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Section 14

Furniture (wood, metal and cane)

India’s exports: 1,110.18 US$ million · 2025-26

HS codes
2
top markets
5

How to start

  1. Get an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT online; it is free and linked to your PAN.
  2. Register with EPCH and get your RCMC (Registration-cum-Membership Certificate) through the DGFT e-RCMC system.
  3. Mango wood and acacia furniture with iron details from Jodhpur is a proven export category; start with small occasional pieces.
  4. Design for flat-pack where you can; container freight is charged by volume.

Top buyer countries

  1. United States489.7 US$ million · 2025-26
  2. Germany90 US$ million · 2025-26
  3. Netherlands86.92 US$ million · 2025-26
  4. United Kingdom62.53 US$ million · 2025-26
  5. Spain54.37 US$ million · 2025-26

Certificates and registrations

  • EPCH RCMC (wood ware and furniture exporters register here)
  • Legal timber documents; FSC certification for many EU and US retailers
  • ISPM-15 treated pallets and crates; fumigation certificate

Watch out for

  • Wood moisture and fungus cause claims; kiln-dry and treat the timber.
  • The EU Deforestation Regulation brings traceability checks for wood products.

Businesses in the encyclopedia

Wooden Furniture Making →Wrought Iron Furniture →Bamboo Furniture and Chairs →Aluminium Furniture →

Sources (3)
  1. TradeStat (Export Import Data Bank), Department of Commerce — Commodity-wise export, 2025-26, US$ million — HS 9403
  2. TradeStat (Export Import Data Bank), Department of Commerce — Commodity-wise all countries export, HS 9403, 2025-26, US$ million · 2025-26
  3. HBP Appendix 2T — List of EPCs / Commodity Boards (DGFT), via research/export-import.json · 2023