Furniture export statistics show a concentrated global trade pattern in 2023, led by China and major European manufacturing economies. The figures below use reported customs values, primarily for HS 9403 furniture and parts, with a separate narrower view of HS 940360 wooden furniture.
Key Furniture Export Statistics
The most quotable 2023 findings are:
- In 2023, China exported US$34,400,157.25 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts to the world.
- In 2023, the European Union exported US$14,284,700.29 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Germany exported US$9,104,014.89 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Italy exported US$8,244,121.36 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Poland exported US$6,997,320.03 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Vietnam exported US$6,401,785.57 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Canada exported US$3,192,596.14 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, the United States exported US$2,826,057.94 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Turkey exported US$2,378,689.84 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Mexico exported US$2,153,328.80 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Malaysia exported US$2,147,371.53 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Lithuania exported US$1,964,714.80 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Spain exported US$1,912,919.37 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, Indonesia exported US$1,160,067.12 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, India exported US$1,130,398.91 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts.
- In 2023, China exported US$8,355,989.28 thousand of HS 940360 wooden furniture n.e.s..
- In 2023, China reported 203,871,000 items exported under HS 940360 wooden furniture n.e.s..
- In 2023, world goods and commercial-services exports totaled US$30.8 trillion, down 2% year over year on a balance-of-payments basis.
Contents
- Furniture export statistics: global trade scale and classification
- Furniture export statistics by leading exporting economies
- Furniture export statistics across Europe
- Furniture export statistics in Asia and the Americas
- Furniture export statistics for smaller and emerging exporters
- Wooden furniture export statistics and global context
Furniture Export Statistics: Global Trade Scale and Classification
The broad country comparison uses the World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS) presentation of UN Comtrade customs data for HS 9403, “furniture and parts thereof, n.e.s. in chapter 94,” exported to the world in 2023. Values are shown in US$ thousand, so they are reported trade values rather than measures of physical output, domestic sales, or exporter profit (World Bank WITS, “Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.s. in chapter 94 exports by country | 2023”).
| Reporter or aggregate | 2023 HS 9403 exports (US$ thousand) |
|---|---|
| China | 34,400,157.25 |
| European Union | 14,284,700.29 |
| Germany | 9,104,014.89 |
| Italy | 8,244,121.36 |
| Poland | 6,997,320.03 |
| Vietnam | 6,401,785.57 |
| Canada | 3,192,596.14 |
| United States | 2,826,057.94 |
HS 9403 is not a complete chapter-94 measure. Chapter 94 also includes bedding, lighting, signs, and prefabricated buildings, while HS 9403 itself covers furniture and parts n.e.s.; the narrower HS 940360 code isolates wooden furniture n.e.s.
UNdata identifies the underlying source as the UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database maintained by the UN Statistics Division. The 2023 rows form a cross-sectional ranking, not a time series, and the European Union aggregate should not be added to member-country figures (UNdata, HS chapter 94 trade record).
Furniture Export Statistics by Leading Exporting Economies
The next group extends the 2023 HS 9403 comparison beyond the largest exporters. These are customs values for exports to the world, not estimates of furniture-sector revenue.
- Turkey exported US$2,378,689.84 thousand in 2023.
- Mexico exported US$2,153,328.80 thousand in 2023.
- Malaysia exported US$2,147,371.53 thousand in 2023.
- Lithuania exported US$1,964,714.80 thousand in 2023.
- Spain exported US$1,912,919.37 thousand in 2023.
- The Netherlands exported US$1,747,453.97 thousand in 2023.
- France exported US$1,622,649.22 thousand in 2023.
- Denmark exported US$1,541,526.37 thousand in 2023.
All eight observations cover HS 9403 exports to the world in 2023. Their values should be read as reported customs trade values, with product scope defined by the HS code rather than by a broad furniture-industry label (World Bank WITS, “Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.s. in chapter 94 exports by country | 2023”).
Furniture Export Statistics Across Europe
Europe’s 2023 data includes both large manufacturing exporters and smaller national reporters. The European Union figure is an aggregate and overlaps geographically with member-country observations, so it is presented separately rather than summed with them.
| European reporter | 2023 HS 9403 exports (US$ thousand) |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,456,977.69 |
| Czech Republic | 1,351,790.62 |
| United Kingdom | 1,244,326.61 |
| Austria | 991,043.91 |
| Portugal | 970,181.04 |
| Romania | 888,936.05 |
| Belgium | 550,144.14 |
| Switzerland | 466,901.03 |
| Hungary | 357,431.09 |
These figures describe exports from each named reporter to the world in 2023. They do not measure production capacity, employment, furniture consumption, or profitability, and they are not a time series showing growth or decline (World Bank WITS, “Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.s. in chapter 94 exports by country | 2023”).
Furniture Export Statistics in Asia and the Americas
The 2023 HS 9403 figures show substantial variation across Asian and American exporters. The values below retain the source’s US$ thousand unit and world-partner geography.
- Indonesia exported US$1,160,067.12 thousand in 2023, while India exported US$1,130,398.91 thousand.
- The United Arab Emirates exported US$697,356.53 thousand in 2023, and Brazil exported US$641,173.24 thousand.
- Thailand exported US$556,837.28 thousand in 2023, while the Republic of Korea exported US$206,092.78 thousand.
- Japan exported US$79,250.63 thousand in 2023, and Australia exported US$70,452.24 thousand.
- Hong Kong, China exported US$66,351.30 thousand in 2023.
The North American observations are also distinct in scale: Canada recorded US$3,192,596.14 thousand and the United States recorded US$2,826,057.94 thousand of HS 9403 exports in 2023. Mexico recorded US$2,153,328.80 thousand, making the three named North American reporters materially different from one another in the same customs classification (World Bank WITS, “Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.s. in chapter 94 exports by country | 2023”).
Furniture Export Statistics for Smaller and Emerging Exporters
Smaller reported values still help map the geographic breadth of furniture exports, but they should not be interpreted as rankings of efficiency or market opportunity without additional information on product mix, prices, destinations, and company structure.
- Morocco exported US$62,081.74 thousand of HS 9403 furniture and parts to the world in 2023.
- Tunisia exported US$51,634.57 thousand in 2023, while Iran exported US$50,042.04 thousand.
- Norway exported US$49,901.89 thousand in 2023.
- El Salvador exported US$37,452.11 thousand, and Honduras exported US$34,635.69 thousand.
- Costa Rica exported US$28,126.57 thousand, while Saudi Arabia exported US$27,261.19 thousand.
- New Zealand exported US$14,767.65 thousand in 2023.
These are observed 2023 customs trade values under HS 9403. They are not forecasts, and the dataset provides no associated employment, unit-price, production, or domestic-demand measures (World Bank WITS, “Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.s. in chapter 94 exports by country | 2023”).
Wooden Furniture Export Statistics and Global Trade Context
HS 940360 is a narrower six-digit classification for “furniture, wooden, n.e.s.” In 2023, China exported US$8,355,989.28 thousand under this code and reported 203,871,000 exported items; the item count is a customs-reported quantity and is not directly comparable with value-only observations (World Bank WITS, “Furniture, wooden, nes exports by country | 2023”).
| Reporter or aggregate | 2023 HS 940360 exports (US$ thousand) |
|---|---|
| China | 8,355,989.28 |
| European Union | 4,256,516.27 |
| Poland | 3,236,922.06 |
| Italy | 2,249,507.19 |
| Vietnam | 1,844,149.32 |
| Germany | 1,368,129.23 |
| Lithuania | 892,191.91 |
| Indonesia | 732,991.52 |
| Turkey | 664,137.62 |
The wooden-furniture table is narrower than the HS 9403 table and should not be treated as a total for all furniture exports. As with the broader series, the European Union aggregate should not be added to member-country figures.
For macroeconomic scale only, the World Trade Organization reported that world goods and commercial-services exports totaled US$30.8 trillion in 2023, down 2% year over year on a balance-of-payments basis. That measure covers all goods and commercial services, not furniture, and uses accounting that is not directly comparable with HS customs values (WTO, “Global Trade Outlook and Statistics – April 2024”).