Belgium Furniture Import Share
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Source: Eurostat Comext DS-045409 imports and exports, HS 9401, 9402 and 9403; Eurostat annual SBS tables sbs_na_ind_r2 and sbs_ovw_act, plus monthly STS_INPR_M and STS_INPP_M for NACE C31 production turnover.
Source description: Annual furniture import share by EU country using apparent consumption: imports divided by production plus imports minus exports. Trade values are Eurostat Comext imports and exports for HS 9401, 9402 and 9403 Production is aggregated from monthly nominal production turnover.
Table ID: industry/trade/eu_furniture_import_share_yearly
Key findings:
- In 2025, Belgium furniture import share was broadly stable versus 2024, suggesting little change in sourcing reliance.
- Read alongside Belgium Furniture Imports by Year and Belgium Furniture Imports by Country, the sentiment signal looks cautious rather than clearly improving.
- Compared with available peer import-share indicators (Austria, Croatia, Europe, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US), Belgium has a higher import-share position, showing stronger reliance on imported furniture supply.
Latest data:
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 77 |
| 2019 | 77 |
| 2020 | 80.4 |
| 2021 | 89.5 |
| 2022 | 86.4 |
| 2023 | 87.5 |
| 2024 | 91.8 |
| 2025 | 91.4 |
Belgium Furniture Import Share compares furniture imports with apparent domestic furniture consumption. It helps users judge how strongly Belgian market availability depends on foreign supply, and whether imports are becoming more important relative to domestic production and local demand.
Market Context
For Belgium, import share should be read through a regional-trade lens. A higher reading can reflect imported retail assortments, reliance on nearby supplier countries, or Belgium's role as a distribution point inside western Europe rather than only a change in household buying.
The metric is not a retail-store market share. Use it with Belgium imports by year, imports by country, production turnover and consumer market size to understand the structure behind Belgian furniture supply.
