At present, the United States is China’s first country. the furniture export to the United States of China’s furniture exports is more than 50 percent. Americans now spend one dollar to buy furniture, 55 cents is manufactured in China.

Last year, China’s furniture exports amounted to 17.465 billion US dollars, of which direct export to the United States about 8.0 billion, plus more than 10 billion dollars of furniture to export to Hong Kong and then re-exported to the United States from Hong Kong, followed by Asia and Europe, respectively, 4.29 billion US dollars and 3.486 billion US dollars. From the perspective of exports last year, seating furniture is the first, followed by the wood furniture and .

In the United States last year, China’s basically a number of alternative Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, the Philippines, traditional suppliers supply. According to the first two months of this year, the United States estimated that China’s export growth rate will be 48%, mainly sofas and Dinette. China ranked behind Canada, but in the reduction of export volume.

China’s furniture export market prospects

Over the past 10 years, as the world’s leading furniture China increasingly open markets, furniture was the rapid growth of international trade trends, on the whole, the trade growth has been higher than the growth rate of production.

In March this year, during the Furniture Fair in Shenzhen, the European Union Mr.Bart Deturck Furniture Association, introduced the Secretary-General said that the Italian research center made the forecast of light industry in the world economy, driven by rapid growth, in 2006 the volume of trade in the world furniture industry will reach 860 100 million U.S. dollars, an increase of about 7.5%; and the world’s furniture industry in 2006 GDP will reach 250 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 7.3% growth rate has been lower than the trade.

The reasons leading to this situation is that in Europe, America and Japan the world’s leading producers of furniture Furniture production decline, while China’s furniture exports in the high-speed growth every year. The United States, Italy, Germany, Japan, Britain, Canada and France and other developed countries of the furniture production value of about 73% of world GDP, when these countries the economic downturn in the furniture industry will naturally affect the growth rate of the world furniture production - according to Relevant data show that since 2002, the European countries show a downward trend of furniture production. In 2002, EU furniture turnover 79.5 billion euros, representing 3.8 percent decline in 2001, this is an economic recession since 1993, EU furniture production has dropped for the first time; China, Italy, Germany, Poland and Canada were the world’s five largest furniture exporting countries, China’s furniture exports rose high to a large extent driven the growth in world furniture trade.

In fact, the European Union and other countries is not only a decline in furniture production, and its furniture exports were also falling. In 2002, EU furniture exports 26.5 billion euros, representing 2.2 percent decline the previous year. The five major EU furniture exports furniture-producing countries in 2001 from 19.3 billion euros in 2002 dropped to 18.7 billion euros of the overall 3.3 percent decline. EU furniture exports to traditional markets are faced with the difficulties of decline. According to the German Furniture Association statistics show that Germany’s furniture exports in 2002 declined by 0.3%. Italian furniture export market is also facing a decrease in demand resulted in decline in exports. Italian furniture exports in 2002 declined 2.1 percent, to 8.9 billion euros, but still maintained the largest furniture exporter status.

French furniture exports in 2002 dropped 72%. In addition, the United Kingdom and Spain’s furniture exports in 2002 were 11% and 8.2% decreased substantially. By 2005, this trend is continuing. In 2005, the Italian furniture exports to 10.4 billion U.S. dollars, compared to 2004 by 4.6%. Although the European Union in 2005 a small number of furniture-producing countries have increased exports, it is not significant. Such as Germany, the furniture industry in the doldrums following the 7 years after a 2005 increase of 1.8%. Of course, the United States in recent years has been growth in exports of furniture, but the growth rate has hovered at around 10%, far can not be compared to China’s export growth.

The world’s top 5 importing countries of major items of furniture followed by the United States, Germany, Britain, France and Japan. And furniture production and export slump the contrary, in recent years, furniture imports in these countries has continued to grow. Furniture consumption in the United States first in the world furniture market demand in 2006 will reach 80 billion U.S. dollars, of which imports will reach 26 billion U.S. dollars. Germany, France, Britain imported a total of about 21 billion U.S. dollars, Japan imports about 4 billion U.S. dollars. These five countries together furniture imports will reach 51 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 60 percent of world trade. The first quarter of 2006, Germany imported furniture has been a marked growth rate faster than exports, increased by 20% to 1.8 billion marks, especially the furniture imported from China the situation was very gratifying. According to French customs statistics, in 2005, France imported furniture from China for 290 million euros, although the share is not too much, but the rapid growth in 2005 than in 2004, an increase of 38.1%. Although the United States of wooden bedroom furniture in China adopted the “anti-dumping” of sanctions, but in recent years, the U.S. furniture imports from China has remained rapid growth. According to the relevant departments are expected in 2006, China’s furniture exports to the United States will be more than 8 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for a total value of U.S. imports of furniture more than 30%.

Furniture Association of China that the United States of wooden bedroom furniture in China’s “anti-dumping” sanctions, not only failed to curb the momentum of China’s furniture exports, but the world has aroused the concern of the Chinese furniture, Chinese furniture exports to countries and regions, multi - as well as the trend of the formation of product diversification. At present, China’s furniture exports have increased to more than 100 countries.

To sum up, we can see that the world’s major furniture-producing countries with production and export most of a downward trend, its huge consumer market of furniture had to rely mainly on imports, so the furniture in the year-on-year rise in import volume, which for the Chinese furniture in the “first dimension” of development on the channel.