Desi furniture mart a huge opportunity for Asia: HKTDC

“With demand set to outstrip supply, this is seen as representing a huge opportunity for furniture exporters across Asia,” the HKTDC said in a release here on Tuesday.  According to the report, the country’s furniture market was worth $18 billion in 2015 and, currently, India is the 14th largest such market in the world. 

“With 75,930 tonnes, China was the largest single source of Indian imports of furniture and home furnishings,” the HKTDC research note said. “In second place was Malaysia with 13,004 tonnes, while Italy took third place with 9,441 tonnes,” it added. 

“There is a huge demand in India of consumers keen to purchase the more contemporary designs that characterise the imports in the sector.”