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Decline in wooden furniture imports Decline in particleboard imports from Thailand
According to China Customs, the total value of China’s wooden According to China Customs, particleboard imports from
furniture imports in the first quarter of 2025 fell nine percent Thailand dropped 51 percent in the first quarter of 2025,
to US$144 million over the same period of 2024. dropping Thailand from the first-place supplier to second

Italy and Germany are the top two suppliers of wooden place among top suppliers.
furniture imports. Over 60 percent of China’s wooden furniture China’s particleboard imports in the first quarter of 2025
was imported from the two countries but import values fell 10 totalled 140,000 tonnes, down 10 percent over the same period
percent and 11 percent respectively in the first quarter of 2025. of 2024. 75 percent of China’s particleboard was imported
This was the main reason for the decline in the total value from the top five countries, Brazil, Thailand, Germany, Romania
of China’s wooden furniture imports in the first quarter of 2025. and Poland in the first quarter of 2025.
The main reason for the large decline was that domestic Brazil has become the largest supplier of China’s particleboard
demand for furniture has fallen sharply due to the downturn imports and China’s particleboard imports from Brazil rose 35
in China's real estate sector. percent in the first quarter of 2025.

The value of China’s wooden furniture imports from Italy, The main reasons for China importing a large amount
Germany and Vietnam, the top shippers, dropped 10 percent, of particleboard from Brazil are as follows: First, Brazilian
11 percent and 33 percent respectively in the first quarter particleboard is of high quality which makes it highly competitive
of 2025. in the international market.
In contrast, the value of China’s wooden furniture imports The demand for particleboard in China is strong and Brazil,
from Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Lithuania and Denmark rose as a country rich in wood resources, can deliver high-quality
41 percent, 41 percent, 33 percent, 43 percent and 10 percent particleboard to meet the demands of the Chinese market.

respectively in the first quarter of 2025. Particleboard imported by China from Brazil is mainly used
This is because the rapid development of the China-Europe to make high-quality custom furniture and is the ideal material
Railway Express has driven wooden furniture trade between for China 's high-quality furniture manufacturing.
China and European countries. Imported panels can be directly faced through fine material
laying technology and is widely used in custom furniture such
Initial anti-dumping ruling on Chinese hardwood as cabinets and wardrobes.
plywood Particleboard imported by China from Brazil is also used
On 11 October 2024, the European Commission initiated an in construction and interior and exterior decoration.
anti-dumping investigation into hardwood plywood originating In addition, Brazilian particleboard is often used in damp

in China. environments such as kitchen and bathroom walls, floor bases
On 10 June 2025, the European Commission issued a notice
making an affirmative preliminary ruling on the anti-dumping Policy Note
investigation of Hardwood Plywood originating from China.
The preliminary ruling was that the provisional anti-dumping
duty on Pizhou Jiangshan Wood was 25.1 percent, and that
for other enterprises was 62.4 percent.

The effective date of the preliminary ruling was 11 June
2025.