LAHORE : Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Chief Executive Mian Kashif Ashfaq Tuesday said Pakistan local handmade traditional and world class furniture market, which is expected to grow in worth to over 10 billion dollars over a decade, has a huge opportunity for furniture exporters across Asia.
Briefing a meeting of board of directors after successful tour of Canton Fair 2018 China here , Mian Kashif Ashfaq said foreign furniture producers and investors shown their keen interest in Pakistani furniture brands especially handmade traditional furniture. He said the fair provided an opportunity to explore new avenues by sharing vision, expertise for formulation of future policies, economic studies, sectoral and project specific reports besides promotional efforts.
He said Pakistan’s major buyers of wooden furniture are the UK, the USA, Sri Lanka and Gulf countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait.
The United States buys mostly bedroom furniture. UK and the Gulf countries import kitchen furniture and office furniture. For example, the British retail chain Harrods sells some Pakistani furniture at its outlets.
