UK Furniture Import Share
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Source: HMRC UK Trade Info Overseas Trade Statistics API imports and exports for HS 9401, 9402 and 9403; ONS-based UK furniture production turnover; ECB exchange rates are used in the source trade and production datasets where euro values are shown.
Source description: Annual UK furniture import share calculated as imports divided by apparent consumption, where apparent consumption is production plus imports minus exports. Imports and exports cover HS 9401, HS 9402 and HS 9403. Production uses UK furniture manufacturing turnover.
Table ID: industry/trade/uk_furniture_import_share_yearly
Key findings:
- In 2025, UK furniture import share fell versus 2024, pointing to a lower imported-supply share.
- The import share is above the start of the series, showing greater reliance on imported furniture supply over the period.
- Compared with available peer import-share indicators (EU, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, US), UK has a higher import-share position, showing stronger reliance on imported furniture supply.
Latest data:
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 55.2 |
| 2019 | 57.4 |
| 2020 | 55.4 |
| 2021 | 54.3 |
| 2022 | 58.9 |
| 2023 | 57.3 |
| 2024 | 61.2 |
| 2025 | 60.3 |
UK Furniture Import Share measures how much apparent UK furniture consumption is supplied by imports rather than domestic production. It links HMRC furniture trade flows with UK production turnover, giving retailers, suppliers and market analysts a structural read on the United Kingdom's reliance on overseas furniture supply.
Market Context
The UK furniture market is served by global supplier networks across flat-pack furniture, seating, upholstery, bedroom, office, ecommerce and private-label ranges. Import share is useful because import value alone does not show whether overseas supply is gaining structural weight; this measure compares imported furniture with apparent market availability after domestic production and exports are accounted for.
The metric is an apparent-consumption share, not a direct retail sales share. It should be read with UK furniture imports by year, UK furniture imports by supplier country, UK furniture production turnover and UK furniture consumer market size. UK import partner data is based on country of dispatch, so it should be treated as a sourcing-route view rather than a pure factory-origin view.
