Overview

• Industry revenues fell 5.1% in the first half of 2025 to €7.9 billion, according to the manufacturers' association.
• The association now forecasts a 3% decline for full-year 2025 to roughly €15.9 billion, reversing an earlier expectation of growth and approaching 2010 lows.
• U.S. duties on German furniture rose from about 2.5% to 10% in April and to 15% this month, weighing on exports and reshaping market dynamics.
• Chinese furniture imports into Germany increased about 25% to €1.7 billion in the first half, heightening domestic price pressure.
• Mattresses, office and upholstered furniture dropped most sharply while kitchen sales declined less, and firms such as Loddenkemper and RWK & Kuhlmann halted production after insolvencies.