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In 2025, Ukrainian furniture exports crossed the symbolic threshold of one billion dollars, reaching a value of 1,035.3 million USD. This represents a 14.3% increase compared to the previous year, when exports amounted to 904.7 million USD – even then, the result was 15.7% higher than in 2023. In a broader perspective, the average annual growth rate of furniture exports from Ukraine between 2020 and 2025 stood at 6.6%, a result all the more significant as it was achieved amid ongoing war.
Poland remains the largest recipient of Ukrainian furniture, accounting for 27% of exports. Germany ranks second with a 20% share. Among the key export categories, furniture and parts dominate with sales reaching 564.2 million USD, followed by seating valued at 304 million USD.
The growth in exports stems not only from the production potential of Ukrainian companies but also from the developing industry infrastructure. Clusters bringing together manufacturers, designers, logistics firms, and promotion entities play a key role. The most prominent example is the Ukrainian Interior Design and Furniture Cluster, operating under the name EF Cluster. Founded in 2018 and registered as a public association in 2020, it now unites 86 members and collaborates with over 800 companies from the furniture and interior furnishings sector. The cluster actively builds an export base, including by maintaining sales agents in the United States and promoting Ukrainian manufacturers at the High Point Market trade fair.
Beside EF Cluster, regional initiatives such as the Lviv Furniture Cluster and the Rivne Furniture Cluster are also active. The coordination of cluster development is handled by the Ukrainian Furniture Manufacturers Association, which, according to the Diia.Business platform, represents over 60% of the sector. The Diia.Business project itself, implemented by the state, supports small and medium-sized enterprises by offering consultations, training, market data, an export catalog, and information on industry trade fairs – tools useful for both individual companies and entire cluster structures.
The largest recipient of Ukrainian furniture is itself facing serious challenges. Poland remains the world’s third-largest furniture exporter – in 2025 its export value reached approximately 18.8 billion USD – yet the domestic furniture sector has come under clear pressure. In 2024, sold production of furniture in Poland fell by 4–5% year-over-year, exports declined by 6%, and average employment dropped by more than 13%. At the same time, furniture imports to Poland rose by over 10%, contributing to a decline in sales profitability to 5.2%.
In 2025 the situation improved slightly – Polish furniture exports rose by 1.6% year-over-year in euro terms – yet sold production remained about 0.5% lower than the previous year. Against this backdrop, the dynamic growth of Ukrainian exports, a large share of which flows to the Polish market, represents an additional factor shaping the competitive environment in which Polish manufacturers operate.
