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Market guide · Foshan and Lecong
Foshan furniture market: is the trip worth it, and which mall
Verdict: Depends on what you buy
Worth it for a whole-house order of sofas, dining and metal furniture (37.5% to 50% duty). Not for wooden beds, dressers or cabinets (253.51% or more), or for one or two pieces.
In dollars: a modeled $40,000 house of sofas, dining and metal beds lands at about $68,200 to $73,900 at your door, before flights ($89,800 to $95,500 with wooden beds instead). A single $2,500 sofa set lands at $4,900 to $7,600: not worth a flight.
Rates checked
How these duty rates are built Dollar amounts, antidumping orders and scheduled changes, as of the check date
US duty on what you buy in Foshan · November 9, 2026
No antidumping order: depends on your price
- Upholstered sofas and chairs, wood frame $500 on every $1,000 paid at the shop. Section 232 scheduled to rise to 30% on January 1, 2027.50%
- Upholstered sofas and chairs, metal frame $375 on every $1,000 paid at the shop.37.5%
- Wood dining tables and chairs (not upholstered) $375 on every $1,000 paid at the shop.37.5%
- Metal household furniture $375 on every $1,000 paid at the shop.37.5%
Antidumping orders: depends on the exporter's rate
- Wooden bedroom furniture $2,535 on every $1,000 paid at the shop. Order: antidumping 216.01%.253.51%
- Wooden kitchen cabinets $3,198 on every $1,000 paid at the shop. Order: antidumping 251.64%, countervailing 18.17%. Section 232 scheduled to rise to 50% on January 1, 2027.319.81%
- Wooden bathroom vanities $3,198 on every $1,000 paid at the shop. Order: antidumping 251.64%, countervailing 18.17%. Section 232 scheduled to rise to 50% on January 1, 2027.319.81%
- Mattresses $18,700 on every $1,000 paid at the shop. Order: antidumping 1,731.75%, countervailing 97.78%.1,870.03%
Totals stack Section 301, Section 232 and antidumping duty where they apply, at the China-wide rates. A mall shop or a consolidator is unlikely to hold its own antidumping rate, so plan on these. Full breakdown on the US tariff tracker.
By the China Home Source editorial team · Updated · How we check numbers
Is the trip worth it
A whole house bought in Foshan, priced to your door
The trip pays only when the order is big enough to spread the per-shipment costs and the flight, and only for furniture without an antidumping order. Here is a modeled order the size of a full house: $18,000 of sofas, $12,000 of dining furniture and $10,000 of beds. Enter your trip cost and your US quotes to get a go or no-go.
Whole-house order · modeled, not a real order
Rates and prices checked
$40,000 of furniture bought in Lecong lands at $68,200 to $73,900 with metal beds, or $89,800 to $95,500 with wood beds
Shipped to the West Coast and delivered, before your trip, at the duty rates for goods entering on or after January 1, 2027. The two totals differ only in the beds: wood bedroom furniture carries an antidumping order, metal beds do not. Upholstered beds with a wooden frame are a classification question; ask a broker before you buy them.
- Sofas and armchairs, wood frame 55% duty · about 43.2 CBMShop price$18,000 Duty 55%$9,900 Freight share$4,456 to $5,547 Landed$32,356 to $33,447
- Dining tables and chairs, wood 37.5% duty · about 20 CBMShop price$12,000 Duty 37.5%$4,500 Freight share$2,063 to $2,568 Landed$18,563 to $19,068
- Beds, nightstands, dressers: wood 253.51% duty · about 20 CBMShop price$10,000 Duty 253.51%$25,351 Freight share$2,063 to $2,568 Landed$37,414 to $37,919
- Or: Beds and bed frames: metal 37.5% duty · about 20 CBMShop price$10,000 Duty 37.5%$3,750 Freight share$2,063 to $2,568 Landed$15,813 to $16,318
- Customs fees, broker and delivery 2 shipments, estimatesTotal$1,489 to $5,089
- Your trip: flights, hotel, agent or translator Not modeled. Enter it below.Totalenter below
The rule: go when the US quotes, minus the landed total at the high end, minus your trip, still leave more than the price of the most expensive single piece. That margin pays for one damaged or wrong item, which you cannot return to a shop in Foshan. Otherwise buy at home.
How this total is built Duty layers, freight, per-shipment fees and what is left out
Duty by category
- Sofas and armchairs, wood frame: Section 301 25% + Section 232 30%
- Dining tables and chairs, wood: Section 301 25% + Section 301 (2026) 12.5%
- Beds, nightstands, dressers: wood: Section 301 25% + Section 301 (2026) 12.5% + Antidumping 216.01%
- Beds and bed frames: metal: Section 301 25% + Section 301 (2026) 12.5%
Per-shipment costs
MPF and HMF $188.56; broker, ISF and bond $250 to $700 and delivery $300 to $1,500 per shipment, × 2 shipments; destination warehouse (CFS) charges on the LCL part $200 to $500 (estimates).
Freight: 1 × 40 ft container + 15.5 CBM shared (LCL)
About 83.2 CBM crated, estimated from the volume per dollar of our typical-order rows. A 40 ft standard container holds 67.7 CBM nominal, and furniture never fills all of it. Mall pieces at higher prices take less space per dollar, so your order may fit one box. Ask the consolidator for a load plan, and for an all-LCL quote too: at the published LCL range the same 83.2 CBM would cost $3,744 to $13,728.
- Drewry WCI, Shanghai to Los Angeles, assessed October 15, 2026: $7,884 per 40 ft, port to port
- Freightos FBX01, China to North America West Coast, shown October 18, 2026: $8,126 per 40 ft, port to port
- LCL China to US West Coast: $45 to $165 per CBM, ocean only (forwarder rates, estimate)
Not included
Cargo insurance and damage (ask your forwarder for a quote), consolidation-warehouse fees in Foshan, inspection, lighting. We have no checked duty rate for lamps yet, so lighting is left out of this model.
If the goods enter before January 1, 2027, today's rates apply: $67,320 to $73,022 with metal beds, $88,921 to $94,623 with wood beds. The difference is Section 232 on the sofas.
Where to go
Which Lecong mall for which budget
When people say "Foshan furniture market" they mostly mean Lecong, a town in Shunde District. More than 180 furniture malls and over 10,000 dealers sit along Lecong Furniture Avenue and the S121 road, by the count of the town's furniture chamber of commerce. You will not see it all. Pick two or three malls by budget.
A one-day route on foot: the Louvre first, to see the top of the range and set a price ceiling. Empire is across the road. Sunlink North is about 1 km north, at roughly half the Louvre price for similar styles. Red Star Macalline is about 3 km away and needs a taxi. Factory showrooms in Longjiang, the next town, are cheaper again but harder to judge without help.
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Highest in Lecong
Sourcing-guide sites call it the most expensive mall in Foshan.
The biggest single complex in Lecong: over 2,000 Chinese brands and more than 400 imported brands in themed halls (modern, light luxury, American, French, office, outdoor, lighting, whole-house custom). Floors 5 and 6 hold the imported-brand hall; guides say the sixth floor needs an appointment. A foreign customer service center on 1F, Zone D, gives English help and connects buyers with consolidation and export shipping.
Lecong section of provincial road S121, Shunde District, Foshan (广东省佛山市顺德区121省道乐从路段)
Hours: 9:00 to 18:30, Monday to Sunday, per the mall's English site
Sources (5)
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Mixed
Imported luxury showrooms next to a lower-priced outlet. Guides call it mid-range overall, below the Louvre.
Several showrooms under one group: Royal, Noble, Modern, Pricerite, a home design center and an outlet. Imported European and American lines next to domestic brands, plus hotel and office furniture. Guides place it diagonally across the road from the Louvre.
Empire overpass, Lecong Furniture Avenue, Shunde. Pricerite showroom on 4F.
Hours: not confirmed in our sources. Check before you go.
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Mid to upper-mid
Guides say many shops have their own factories in nearby Longjiang.
A 150,000 m² mall run by a national chain. Pavilions for international bedding, children's furniture, custom furniture, European and American styles, and modern luxury.
Shuiteng section of G325, Lecong Town, Shunde (325国道水藤路段). About 3 km from the Louvre cluster.
Hours: not confirmed in our sources. Check before you go.
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4.Tuanyi International Furniture City
Open in Amap (Gaode)Upper-mid
The place to compare office furniture.
Best known for office furniture: desks, task chairs, meeting tables. Home furniture too.
Row 3, Tuanyi International Furniture City, S121 Guangzhan road, Lecong Town, Shunde (next to the Foshan 1st Ring Road)
Hours: not confirmed in our sources. Check before you go.
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Mid-range
Guides put similar styles at about half the Louvre price.
200,000 m² in 13 buildings, with themed stores for modern and luxury, mahogany and new Chinese style, solid wood and Nordic, Western classical, and office furniture. Guides say it is mainly retail and about 1 km north of the Louvre.
No. 1 Hebin South Road, Lecong Town, Shunde District, Foshan
Hours: not confirmed in our sources. Check before you go.
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Mid-range
Guides describe it as wholesale first, retail second.
Nine malls in rows 1, 2 and 6 of Lecong Furniture Avenue: mahogany, modern, European and American styles, office furniture, custom interiors and decor.
Shajiao road junction, S121, Lecong Town, Shunde (佛山市顺德区乐从镇沙滘路口)
Hours: not confirmed in our sources. Check before you go.
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No price positioning in our sources
Two malls (A and B) of about 100,000 m², joined by a shopping street with banks and restaurants. European, new classical and modern furniture, mahogany, office, hotel and outdoor furniture. The mall says it offers tenant information, translation and tour-guide services.
1-2 South Lecong Avenue, Shunde District, Foshan
Hours: not confirmed in our sources. Check before you go.
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Lower-mid
Wholesale first. Guides say prices run below Sunlink North.
The wholesale side of Lecong: ten halls, about 150,000 m², open since 1994. Sofas and living-dining sets in Block 7, a modern-luxe pavilion on 2F of Block 4, hotel furniture. The mall runs its own furniture fair in March and August.
Beside Shunlian flyover, Xinlong road section of S121, Lecong Town, Shunde District, Foshan
Hours: not confirmed in our sources. Check before you go.
Ordered from most to least expensive. Price positioning comes from sourcing-guide sites, not from our own price checks; dated price-tag photos are on our list below. Malls' own pages and the chamber of commerce supply the addresses and what is inside. The Amap links open a map search in Chinese, which works better than Google Maps in mainland China.
Getting there
From Guangzhou South, Foshan West or Baiyun airport
Guangzhou South station
45 min
By taxi or DiDi to the Louvre, per the mall. A Guangzhou South to Shunde ride of 20 to 30 km is usually around RMB 100, per one agent's travel page. Tolls can be extra.
Foshan West station
30 min
By car to the Louvre. If you are already at Guangzhou South, the train to Foshan West takes about 20 minutes and costs around RMB 20 in second class; then take a taxi.
Baiyun airport
60 min
By car. The mall also runs an airport shuttle from Terminal 2 and Terminal 1 to its headquarters building, about 90 minutes end to end.
No metro to the door. Lecong has no station on Foshan Metro Lines 2 or 3. The Louvre's own directions: take the Guangfo Metro to Kuiqi Road (魁奇路), exit C, then bus 255A or 255B to the "Furniture Exhibition Center" stop (家具博览中心). With luggage or a full day of walking ahead, a taxi from the station is simpler.
Show the Chinese name. Few drivers read English addresses. Each mall in the table above has its Chinese name and an Amap link to show your driver.
Hours. Only the Louvre publishes hours in the sources we checked: 9:00 to 18:30, Monday to Sunday, per the mall's English site. Holiday hours are not listed. Check the other malls before you go, and do not plan a trip around Chinese New Year without confirming the shops are open.
A week in Lecong
Five buying days and a day to close
For a whole-house order, plan a week. Shortlist on the first days, compare the same pieces across malls in the middle, and leave the last day for contracts and the warehouse.
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Day 1
Louvre and Empire
Set your price ceiling at the top of the range. Visit the Louvre's foreign customer service center (1F, Zone D) for a floor map. Empire is across the road.
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Day 2
Sunlink North and Red Star Macalline
Mid-range retail. Photograph tags and model numbers for every piece you like, so you can compare the same piece elsewhere.
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Day 3
Sunlink South, Dongheng, IFEC
The wholesale side. Look for the same sofas and dining sets at lower prices, and ask each shop whether it delivers to your consolidation warehouse.
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Day 4
Longjiang factory showrooms
Longjiang, the town next to Lecong, is a furniture production base where factories sell from their own showrooms. Prices can be lower and quality varies more. Go with someone who reads the contracts.
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Day 5, optional
Guzhen for lighting
Guzhen, in Zhongshan on Foshan's southern border, is called the "Lighting Capital of China". It is a separate trip. We have no checked US duty rate for lamps yet, so ask your broker before you buy, and ask each seller which US safety certification the lamp carries.
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Day 6
Close and hand over
Final prices, written sales agreements with material, size, delivery date and price, payment to each shop's own account. Visit the consolidation warehouse and agree how it will photograph and crate each delivery.
After you buy
From the shop floor to your house, and what each step costs
Buying in person changes the price you negotiate. It does not change the US side. The duty is charged on what you paid the shop, the same as an online order, and you pay it as the importer of record.
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1 · In Foshan
Shop delivers to a consolidation warehouse
Shops deliver inside China. At the Louvre, a shop delivers free once you spend above its threshold. Give every shop the same warehouse address and get a written receipt for each delivery. The forwarder checks, crates and photographs the goods there.
Cost: warehouse and crating fees per CBM. We have no sourced number yet (see field notes).
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2 · At sea
Shared container (LCL) or your own
A few rooms of furniture usually ships in a shared container (LCL), paid per cubic meter (CBM). Your broker files the Importer Security Filing before loading.
Cost: $45 to $165 per CBM to the West Coast (estimate). A 40 ft container: $7,884 to $8,126 to the West Coast, port to port.
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3 · US customs
Formal entry, duty by item
Furniture from China needs a formal entry, a customs bond and a broker. Each item pays its own rate: sofa 50%, dining 37.5%, bed or dresser 253.51%.
Cost: the duty, plus broker, ISF and bond of about $250 to $700 (estimate), plus federal fees.
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4 · Home
Port or warehouse to your door
Shared-container goods are unloaded at a US warehouse, then trucked to you. Ask whether the quote includes liftgate, inside delivery and debris removal.
Cost: $300 to $1,500 per shipment (estimate, no official source).
Freight quotes and the customs rules Container index rates, the ISF deadline and why you need a formal entry
40 ft container (67.7 CBM nominal), port to port. West Coast: Drewry WCI (Shanghai to Los Angeles, assessed October 15, 2026): $7,884; Freightos FBX01 (China to North America West Coast, shown October 18, 2026): $8,126. East Coast: Drewry WCI (Shanghai to New York, assessed October 15, 2026): $10,075; Freightos FBX03 (China to North America East Coast, shown October 18, 2026): $9,713.
Importer Security Filing. Due 24 hours before loading; a missed or wrong filing can cost $5,000 per violation.
Formal entry. Informal entry covers shipments up to $2,500, except goods over $250 that owe Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 and Section 232. Furniture from China does, so you need a formal entry, a bond and a broker (19 CFR 143.21(a)).
Never accept a lower invoice
Some shops and forwarders offer to write a lower value on the paperwork "to save tax". Duty is owed on what you paid. As importer of record, you carry the penalty for a false declaration, and it can come years after the furniture arrives.
US rules the shop will not handle
Upholstered seating sold in the US must meet the TB 117-2013 smolder standard. Dressers and chests must meet the federal tip-over rule. Lamps bought in China are wired for Chinese mains. Ask each shop for test reports before you pay, and bring your US mattress size in centimeters if you buy a bed frame.
The full step list, with the broker, bond, Lacey Act and TSCA filings, is in how to buy furniture from China.
When not to fly
Five cases where the trip costs more than it saves
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Wood kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities
319.81% duty at the China-wide antidumping rate: a $1,000 vanity pays $3,198. The showroom price is low; the duty is 3.2 times that price. Read should you import kitchen cabinets from China first.
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Wood beds, nightstands, dressers, wardrobes
253.51% duty, because wooden bedroom furniture from China carries its own antidumping order. Upholstered beds and metal beds are classified differently; ask a broker before you buy.
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Mattresses
1,870.03% duty, from antidumping and countervailing orders on top of Section 301. Buy the mattress at home.
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One or two pieces
Per-shipment costs of about $600 to $2,200 land on every shipment, whether it holds one chair or a houseful. A single sofa set at $2,500 lands at $4,900 to $7,600: not worth a flight. Below a few rooms, a US retailer selling the same Chinese-made piece, duty already paid, usually wins.
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You need it soon
Made-to-order pieces still need production time, then consolidation, ocean transit, customs and delivery. If the room has to be finished on a date, buy locally.
The single sofa set, line by line a sofa and two armchairs at $2,500, modeled to a West Coast door
Duty at the rate for entry from January 1, 2027. Entered before then: $1,250 duty, $4,808 to $7,478 at your door.
| Paid at the shop (a sofa and two armchairs) | $2,500 |
| US duty: Section 301 25% + Section 232 30% | $1,375 |
| Customs fees (MPF minimum + HMF) | $37.71 |
| Broker, ISF and bond (estimate) | $250 to $700 |
| LCL freight, 6 CBM (estimate) | $270 to $990 |
| US port warehouse (CFS) charges (estimate) | $200 to $500 |
| Delivery to your door (estimate) | $300 to $1,500 |
| At your door | $4,933 to $7,603 |
Not included: flights, hotel, agent, consolidation-warehouse fees in Foshan, inspection, cargo insurance. Modeled from the data rows on this site, not a real order. Try your own numbers in the import cost calculator.
Help on the ground
How to choose an agent or a translator
Start with what the malls give for free. The Louvre offers free translation at its business service center on the first floor, and a foreign customer service center (1F, Zone D) that helps with routes, showroom appointments and logistics contacts. Lecong IFEC says it offers translation and tour guides too.
Watch for the friendly stranger. The Louvre warns shoppers about people who approach as "source factory" staff, lead you out of the mall to other showrooms, and take a large kickback on what you buy. The same warning applies to an "agent" you meet in the lobby.
Put everything in the sales agreement. The Louvre's own advice: write material, size, price, delivery fee, lead time and any verbal discount into the contract, and pay only to the shop's own account.
Questions to ask any agent before you hire
- Do you take commission from the shops? Put the answer in writing. A flat or daily fee paid only by you keeps the agent on your side.
- Will you give me the shop's and the factory's real names and receipts, or only your own invoice?
- Which consolidation warehouse do you use, and will I get photos of each item when it arrives there?
- What HTS code and value will go on the commercial invoice? The answer must be the real price.
- Will you tell me before I buy if an item falls under an antidumping order (cabinets, vanities, wood bedroom furniture, mattresses)?
- Who is the importer of record? If it is you, who files the entry, the ISF and the bond?
We do not name agents or translators here. Typical day rates belong in our field notes once we have a checked number.
Field notes
What we still need to see for ourselves
These spaces stay empty until we have dated, first-hand material. We do not fill them with stock photos or other sites' prices.
Questions
Foshan furniture market questions
Where is the Foshan furniture market?
Mostly in Lecong, a town in Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong. More than 180 furniture malls line Lecong Furniture Avenue and the S121 road. The Louvre International Furniture Exhibition Center is the landmark most buyers start from.
Source: Lecong Furniture City chamber of commerce: About Lecong · Wikipedia: Lecong (location, under 30 km from Guangzhou)
How far is it from Guangzhou?
Lecong is under 30 km from Guangzhou. The Louvre mall lists a 45-minute drive from Guangzhou South station, 30 minutes from Foshan West station and 60 minutes from Baiyun airport.
Source: Wikipedia: Lecong (location, under 30 km from Guangzhou) · Louvre Furnishings: transportation (English)
What are the opening hours?
The Louvre lists 9:00 to 18:30, Monday to Sunday, per the mall's English site. Holiday hours are not listed. The other malls do not publish hours in the sources we checked, so check before you go, and ask about closures around Chinese New Year.
Source: Louvre Furnishings: contact page, address and hours (English site)
Is there a Foshan furniture market price list?
No. Every shop sets and negotiates its own prices, and there is no official list for the market. Anything sold as a "Foshan price list" is one seller's catalog.
Do I pay US duty on furniture I buy at the mall?
Yes, the same as if you ordered it online. A wood-frame sofa pays 50% of the price you paid, a dining table 37.5%, wood bedroom furniture 253.51%, as of November 9, 2026. You pay it when the shipment enters the US, as the importer of record.
Can Foshan shops ship to the US?
Most shops deliver inside China only. The usual route is: the shop delivers to a consolidation warehouse in Foshan, and a forwarder ships everything together. The Louvre mall says its foreign customer service center connects buyers with consolidation and export shipping.
Before you book: run your list through the numbers
- Furniture import cost calculator Duty by item, freight and fees for your order.
- US tariffs on furniture from China Every rate, its source and the next scheduled change.
- How to buy furniture from China The eight steps and what each costs.
- Kitchen cabinets from China Why the trip rarely pays for cabinets.