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Coffee tables or dining tables: which should you import from China?

The cheapest Coffee and side tables here is $32 against $137 for the cheapest Dining tables. A typical Coffee and side tables runs $122, a typical Dining tables $290. The catalogue holds 102 on the Coffee and side tables side and 24 on the Dining tables side. Add about $2,250 for sea freight to your port; import duty and clearance are separate and paid by the buyer on arrival. Coffee tables, if the order has to pay for itself quickly. They are a third of the price, stack far better in a container, and sell into lobbies, homes and cafes alike, so a container of them is easier to place. Dining tables are the bigger sale and the harder one: heavier, bulkier per unit, and bought once a room is committed to a layout. Order dining tables against a confirmed fit-out, coffee tables against stock.

Coffee and side tablesDining tables
In stock10224
Cheapest$32$137
Typical$122$290
Dearest$360$1,000

Coffee and side tables. Low tables in marble, glass and steel, for lobbies and living rooms.

Dining tables. Full-height tables in marble, sintered stone and solid wood.

“Typical” is the median, not the average: a make spanning an older sedan and a current flagship has no meaningful average. “With freight” adds a flat sea-freight estimate to your port; import duty, customs clearance and inland delivery are paid by the buyer on arrival.

Coffee and side tables, cheapest first

#ProductPrice
1Cylinder Clear Glass Side Table
Ø50 x H60 cm
$32
2Tubular Runner Small Side Table
53.5 x 48 x 45 cm
$37
3Cantilevered Round Glass Side Table
Ø45 x H50 cm
$39
4Adjustable Glass Side Table, Steel
Ø53 x H67-95 cm
$44
5Carlotta Black Glass Side Table
37 x 47 x 55 cm
$44

Dining tables, cheapest first

#ProductPrice
1Glass Dining Table, Steel Frame
152 x 91 x 75 cm
$137
2White Pedestal Dining Table, 90 cm
Ø90 x H72 cm
$140
3White Pedestal Dining Table, 120 cm
Ø120 x H73 cm
$162
4Walnut Pedestal Dining Table, 90 cm
Ø90 x H72 cm
$162
5Aluminium Frame Glass Dining Table
160 x 80 x 76 cm
$167
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Questions buyers ask

Do stone tops survive the sea crossing?

Yes, when they are crated for it, and that is the question to ask rather than whether the stone is good. Marble and sintered stone travel in their own crates, often one piece across two cartons, and the packing is on the quote.

Is this furniture built for contract use?

Some of it. Anything sold into hotels and restaurants is made to take daily service, and anything sold into homes is not, at the same shape and often the same price. Ask which a given model is before ordering a container: the frame is rarely the difference, the foam and the cover are.

How is freight worked out on furniture?

By the cubic metre, not per piece. A forty-foot container holds about 58 m³ of loaded volume, and what a piece costs to land is its price plus its share of that box. It is why two pieces at the same price can land at very different costs, and why nothing on this page carries a flat per-item freight figure.

Are import duty and customs clearance included?

No. Every figure here covers the goods and the sea freight to your port of discharge. Import duty, clearance and inland delivery are paid by the buyer on arrival, and the rate depends on your country.

Do I pay anything on this website?

No. The site takes no payment and holds no deposit. A request for quote creates no obligation, and nothing is charged until terms are agreed directly with a sourcing manager.