Where is furniture made in China, and how do I find a good furniture supplier?

Leads not yet checked: Shunde, Foshan (Guangdong): Longjiang for furniture making and Lecong for furniture trading, per a Guangzhou Daily report (March 12, 2025) (figures being checked); Anji (Zhejiang) for office chairs.

Cluster lists name places, not companies. Being in a cluster says nothing about any single factory.

• Confirm the exact handover point and compare feasible routes with your forwarder; the handover point alone does not determine the export port.
• Which Incoterm (for example EXW, FOB or DDP; see our glossary) and who books the freight?
• Are there battery, liquid or other dangerous-goods limits for this product?
• Will your goods be consolidated with others, and where?

• Lecong Furniture City (website listed on our industrial-belts page)
• Dongguan International Famous Furniture Fair (website listed on our industrial-belts page)
• Canton Fair phase 2 ("Building materials and furniture"). 140th session: 23–27 Oct 2026, per cantonfair.org.cn; phase themes per MOFCOM note on the 139th Canton Fair (March 5, 2026). We have not confirmed the spring 2027 session dates from the organiser in this review. Check the organiser's current programme before booking travel.
• B2B platforms such as Alibaba.com and Made-in-China.com

Fair and market arrangements change. Check the organiser before you travel.

Figures for this customs item are being checked against the original customs table and will be added after review.

Channels to look at: trade fairs, B2B platforms, cross-border marketplaces, and the factory's own website and social media. We have not verified category-wide channel shares. For scale, China's government reported that the 138th Canton Fair (autumn 2025) drew over 310,000 overseas buyers and US$25.65 billion of intended export deals across all categories (gov.cn, November 4, 2025).

The same company can appear on several channels under different names, so always check the legal company name.

• US composite wood (hardwood plywood, MDF, particleboard): TSCA Title VI covers these regulated composite wood products and finished goods containing them, subject to the rule's scope and exclusions, including labelling and records; see EPA: Formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products. Solid wood furniture is a different case.
• US upholstered furniture: a federal flammability rule (16 CFR 1640) applies; state rules may add more. See CPSC: Flammable Fabrics Act.
• US clothing storage units (dressers, chests): the STURDY Act tip-over rule applies to this product type; the full scope is not checked on this page.
• Wood packaging (crates, pallets): for raw-wood packaging entering your country, check treatment and marking rules (ISPM 15). Exemptions can apply, including some processed-wood packaging; check your country's rules. The furniture itself is a separate question. EU: European Commission: Wood packaging requirements.
• EU: general product safety applies; material, chemical and timber-origin duties are not checked on this page.

This is a starting point, not a complete list or a compliance opinion.

1. Check the company record on China's National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (gsxt.gov.cn), using the 18-character unified social credit code. The registered scope is a lead only; confirm separately who makes the goods and where.
2. Check test reports properly: is the report genuine (ask the lab), who issued it, how the applicant, manufacturer and factory relate, and whether the model, material and standard match your order.
3. Order samples, then a small trial order. Agree what you will check: wood moisture, finish, assembly test with the supplied hardware, packing for sea freight, wood packaging marks.
4. Inspection: use independent inspection suited to the order. Where your law requires testing, use a lab qualified and recognised for that test. An inspection report does not replace legal testing.
5. Payment: tie payment milestones to defined acceptance checks, and confirm independently who you contract with and who is authorised to receive payment. Inspection does not guarantee compliance or that you can recover money.

These are reasons to ask for an explanation and proof, not proof of fraud:

• The contract, invoice and bank account show different companies.
• Test reports are in another company's name.
• The price is far below others for the same specification.
• The supplier declines a live video call of the production line.

• Export figures and top destination countries for this category.
• Production places listed as leads, and their figures.
• Channel shares (fairs, B2B, marketplaces, livestreams) across the category: not verified.
• Ownership of fair and market websites not run by a government.
• Company-level official lists (such as China Customs credit status): entry points not yet checked, so not listed.