I would like to import furniture ( household and office)to the U.S.
from china and need online links that can give me information about
the types of woods ( solid, pressed etc) that these manufacturers use
and the quality of furniture coming from there. Also, I would like a
list of exporters in China whom I can approach.
Thanks

We provide services in sourcing products and manufacturing outsourcing
related to China.

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etc.), target price range, etc.

Havequestions-ga,

Your question is not detailed enough to provide you the targeted
answer. However, below are some references for your consideration. I
think they should be helpful for you and please let me know if you
need any further details.

1) Online Resource:
China International Furniture Network: http://www.777f.com/englishver/
Information on China Furniture, Supplier, Buyer, News, Trade
Opportunity, Exhibition, etc.

2) Coming Industry Trade Show:
Furniture Manufacturing & Supply China 2003
Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Centre
September 10-13, 2003
Brief description: As a major event on woodworking & furniture
supplies in China, Furniture Manufacturing & Supply China 2003 enjoys
the advantages as below:
A well-established event since 1993;                           
A 48% net space increase in 2002 edition over the last;
An annual meeting place of 15,000 sqm for over 300 regular exhibitors
and 14,000 trade visitors;
A perfect location in Shanghai and East China around - one of the
three furniture distribution hubs in China accounting for 35% of total
furniture consumption & production in the country
A concurrent event of Furniture China 2003 to share the same promotion
resources, benefits and traffic flow of 60,000 trade visitors from
this No.1 international furniture show in China

3) Company Samples:

Qingdao Shumei Furniture Co.,Ltd.
Add: No. 151 Zhuzhou Road, Gaokeyuan, Qingdao, Shandong, PRC
Tel: 86-532-8703266
Fax: 86-532-8702566
E-mail: shumei@shumei-qd.com
http://www.shumei-qd.com
Products: Home & Office Furnitures

Red Lantern Classical Furniture Firm
Add: Beijing, PRC
TelF 86-10-89583995
FaxF 86-10-82840309
E-mialF gaoyang@crl-furniture.net    
http://www.crl-furniture.net
Products: Classical Home & Office Furnitures

Guangzhou Mingge Office Furniture Manufactory (MG)
Guangzhou Mingge Zhishang Furniture Fittings Limited Company
Add: Number 48 of Industrial Zone, Haokezhou Shixi Village, Industry
Road, Guangzhou, PRC
TelF 86-20-8431-4098/8433-7386 
FaxF 86-20-8433-7386 
E-MailF minggetan@sina.com, mg@mg88.com 
http://mg88.com/
Products: Office Furniture & Cubicle System

In 2002, China's total furniture output value arrived at USD 20
billion, an equivalent of RMB 165 billion, accounting for 10% of the
world's total furniture output value. In the past five years, China's
furniture export has grown at an annual rate of over 30%. The big
furniture demanding countries in the world have flocked into China to
purchase furniture. According to the statistics from Europe, in 2002,
China exported furniture of USD 4 billion to the US, USD 750 million
to Japan, about 15% of Japan's total furniture demand, USD 150 million
to Germany, USD 105 million to France and USD 280 to Britain. China is
the second largest furniture importer of Britain after Italy.

IKEA, the top-ranking furniture company in terms of sales in the
world, has shifted its purchasing center from Singapore to the
Mainland China. It has established five purchasing centers in Harbin,
Qsingtao, Guangzhou, Yunan Province and Shanghai. For example, it
purchases 300 containers of furniture in Tsingtao every month and
sells them to the whole world. A Shanghai-based sofa factory
manufactures sofas of RMB 100 million for IKEA every year.

Dongguan is an important furniture production base in China. At
present, there are more than 2,000 furniture manufactures in Dongguan
and the annual production value of these manufacturers exceed RMB 10
billion. A furniture purchasing group from the US purchases furniture
of 500 containers and send them back to the US.

At present, thousands of independent furniture retail groups in
Europe, including 18,000 from Italy and 3,000 from Germany, are
considering to purchase furniture from Asian countries, including
China, Indonesia and Philippines. Germany sent a large delegation to
participate in the eighth China International Furniture Fair held in
Shanghai last year.

The reasons for China to become the global purchasing center include:

First, the world's furniture manufacturing industry has transferred to
China. The US, Japan and Italy have established factories in China.
Taiwan region has also built more than 500 furniture plants in the
Mainland. Three US office furniture groups with annual production
values of USD 1.5 billion, USD2.7 billion and USD 3 billion have all
constructed production bases in Shanghai.

Second, China's furniture capacity has increased. Guangdong Province,
the biggest furniture manufacturing province in China, produces one
third of furniture of China's total furniture production. A
Guangdong-based Taiwan-funded furniture enterprise exports furniture
of USD 200 million every year. Shenzhen and Dongguan each produce more
than RMB 10 billion of furniture every year. A foreign-funded
furniture factory in Shanghai Nanhui District exports USD 100 million
of furniture every year. A private enterprise in Jiading District
produces and exports RMB 10 billion of furniture each year. China's
furniture production capacity even surprises Europeans.

Last, China's furniture can be neck to neck to the world trend in
product, style and design. Some big factories in Guangdong, Beijing
and Shanghai retain world-famous furniture designers to design
products .

Most importantly, China's furniture has a high performance-price
ratio.

From Source: China Green Times  
Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Hello havequestions-ga,

As a matter of fact, I'm think of doing such business too. I have the
advantages of being a Chinese and having connections in China. Maybe
we should partner, please let me know if you are intestered.

Regards.