India is now exporting increasing volumes of wooden furniture into global markets —with total exports up more than 32% for the first six months of 2024. That is according to new data produced by the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry, which reports that 50% of all furniture made by Indian manufacturers is then exported into the American market – the world’s most valuable market for furniture.
Last month, Wood Central reported that India is now crossing the seven seas to meet its rising demand for timber—with record shipments of hardwood timbers (including American red oak, cheery, and maple) now arriving at Indian ports before being manufactured into dining tables, benches, and other types of furniture and shipped back to be sold in department stores in the United States.
India’s push to grow furniture exports comes as the United States cracks down on the surge of Chinese furniture arriving into the American supply chain via Vietnam (which in 2020 replaced China as the largest exporter of wooden furniture into the United States) and Malaysia.
In July, Wood Central revealed that the United States government is cracking down on the swell of wooden cabinets, vanities, and components entering American ports from Malaysia and Vietnam (via China). As it stands, Chinese furniture is subject to antidumping and countervailing duty (or AD/CVD), leading to a flood of Vietnamese timbers arriving in the United States.
- To learn more about the global supply chain for wooden furniture, click here for Wood Central’s special feature.
