by Vietnam remained the top resource for wood furniture and upholstery, while China was the largest resource for metal furniture
HIGH POINT — Earlier this spring, we shared data from Mann Armistead & Epperson’s import report, which offers a broad and detailed look at which countries remain the most important sources for household furniture in 2025.
Key in the data was a ranking of the top countries shipping furniture to the U.S. market, including (in order of total wholesale volume) Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Canada, Italy, Indonesia and others.
Yet also worth noting from the report are the categories with the highest volume and highest volume by country. As noted in our previous report, wood household furniture imports represented $13.2 billion, or 44.7% of the total, followed by metal furniture at $8.1 billion, or 27.5% of the total, and upholstered furniture, at $7.4 billion, or 25% of the total. The report also cited $803.4 billion in bedding imports, representing 2.7% of the total.
For the wood category, which encompasses anything from bedroom and dining to home office, home entertainment and occasional, Vietnam remained the top producer, with $5.7 billion in shipments, up just slightly from $5.9 billion in 2024.
China was another key resource, but its shipments of $1.1 billion represented just 19.7% of Vietnam’s shipments. It also was down significantly, to $1.1 billion, a 31.1% decrease from $1.6 billion in 2024, suggesting tariffs as high as 145% had some impact on its case goods manufacturers.
Malaysia’s 2025 shipments of $937 million in the category were down 1.1%, from $948 million the year before, while Canada’s shipments of wood furniture to the U.S. were down 17.7% to $825 million, from $993 million in 2024.
Italy’s shipments totaled $743 million, compared with $781 million in 2024, a 4.9% drop, while Indonesia shipped $713 million in wood furniture, down 6.6% from $763 million in 2024. It was followed by Mexico, whose wood furniture shipments to the U.S. totaled $678 million, down 13.3% from $782 million in 2024.
This was followed by India, which had $418 million in shipments, down 9.5% from $462 million in 2024; Thailand, with $297 million in shipments, down slightly from $300 million in 2024; and Poland, with $268 million in shipments, up 8% from $248 million in 2024. Rounding out the list of top resources for wood furniture was Cambodia, with $213 million in shipments, up 29.1% from $165 million in 2024.
Vietnam also was the top resource for upholstered furniture shipments, a category that includes the all-important motion furniture segment. It shipped $3.4 billion in upholstery to the U.S., up 9.3% from $3.15 billion in 2024.
China shipped more than $1.7 billion in the segment, down 40.1% from $2.9 billion in 2024, again likely resulting from high tariffs for much of the year. Mexico shipped $667 million, down 20.1% from $835 million, followed by Italy, which was level at around $344 million; Cambodia, up 36.7% to $272 million, from $199 million; and Canada, down 17.9% to $220 million, from $268 million.
Others in the Top 10 included Malaysia, up slightly to $139 million, from $137 million; Thailand, up 29.6% to $92 million, from $71 million; Indonesia, down 8.2% to $89 million, from $97 million; and Poland, up 41.9% to $44 million, from $31 million.
China remained the top resource for metal household furniture imports — including outdoor furniture — with $3.2 billion in shipments, down 34.6% from $4.9 billion in 2024. It was followed by Vietnam, with $1.4 billion in shipments, up 10% from $1.27 billion in 2024; Mexico, at $699 million, down 25.2% from $935 million; Canada, at $548 million, down 29.2% from $775 million; Taiwan, at $358 million, down 25.6% from $481 million in 2024; and Thailand at $340 million, up 47.8% from $230 million in 2024.
Also in the Top 10 countries shipping metal furniture to the U.S. are Cambodia, at $243 million, up 38% from $176 million; the U.K. at $207 million, up 22.5% from $169 million; Italy, at $201 million, down 5.6% from $213 million; and Indonesia at $171 million, up 22.1% from $171 million.
India was another top shipper of the category, but high tariffs on that country likely had an impact in its 8.4% drop, which put it at $141 million in shipments, compared with $154 million the year before.
Thus the dynamics of tariffs caused some countries to gain in certain categories, while others saw decreases. If tariffs continue to have an impact on global trade, we certainly will see a similar dynamic unfolding in the year ahead.
Obviously, this will cause retailers to continue shopping for the best values, which hopefully will benefit the consumer and cause them to spend despite some of the larger uncertainties taking place on the world stage.
