Step-by-step guide to importing sofas from China — sourcing, negotiation, quality control, shipping and customs clearance for European importers.
Side-by-side comparison of compressed and traditional sofas across freight cost, quality perception, assembly requirements, and total landed cost.
Real-world freight costs for furniture shipments from China to major European ports — FCL, LCL, rail, and air options compared with 2026 pricing.
A worked example of a European distributor's compressed-sofa import programme — from specification to container economics to retail margin.
Vacuum compression can shrink a sofa's shipping volume by up to 75%. Here is what that means for your landed cost.
The roll-compression and vacuum-seal process that lets a 3-seater ship in a carton smaller than a chair.
