China Furniture Sourcing
Seating, Tables & Interior Pieces
Furniture is the category where China is hardest to buy from without someone on the ground. Catalogues are huge, photographs are reused between factories, and the difference between a good batch and a bad one is usually in the frame, the foam and the finish — none of which show up in a listing. We buy furniture out of the Foshan and Shunde belt regularly, and we inspect it before it leaves.
Six product lines
we buy most often.
These are the lines we quote most often in this category. If what you need sits between two of them, send the reference anyway — most first orders are mixed.
Seating
Sofas, armchairs, dining chairs, benches and ottomans, upholstered or in solid wood, built to residential or contract standards.
Tables
Dining, coffee, side and console tables in solid wood, veneer, metal, tempered glass, marble or sintered stone.
Storage
Sideboards, cabinets, shelving systems, wardrobes and modular units, flat-pack or assembled.
Bedroom
Beds, upholstered headboards, nightstands, dressers and mattress bases, including hotel room packages.
Upholstery & Soft Furnishings
Cushions, throws, curtains, rugs and reupholstery programmes matched to a fabric or Pantone reference.
Contract & Hospitality Seating
Restaurant, bar, lounge and lobby seating built to commercial durability and fire-retardancy requirements.
What it is made of
and what to ask for.
Most furniture disputes come down to a material that was described loosely. Naming the material, the finish and the standard up front is the cheapest quality control you can buy.
Solid wood
Oak, ash, walnut, rubberwood and beech. Ask for kiln-dried stock at 8–12% moisture content — anything wetter moves and cracks after it reaches a drier climate.
Engineered board
Plywood, MDF and particle board with veneer, melamine or lacquer. Cheaper and more dimensionally stable than solid wood; specify the formaldehyde class (E0, CARB or EPA) if your market requires it.
Metal
Steel, stainless steel and aluminium, powder-coated, brushed or plated. Check coating thickness and whether the frame is welded or bolted — it changes both strength and flat-pack feasibility.
Rattan, cane & woven
Natural rattan and cane webbing, plus PE rattan woven over a frame. Natural material needs consistent grading, or colour drift shows across a container.
Upholstery
Polyester, linen blends and velvet fabrics, PU, and top-grain or split leather. Specify foam density, Martindale rub count and any fire-retardancy treatment your market requires.
Stone & sintered surfaces
Marble, granite, sintered stone and tempered glass for table tops and consoles. Heavy, fragile and usually worth crating rather than cartoning.
What the first order
usually looks like.
These are the numbers buyers ask for first. They are indicative ranges from recent orders, not a quotation — the real figures depend on the design, the finish and the factory slot.
Treat these as the shape of a typical order, not a price list. We confirm the real figures with the factory before you commit to anything.
Six things worth
deciding before you ask.
The more of this you can send in the first message, the fewer rounds it takes to get to a number you can actually use.
Send whatever you have — a screenshot, a dimensions sketch or a half-finished list. Missing pieces we can fill in together; wrong assumptions are what cost time.
What changes
when we sit in between.
Plenty of buyers can reach a furniture factory on their own. The difference shows up after the first quotation, when the specification starts to matter.
Sourcing it yourself
- One factory's price, with nothing to measure it against
- Listing photos that rarely match the batch you actually receive
- Foam density and frame construction you cannot verify from abroad
- Damage discovered after the container lands, weeks later
- Each factory ships separately, so freight is paid several times over
Buying through OZ
- Two or three factories quoted on identical terms, side by side
- Pre-shipment inspection with photographs before the balance is released
- Finish, fabric and foam confirmed against a sealed approved sample
- Problems solved in China, while the goods are still here
- Everything consolidated into one container and one document set
Before you send
the first enquiry.
These are the questions that come up on almost every furniture brief.
What is the minimum order for custom furniture?
It is set by the factory, not by us. Stocked designs can often be bought one piece at a time, while a custom size, finish or fabric usually needs ten to fifty units per model because the factory has to set up a production run. We confirm the real number with each factory before you commit.
Can you reproduce a design I saw somewhere else?
Usually yes, if you can send photographs, dimensions and any detail shots of the joints and finish. We will tell you honestly where a design can be matched closely and where the original uses a process or material that is not worth reproducing at your volume.
How much does it cost to ship furniture from China?
Furniture is bulky, so freight is charged on volume rather than weight for most sea shipments. A consolidated part-container load is far cheaper per piece than a small standalone shipment. We quote freight on the actual packed volume after consolidation, not on an estimate made before the goods are packed.
Do you handle hotel and project furniture?
Yes. Hotel, villa and restaurant furniture is bought against a BOQ and a handover date rather than a single product link, and it goes through our B2B buying flow with factory shortlisting, sampling and pre-shipment inspection included.
One category is
rarely the whole order.
Most buyers mix categories in the same shipment. These sit next to Furniture & Interiors most often.
Home Decor & Living
Wall decor, mirrors, storage, textiles and decorative accessories bought from Yiwu, Chaozhou and Guangzhou suppliers.
View Category ↗Bedding & Home Textiles
Sheet sets, duvets, pillows, towels and blankets bought from Nantong, Shaoxing and Gaoyang mills, with fabric specs confirmed before bulk.
View Category ↗Lighting & Lamps
Pendant lights, table and floor lamps, wall sconces and architectural fixtures sourced from the Zhongshan lighting belt.
View Category ↗Have a Furniture brief?
Let’s price it.
Send dimensions, quantities, finish references and your destination port. We will come back with factory options and an indicative landed cost per piece.