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Buy sofas and armchairs direct from China

Sectionals, sofas, sofa beds and lounge chairs made to order in the fabric or leather you choose, delivered to your door with the import duty in the price.

What we can get for you

Sofas and armchairs we buy from factories in China

  • Sectionals and modular sofas in your sizes
  • Fabric, leather or performance fabric, picked from swatches we post to you
  • Sofa beds and recliners
  • Armchairs and lounge chairs to match

Something else for the house? Send a photo or a link and we tell you whether a factory can make it.

Import duty by destination

What sofas and armchairs from China pay at the border

Duty is set by the country you import into and the code of the item, so the same order pays different duty in different countries. Your quote includes it. Here is what we have checked, with the source and the date.

United Kingdom

UK Trade Tariff, origin China

Customs duty by commodity code, from the UK Trade Tariff. Your customs broker confirms the code for your exact item.

  • Upholstered seats, wooden frame 0%

    Code 9401 61 00 00. No anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty listed for goods from China.

  • Upholstered seats, metal frame 0%

    Code 9401 71 00 00. No anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty listed for goods from China.

Import VAT on these codes: 20%, from the same tariff entries.

UK tariff checked

Canada, France and the rest of the EU, Japan, South Korea and Australia

We quote duty for your country per order. Import duty by country lists what we have checked so far.

Safety and labeling

The rules your sofas and armchairs must meet, by country

Each country sets its own safety tests and labels. We ask the factory for the reports and labels your country needs before you pay the deposit. Each rule links to the official text.

US United States

  • 16 CFR part 1640, which makes California TB 117-2013 the federal standard

    Upholstered furniture must meet the smolder test of California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 and carry a permanent label: "Complies with U.S. CPSC requirements for upholstered furniture flammability".

    We check: A TB 117-2013 test report for the cover fabric and filling, and the permanent label sewn on.

    Checked

UK United Kingdom

  • Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988

    Upholstered furniture, beds, headboards, sofa beds and mattresses supplied in the UK must pass the ignition tests the Regulations set for fillings and covers, and carry the labels they require.

    We check: Test reports to the British Standards named in the Regulations, and the permanent label on each piece.

    Checked

EU European Union

No rule for sofas and armchairs in our data yet. We check what the EU requires on each order.

CA Canada

No rule for sofas and armchairs in our data yet. We check what Canada requires on each order.

AU Australia

No rule for sofas and armchairs in our data yet. We check what Australia requires on each order.

How it works

From your list to sofas and armchairs at your door

  1. 1

    Tell us what you want

    Photos or links, sizes, quantities, and your country and postcode or ZIP.

  2. 2

    Get one price at your door

    Factory price, freight, the import duty of your country, customs fees and delivery in one number.

  3. 3

    Factory check and samples

    We check the license, walk the floor on video and send swatches or a sample.

  4. 4

    Production and inspection

    We inspect before it ships. You pay the balance after you see the report.

  5. 5

    Shipping, customs, your door

    We book the ship, clear customs in your country and truck it to your house.

The full process, with what can go wrong at each step: how buying direct from China works.