HS 940310
Metal office furniture
48.9% of reported exports · $3.7B
Customs data pillar
Global office furniture trade by country.
A source-traceable view of cross-border office furniture trade covering metal and wooden office furniture. Values are transformed from official UN Comtrade country records and shown in current US dollars.
Full year 2024HS 940310 + HS 940330138 reporting economies with data
Reported exports$7.5BAvailable country records
Reported imports$6.4BAvailable country records
Largest exporterChina34.05% of reported exports
Largest importerUSA$1.9B reported imports
Executive reading
A concentrated export base serves a more distributed group of buying markets.
The five largest reporting exporters account for 61.7% of the available export value in this scope. China provides the largest global production benchmark, while Canada, Italy, Germany and Poland form a second tier with distinct regional and product strengths.
Import demand is led by the United States, but the buying side is less concentrated. The five largest reporting importers account for 51.4% of the available total, leaving a meaningful long tail of European, Gulf and Asia-Pacific destinations.
Use this report to compare national trade roles, identify markets worth deeper supplier or distributor research and place public price evidence in context. It is not a company sales database: customs totals do not reveal individual factories, dealers, projects or end customers.
Exporting markets
China leads the reported office furniture export ranking.
Bars begin at zero and combine HS 940310 metal office furniture with HS 940330 wooden office furniture.
- 01China$2.6B34.05%
- 02Canada$849.9M11.27%
- 03Italy$435.3M5.77%
- 04Germany$413.7M5.48%
- 05Poland$390.4M5.17%
- 06USA$273.4M3.62%
- 07United Kingdom$225.8M2.99%
- 08Spain$201.5M2.67%
- 09Türkiye$198.1M2.63%
- 10Finland$161.4M2.14%
How to read the export ranking
China alone represents 34.05% of reported exports and is more than three times the size of Canada, the second-ranked exporter. The drop after the first market is therefore structural, not a minor ranking difference.
The next tier is more specialised. Canada is closely tied to US demand; Italy and Germany combine meaningful export capacity with active domestic importing; Poland has a stronger wooden-furniture mix. These roles matter when building country-specific sourcing and distribution strategies.
Buying markets
The United States is the largest reported importing market.
Import values are reporter-side World totals. They describe customs-reported cross-border value, not domestic retail sales or procurement spend.
- 01$1.9BUSA29.06% of reported imports
- 02$430.2MGermany6.75% of reported imports
- 03$392.6MFrance6.16% of reported imports
- 04$340.2MUnited Kingdom5.34% of reported imports
- 05$259.3MCanada4.07% of reported imports
- 06$216.8MSaudi Arabia3.4% of reported imports
- 07$201.7MNetherlands3.16% of reported imports
- 08$196.8MSwitzerland3.09% of reported imports
Demand is led by one exceptional buying market
The United States reports 29.06% of available imports, substantially more than Germany and France combined. A supplier entering the US is addressing a market of unusual customs scale, but also a market where local delivery, installation, warranty coverage and dealer reach can be decisive.
Germany is notable because its reported imports and exports are close to balance. France, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia are more clearly demand-led in this two-code scope, making them different research cases from export-oriented production markets.
Product composition
Reported exports are almost evenly divided between metal and wooden office furniture.
This split is based on export value, not shipment weight or unit count.
2024export mix
HS 940330
Wooden office furniture
51.1% of reported exports · $3.9B
- Metal office furniture exports
- $3.7B
- Wooden office furniture exports
- $3.9B
- Metal office furniture imports
- $3.4B
- Wooden office furniture imports
- $3.0B
Net trade position
China and the US sit at opposite ends of the trade balance.
Bars diverge from a common zero line. A surplus indicates reported exports exceeded imports; a deficit indicates the reverse.
- China+$2.6Bsurplus
- Canada+$590.6Msurplus
- Poland+$317.8Msurplus
- Italy+$306.3Msurplus
- Spain+$107.3Msurplus
- Germany-$16.5Mdeficit
- Netherlands-$46.4Mdeficit
- United Kingdom-$114.3Mdeficit
- Switzerland-$160.4Mdeficit
- Saudi Arabia-$211.4Mdeficit
- France-$291.4Mdeficit
- USA-$1.6Bdeficit
High exports and comparatively low imports place China firmly on the production side of this market.
The US deficit reflects its role as the dominant destination market within the two-code scope.
Trade balance makes country roles explicit
Canada, Poland and Italy join China on the surplus side, but at a much smaller scale. Their position supports manufacturer and export-partner research, while the destination mix still determines how transferable that strength is across markets.
France, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are net importing markets. Germany sits close to zero because its reported exports and imports are similar, making it a genuine two-way market rather than a simple production hub or destination. Balance is not profitability or domestic market size.
Major trade corridors
The largest observed routes connect Canada and China with the US market.
Corridors use exports reported by the six leading exporter economies. They do not represent a complete global bilateral matrix.
Canada to USA$826.1M
China to USA$700.3M
USA to Canada$165.8M
China to Singapore$164.2M
China to Japan$155.4M
Poland to Germany$136.7M
Germany to Switzerland$101.6M
China to Australia$96.7M
China to Saudi Arabia$96.5M
China to Malaysia$96.2M
China to Indonesia$93.0M
Italy to France$81.0M
Trade corridors reveal regional dependence
Canada to the United States is the largest observed corridor at $826.1M. It represents about 97.2% of Canada's reported exports in the scope. China to the United States is second, followed by a much smaller reverse route from the US to Canada.
European flows are more distributed: Poland to Germany, Germany to Switzerland and Italy to France all appear among the leading observed corridors. The bubble area is proportional to route value; the list is intentionally limited to partner records from the six leading exporters and is not a complete global matrix.
Country report notes
What the customs records indicate.
China sets the global export benchmark.
China reported $2.6B of exports in the two-code scope, equal to 34.05% of the available reporter total. Wooden office furniture contributed $1.5B and metal office furniture $1.1B.
The US is the principal buying market.
The United States reported $1.9B of imports, or 29.06% of available reported imports. This is customs trade value and should not be described as US end-customer sales.
Canada's export position is tightly linked to the United States.
The Canada to US corridor accounts for $826.1M, approximately 97.2% of Canada's World-reported office furniture exports in this scope.
Germany operates as both an exporting and importing market.
Germany reported $413.7M of exports and $430.2M of imports, producing a comparatively narrow $16.5M trade deficit.
Türkiye is export-oriented in office casegoods.
Türkiye reported $198.1M of exports against $6.6M of imports, with metal office furniture representing 57.7% of its reported export value.
Country comparison
Exports, imports and trade balance by reporting economy.
Table ranks the 40 largest reporting economies by combined export and import value within the defined HS scope.
| Rank | Reporting economy | Exports | Imports | Balance | Export share | Import share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ChinaCHN | $2.6B | $18.4M | +$2.6B | 34.05% | 0.29% |
| 02 | USAUSA | $273.4M | $1.9B | -$1.6B | 3.62% | 29.06% |
| 03 | CanadaCAN | $849.9M | $259.3M | +$590.6M | 11.27% | 4.07% |
| 04 | GermanyDEU | $413.7M | $430.2M | -$16.5M | 5.48% | 6.75% |
| 05 | United KingdomGBR | $225.8M | $340.2M | -$114.3M | 2.99% | 5.34% |
| 06 | ItalyITA | $435.3M | $129.0M | +$306.3M | 5.77% | 2.02% |
| 07 | FranceFRA | $101.2M | $392.6M | -$291.4M | 1.34% | 6.16% |
| 08 | PolandPOL | $390.4M | $72.6M | +$317.8M | 5.17% | 1.14% |
| 09 | NetherlandsNLD | $155.3M | $201.7M | -$46.4M | 2.06% | 3.16% |
| 10 | SpainESP | $201.5M | $94.2M | +$107.3M | 2.67% | 1.48% |
| 11 | SwitzerlandCHE | $36.4M | $196.8M | -$160.4M | 0.48% | 3.09% |
| 12 | Saudi ArabiaSAU | $5.4M | $216.8M | -$211.4M | 0.07% | 3.4% |
| 13 | SwedenSWE | $146.8M | $68.9M | +$77.9M | 1.95% | 1.08% |
| 14 | TürkiyeTUR | $198.1M | $6.6M | +$191.5M | 2.63% | 0.1% |
| 15 | MalaysiaMYS | $152.8M | $50.9M | +$101.9M | 2.03% | 0.8% |
| 16 | FinlandFIN | $161.4M | $33.1M | +$128.3M | 2.14% | 0.52% |
| 17 | AustriaAUT | $114.2M | $78.2M | +$36.0M | 1.51% | 1.23% |
| 18 | MexicoMEX | $106.5M | $67.5M | +$39.1M | 1.41% | 1.06% |
| 19 | LithuaniaLTU | $157.7M | $11.9M | +$145.7M | 2.09% | 0.19% |
| 20 | DenmarkDNK | $96.2M | $71.0M | +$25.2M | 1.27% | 1.11% |
| 21 | CzechiaCZE | $93.4M | $49.6M | +$43.8M | 1.24% | 0.78% |
| 22 | BelgiumBEL | $51.7M | $90.2M | -$38.5M | 0.69% | 1.42% |
| 23 | GreeceGRC | $48.5M | $90.6M | -$42.1M | 0.64% | 1.42% |
| 24 | IndiaIND | $86.6M | $41.1M | +$45.5M | 1.15% | 0.64% |
| 25 | AustraliaAUS | $9.6M | $115.5M | -$105.9M | 0.13% | 1.81% |
| 26 | PortugalPRT | $85.3M | $35.7M | +$49.6M | 1.13% | 0.56% |
| 27 | SingaporeSGP | $30.9M | $85.9M | -$55.0M | 0.41% | 1.35% |
| 28 | IndonesiaIDN | $35.1M | $71.5M | -$36.4M | 0.47% | 1.12% |
| 29 | NorwayNOR | $3.2M | $94.3M | -$91.1M | 0.04% | 1.48% |
| 30 | Rep. of KoreaKOR | $18.5M | $75.7M | -$57.2M | 0.25% | 1.19% |
| 31 | IrelandIRL | $10.6M | $65.4M | -$54.8M | 0.14% | 1.03% |
| 32 | RomaniaROU | $19.9M | $47.1M | -$27.2M | 0.26% | 0.74% |
| 33 | PhilippinesPHL | $2.1M | $59.1M | -$57.0M | 0.03% | 0.93% |
| 34 | JapanJPN | $1.9M | $56.2M | -$54.3M | 0.03% | 0.88% |
| 35 | HungaryHUN | $22.3M | $30.2M | -$7.9M | 0.3% | 0.47% |
| 36 | ThailandTHA | $10.8M | $38.3M | -$27.5M | 0.14% | 0.6% |
| 37 | SlovakiaSVK | $20.0M | $25.4M | -$5.4M | 0.27% | 0.4% |
| 38 | China, Hong Kong SARHKG | $9.7M | $31.7M | -$22.0M | 0.13% | 0.5% |
| 39 | BulgariaBGR | $22.9M | $17.9M | +$5.0M | 0.3% | 0.28% |
| 40 | QatarQAT | $0.0 | $40.5M | -$40.5M | 0% | 0.64% |
Methodology and customs sources
How to read this report.
Country totals are the sum of each reporter's World-partner primaryValue for the two six-digit HS subheadings. Global reported totals sum available country records; they are not an estimate for missing reporters.
Product boundary
HS 940310 covers metal furniture of a kind used in offices. HS 940330 covers wooden furniture of a kind used in offices. Office seating is classified elsewhere and is not included in this snapshot.
Value basis
UN Comtrade primaryValue is shown in current US dollars. Imports are generally CIF-type and exports FOB-type, so import and export totals should not be expected to match.
Seller and buyer meaning
Exporter economies are treated as selling markets and importer economies as buying markets. Open aggregate records do not identify individual manufacturers, dealers, importers or customer companies.
Coverage and revisions
The script queried 219 current non-group reporter codes and found relevant data for 138. Missing reporters were left missing; no values were estimated.
Required caveats
- The snapshot covers metal and wooden office furniture under HS 940310 and 940330. It excludes office seating, parts, plastic furniture, lighting, flooring and other workplace products.
- Imports are generally valued on a CIF-type basis and exports on a FOB-type basis, so reported import and export totals are not directly identical.
- Reporter availability, revisions, partner attribution, re-exports and national trade-system differences can create bilateral asymmetries.
- Public aggregate customs records identify reporting and partner economies, not individual manufacturers, dealers or customer companies.
- This is a transformed analytical snapshot, not a substitute for the UN Comtrade database or a customs declaration.
Official source registerUN Comtrade API documentationWCO HS 2022 Chapter 94UN Comtrade trade valuationUN Comtrade bilateral asymmetriesUN Comtrade data availabilityUN Comtrade use and re-dissemination
Purchase Office Furniture publishes transformed aggregates and visual analysis, not a raw data download service. Use of UN Comtrade-derived material remains subject to its current use, attribution and re-dissemination terms.
The near-even export split means the market cannot be understood through one material category alone. Metal systems include desks, storage and other office furniture; the wooden code captures the parallel office-furniture branch. Mixed-material products still require product-specific customs analysis.
Imports tilt slightly toward metal at 53.2%, compared with 46.8% for wood. Office seating is outside both codes, so this report should be read alongside Chapter 94 seating classifications when assessing the full workplace market.