Consumer goods

Import furniture

20% BCD plus 5% AIDC and 18% IGST. The Furniture QCO, 2025 makes BIS certification compulsory for covered items.

Free to importHS 9403

Basic customs duty: 20%
Social welfare surcharge: Nil (AIDC instead)
IGST: 5–18%
India’s imports, 2025-26: US$ 637 mn

Budget 2025–26 changed other furniture and parts of 9403 (and seats of 9401) from 25% BCD + 2.5% SWS to 20% BCD + 5% AIDC. Budget 2026–27 made no change to chapter 94. IGST is 18% on other furniture of 9403, and 5% on furniture wholly made of bamboo, cane or rattan (Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)). AIDC 5% (from 02.02.2025). Union Budget 2025–26 — Budget Speech with Annexure to Part B (customs rate changes) ↗

What is imported

Office chairs and desks, modular kitchens, wardrobes, beds and outdoor furniture are imported by furniture retailers, interior contractors and hotels. Chinese, Malaysian and Vietnamese factories are common sources. Furniture is bulky, so freight and damage in transit weigh heavily on the landed cost.

Import policy · Free to import

Free under ITC(HS). The Furniture (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (S.O. 801(E), 13 Feb 2025), amended on 12 Feb 2026, requires the BIS mark on the furniture it covers; check its table for your item.

Licences and registrations you need

BIS (Furniture QCO, 2025)For covered furniture the foreign factory needs a BIS licence and the product must carry the ISI mark. The February 2026 amendment added limited exceptions (for R&D samples, declared stock and imports by furniture exporters for export).bis.gov.in ↗
Plant Quarantine (wood packaging)Wooden crates and pallets must be ISPM-15 treated and marked; untreated wood packaging is fumigated or rejected at your cost.pqms.cgg.gov.in ↗

What is checked at the port

ISI mark and licence for items covered by the Furniture QCO.
Classification: seats (9401) and furniture (9403) are different headings; mattresses are 9404.
Wood packaging marks and, for some solid-wood items, plant quarantine checks.

Practical tips

Ask for flat-pack designs where possible — they cut freight and damage.
Agree packing standards and a damage allowance in the purchase order, and photograph the container on opening.
Check the Furniture QCO table and the supplier’s BIS licence before you confirm the order.

Where new importers go wrong

Importing office chairs or other covered items from a factory without a BIS licence.
Under-declaring value on mixed containers — Customs compares with similar imports.

Sources (6)

Import data

Where India buys furniture

India’s imports from the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat, country by country. US$, financial years.

Imports, 2025-26: US$ 637 mn
Change from 2024-25: +29.8%
Supplying countries: 62
Biggest supplier: China

Where India imports furniture from — among our 80 countries, 2025-26

India’s furniture imports · US$ million

Biggest supplying countries

Name2025-26Change

1ChinaUS$ 364 mn+41.8%

2MalaysiaUS$ 64.6 mn+37.2%

3ItalyUS$ 46 mn+9%

4SingaporeUS$ 26.6 mn+15.7%

5GermanyUS$ 24.7 mn+57.3%

6FinlandUS$ 14.4 mn+1,152.2%

7Sri LankaUS$ 13.7 mn-27.6%

8United States of AmericaUS$ 10.6 mn+15.3%

9United KingdomUS$ 7.1 mn+21.9%

10Hong KongUS$ 6 mn+12.6%

11SpainUS$ 5.6 mn+36.9%

12VietnamUS$ 5.5 mn-20.1%

Which sources are growing and shrinking

Growing sources

FinlandUS$ 1.2 mn → US$ 14.4 mn+1,152.2%
GermanyUS$ 15.7 mn → US$ 24.7 mn+57.3%
ChinaUS$ 256 mn → US$ 364 mn+41.8%
MalaysiaUS$ 47.1 mn → US$ 64.6 mn+37.2%
United KingdomUS$ 5.8 mn → US$ 7.1 mn+21.9%
SingaporeUS$ 22.9 mn → US$ 26.6 mn+15.7%

Shrinking sources

ThailandUS$ 8.9 mn → US$ 4.5 mn-49.7%
Sri LankaUS$ 18.9 mn → US$ 13.7 mn-27.6%
VietnamUS$ 6.9 mn → US$ 5.5 mn-20.1%

Which forms come in, and at what price

Imports by 8-digit tariff line, 2025-26. Average price = total value ÷ total quantity.

Tariff line	Value 2025-26	Change	Quantity	Average price
Others-of-other metal furniture :`9403 20 90`	US$ 228 mn	+37.6%	1,32,793 tonnes	US$ 1.72 per kg
Others-of-others-of-other furniture and parts thereof`9403 99 00`	US$ 170 mn	+30.1%	40,173 tonnes	US$ 4.23 per kg
Furniture, wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use — other wooden furniture`9403 60 00`	US$ 72.4 mn	+38.1%	1.4 mn pieces	US$ 51.80 per piece
Others-of-metal frntr of a knd usd in offices`9403 10 90`	US$ 41 mn	+57%	7,811 tonnes	US$ 5.25 per kg
Furniture, parts, of wood — of wood`9403 91 00`	US$ 23.1 mn	+105.6%	10,359 tonnes	US$ 2.23 per kg
Other wooden furniture used in bedroom`9403 50 90`	US$ 22.7 mn	-23.2%	343k pieces	US$ 65.96 per piece
Furniture, metal, other than for office use — steel furniture`9403 20 10`	US$ 16.2 mn	+19.7%	5,635 tonnes	US$ 2.87 per kg
Others-of-wooden frntr of a knd used in offices`9403 30 90`	US$ 16.1 mn	+43.4%	5,339 tonnes	US$ 3.01 per kg
Furniture, plastic — furniture of plastics`9403 70 00`	US$ 14.5 mn	-12.8%	7,350 tonnes	US$ 1.97 per kg
Wooden frntr of a knd used in the kitchen`9403 40 00`	US$ 11.7 mn	-8.5%	207k pieces	US$ 56.43 per piece
Furniture, wooden, for bedroom use — bed stead`9403 50 10`	US$ 11 mn	+43.2%	109k pieces	US$ 100.94 per piece
Others-of-others-of-other furniture and parts thereof`9403 89 00`	US$ 5.6 mn	-41.5%	143k pieces	US$ 38.70 per piece

Source: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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