Furniture parts, hardware and lighting: the HS codes buyers get wrong
Furniture parts are 9401.91/.99 and 9403.91/.99, but hinges, slides and handles are usually 8302 and lamps 9405. The HS codes buyers get wrong, line by line.
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Shipping & Import
Furniture shipping, consolidation, containers, packing, HS codes, duties, customs and import compliance.
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Shipping furniture from China to New Zealand: biosecurity, timber, GST and costs
Shipping furniture from China to New Zealand: biosecurity checks on timber and crates, 15% GST, and buyers' reports of 3-day holds and one-third savings.
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Office furniture HS codes: office chairs, desks, workstations and storage
Office chairs with swivel and height adjustment are HS 9401.31/9401.39; metal office furniture 9403.10, wooden 9403.30. What changed in 2022, what to check.
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Shipping furniture from China to Canada: ports, costs, customs and condo delivery
Shipping furniture from China to Canada: a Vancouver buyer's order took 50+ days warehouse to door. Ports, advertised rates, GST, duty and condo delivery.
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Outdoor, rattan and metal furniture: HS codes and duty notes for buyers
Real rattan seats are 9401.53 and tables 9403.83, but PE-rattan on aluminium usually follows its metal frame (9401.79, 9403.20). Outdoor codes and duty notes.
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Shipping furniture from China to the UK: costs, VAT, duty and delivery
Shipping furniture from China to the UK: adverts from RMB 1,230/m³, one London buyer paid RMB 23,000 for 9 m³. Import VAT, duty, fire rules and delivery.
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HS codes for beds, headboards and mattresses — and the classification traps
A wooden bed is HS 9403.50, a metal bed 9403.20, a headboard usually a part (9403.91), mattresses 9404.21 or 9404.29. The traps that change the duty.
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Furniture consolidation in Foshan: how a warehouse receives, checks, re-packs and loads your order
Furniture consolidation in Foshan in 7 steps: receive each supplier's goods, count, check, re-pack, label by room, measure, then load one container.
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Wooden furniture HS codes: bedroom, dining, office and kitchen furniture under 9403
Wooden furniture HS codes: 9403.30 office, 9403.40 kitchen, 9403.50 bedroom, 9403.60 other, 9403.91 parts. How room, panel type and species affect a code.
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LCL vs FCL for furniture: where the break-even sits and what each option risks
LCL vs FCL for furniture: movers ship shared containers from 2 m³, but a 20ft holds 22–26 m³. How to find the break-even and what shared loads risk.
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Sofa HS code: 9401.61, 9401.71 and when a sofa bed is different
Most sofas use HS 9401.61 (upholstered, wooden frame) or 9401.71 (metal frame); sofa beds are 9401.41/.49. How to pick the code and what trips buyers up.
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How much furniture can fit in a 20 foot or 40 foot container?
A 20ft container holds about 33 m³ inside but only 22–26 m³ of household furniture; a 40ft high-cube holds 76 m³ and 58–62 m³. How to estimate your load.
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