Furniture market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 893 supply contracts for furniture through award notices on TED; the 333 of them that state a value (37.3%) add up to €82.3 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Germany imported €16.6 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to furniture in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9403, 9401 and 4814; all buyers, not only public ones), up 11.4% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 825 companies have won 2,721 public supply contracts for furniture in Germany, in 1,615 award notices from 820 public buyers.
- 94.5% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Austria.
- The five companies that win most often hold 16.2% of all awards.
- 27% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Germany — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €864 billion in 2025, 19.1% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Furniture market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/391-furniture, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
What industry and official reports say
- Eurostat puts furniture manufacturing turnover in Germany at €24.5 billion in 2024. Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates (sbs_ovw_act)
- Eurostat counts 131,295 furniture manufacturing enterprises in the EU in 2024, with about 900,000 persons employed. Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates (sbs_ovw_act)
- EU manufacturers sold €4.27 billion of wooden office furniture in 2024 (Eurostat PRODCOM), down from €4.75 billion in 2023. Eurostat, Sold production, exports and imports (PRODCOM, DS-059358)
- EU manufacturers sold €1.91 billion of metal office furniture in 2024, 22.6 million pieces (Eurostat PRODCOM). Eurostat, Sold production, exports and imports (PRODCOM, DS-059358)
Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.
- Winning companies
- 825
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 1,615
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 820
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €16.6B
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Germany: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 2.7K
- in 1.6K award notices
- Awarded value
- €244.2M
- from 35% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 825
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 820
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 58 |
| 2024 | 842 |
| 2025 | 893 |
| 2026 | 928 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €5.2M |
| 2024 | €78.6M |
| 2025 | €82.3M |
| 2026 | €78M |
- Other80
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 1,785 |
| Universities, schools and research | 330 |
| Hospitals and health services | 227 |
| Economic affairs | 112 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 69 |
| Social protection | 67 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 32 |
| Environment and waste | 19 |
| Other | 80 |
- Köln271DEA2
- Oberbayern251DE21
- Düsseldorf234DEA1
- Berlin187DE30
- Darmstadt122DE71
- Mittelfranken111DE25
- Arnsberg103DEA5
- Stuttgart101DE11
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| Köln | 271 |
| Oberbayern | 251 |
| Düsseldorf | 234 |
| Berlin | 187 |
| Darmstadt | 122 |
| Mittelfranken | 111 |
| Arnsberg | 103 |
| Stuttgart | 101 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 530 · 19.5% |
| Medium-sized | 1,057 · 38.8% |
| Small | 953 · 35% |
| Micro | 158 · 5.8% |
| SME (size not stated) | 1 · 0% |
| Size not stated | 22 · 0.8% |
- Austria57
- Hungary18
- Greece15
- Poland15
- Netherlands11
- Denmark10
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| Austria | 57 |
| Hungary | 18 |
| Greece | 15 |
| Poland | 15 |
| Netherlands | 11 |
| Denmark | 10 |
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| 2023 | €15B |
| 2024 | €15B |
| 2025 | €17B |
- Berlin185
- Bonn175
- München134
- Düsseldorf85
- Hamburg79
- Nürnberg58
- Stuttgart52
- Köln43
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| Berlin | 185 |
| Bonn | 175 |
| München | 134 |
| Düsseldorf | 85 |
| Hamburg | 79 |
| Nürnberg | 58 |
| Stuttgart | 52 |
| Köln | 43 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9403, 9401, 4814 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Germany
94.5%
149 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
16.2%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
27%
Among 2.7K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- VS Vereinigte Spezialmöbelfabriken GmbH & Co. KG181 public contracts in total
- ASS-Einrichtungssysteme GmbH67 public contracts in total
- Nowy Styl Deutschland GmbH31 public contracts in total
- Interstuhl Büromöbel GmbH & Co.KG29 public contracts in total
- Resch Möbelwerkstätten GmbH28 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Germany
- HeimtextilTrade fair · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- imm cologneTrade fair · Cologne, Germany
- didactaTrade fair · Hanover, Germany
- INTERNORGATrade fair · Hamburg, Germany
- interzumTrade fair · Cologne, Germany
- M.O.W.Trade fair · Bad Salzuflen, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for furniture in Germany?
- 825 companies won 1,615 contract award notices for these categories from 820 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are VS Vereinigte Spezialmöbelfabriken GmbH & Co. KG, ASS-Einrichtungssysteme GmbH, Nowy Styl Deutschland GmbH, Interstuhl Büromöbel GmbH & Co.KG, Resch Möbelwerkstätten GmbH.
- How big is the furniture market in Germany?
- In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 893 supply contracts for furniture through award notices on TED; the 333 of them that state a value (37.3%) add up to €82.3 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Germany imported €16.6 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to furniture in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9403, 9401 and 4814; all buyers, not only public ones), up 11.4% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of furniture meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Heimtextil, imm cologne, didacta, INTERNORGA, interzum, M.O.W. — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for furniture in Germany?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Germany and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.