TOKYO: For the year to September 2016 there was an 1% year-on year drop in wooden kitchen furniture imports into Japan and compared to August, September imports were down around 5%, ITTO reported.
The same four shippers dominated September imports of wooden kitchen furniture: Vietnam, the Philippines, China and Indonesia. From the beginning of this year Vietnam has been the main supplier but in September shipments from the Philippines just topped those from Vietnam. Together, the Philippines and Vietnam account for around 70% of all Japan’s imports of wooden kitchen furniture with each accounting for around 35%. The third ranked supplier is China which in September accounted for a further 10% of Japan’s kitchen furniture imports.
