Furniture and homewares
Furniture and homewares sourcing spans flat-pack and assembled furniture through to ceramics, textiles-based homewares and decor. Freight volume and breakage risk in transit are the two factors that most affect landed cost in this category.
What we source
- Flat-pack and assembled furniture
- Ceramic, glass and decorative homewares
- Outdoor and rattan or wicker furniture
- Soft furnishings such as cushions and throws
What typically goes wrong
- Freight volume is underestimated because furniture is bulky relative to its value
- Fragile items arrive damaged due to inadequate protective packaging
- Timber or timber-composite products do not meet import requirements for treatment or fumigation
- Assembly instructions or hardware packs are missing or mismatched with the finished item
What we need to quote
- Dimensions and materials for each item, including any timber species used
- Assembly requirements: flat-pack with hardware, or fully assembled
- Packaging requirements for fragile or bulky items
- Target quantity and container utilisation, since furniture is typically volume-limited rather than weight-limited
Typical lead times
Standard furniture and homewares items generally take a similar window to most manufactured categories before freight, most commonly around 5 to 10 weeks depending on materials and whether custom finishes are used, with sea freight added on top.
Standards and labelling
Imported timber products may be subject to biosecurity and treatment requirements, and some furniture categories carry flammability or safety considerations depending on end use. We check what applies to your specification before booking freight.
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