FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS

As the standard of living continues to improve in China people are becoming increasingly willing to invest in home decoration. According to the HKTDC’s consumer survey, about 52% of the respondents have ordered custom-made furniture. Apart from domestic sales, China’s furniture exports also show sustained growth. In 2018, exports of China’s furniture and furniture parts amounted to US$53.69 billion, up 7.6% year-on-year. More

The Vermont Department of Health recently amended its reporting requirements for chemicals of high concern in children’s products. More

The furniture and furnishing industry is a manufacturing sector in Hong Kong with a long history. It includes the production of household, office and kitchen furniture, as well as mattresses, bedding and parts of furniture. More

Importers and exporters of plywood from mainland China that has both outer veneers made of a softwood species of wood will have to certify that these products do not meet certain criteria to avoid liability for substantial and retroactive duties under the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on hardwood plywood products from the mainland. More