How to export metal furniture to Germany? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 9403 from Türkiye into Germany came to €187m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 9.4% of its imports from outside the EU. Against the 12 months before: -6.7%.
Figures are for heading 9403: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into Germany
Heading 9403 · September 2025 – August 2026
€187m-6.7% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: €200m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by Germany, from its own import statistics.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341. Growth rates and shares are calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for them.
Licence(opens in a new tab)Dataset DS-059341(opens in a new tab)Updated at the source on 16 October 2026.
The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.
The market in Germany
The market's own import figures for heading 9403, last 12 months.
- Imports from outside the EU, 12 months
- €1.98bn-6.8% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share of imports from outside the EU
- 9.4%9.4% in the 12 months before
As an EU member, Germany counts its imports from outside the EU; Türkiye's share is its share of those.
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
 China | €1.06bn | 53.7% |
 Türkiye | €187m | 9.4% |
 Switzerland | €176m | 8.9% |
 Ukraine | €141m | 7.1% |
 India | €77.8m | 3.9% |
Import restrictions notified to the WTO
Prohibitions and restrictions on this product's imports into Germany, as notified to the WTO. Each applies to the goods its description names, which may be only some of the code's.
- Prohibited unless conditions are metProhibitedNotified by the European Union
Import and export restrictions of certain goods which could be used for capital punishment; torture or other cruel; inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
In force since 1 October 2016Notified in G/MA/QR/N/EU/8 on 30 September 2026Listed under 75 HS codesThe notification (WTO)(opens in a new tab)
Rules notified to the WTO
Rules for this product in Germany as notified to the WTO: draft regulations, emergency measures and their changes, newest first.
- G/SPS/N/EU/987Food safety, animal and plant health (SPS)New ruleOpen for commentsNotified by the European Union
Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures to prevent the entry into the Union territory, and the spread within it, of Aleurocanthus spiniferus, Agrilus planipennisChloridea virescens, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4, Hirschmanniella spp., Meloidogyne enterolobii, Raspberry leaf curl virus, Spodoptera ornithogalli, Spodoptera praefica, Strawberry leaf curl virus, Thaumatotibia leucotreta, Toumeyella parvicornis and Xanthomonas citri pv. viticola, as regards changes of protected zones in relation to Beet necrotic yellow vein virus and Erwinia amylovora, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1941 and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1927
Products: Plants, plant products and other objects (HS chapters: 06 (live plants), 07 (vegetables), 08 (fruits), 09 (Spices), 12 (seeds), 14 (vegetable products), 44 (wood), 84 (machinery), 87 (vehicles), 94 (prefabricated buildings of wood))
Notified on 30 October 2026Comments until 29 December 2026
On ePing(opens in a new tab)The notification(opens in a new tab)
- G/SPS/N/EU/986Food safety, animal and plant health (SPS)New ruleOpen for commentsNotified by the European Union
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards combined nomenclature (CN) codes
Products: Plants, plant products and other objects (HS chapters: 07 (vegetables), 08 (fruits), 09 (Spices), 12 (seeds), 14 (vegetable products), 25 (salt), 27 (mineral fuels), 31 (fertilisers), 38 (miscellaneous chemicals), 44 (wood), 68 (articles of stone), 84 (machinery), 87 (vehicles), 94 (prefabricated buildings of wood))
Notified on 28 October 2026Comments until 27 December 2026
On ePing(opens in a new tab)The notification(opens in a new tab)
- G/SPS/N/EU/958Food safety, animal and plant health (SPS)New ruleNotified by the European Union
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures to prevent the entry into the Union territory, and the spread within it, of Resseliella citrifrugisChrysobothris femorataChrysobothris mali,Citripestis sagittiferella and Begomoviruses as regards the name of Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann), and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1941 as regards Resseliella citrifrugis
Products: Plants, plant products and other objects (HS chapters: 06 (live plants), 07 (vegetables), 08 (fruits), 09 (Spices), 12 (seeds), 14 (vegetable products), 44 (wood), 84 (machinery), 87 (vehicles), 94 (prefabricated buildings of wood))
Notified on 19 June 2026Comments until 18 August 2026
On ePing(opens in a new tab)The notification(opens in a new tab)
- G/SPS/N/EU/900/Add.1Food safety, animal and plant health (SPS)AddendumNotified by the European Union
Amendment of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the listing of pests and rules on the introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects
Products: Plants, plant products and other objects (HS chapters: 01 (beehives), 06 (live plants), 07 (vegetables), 08 (fruits), 09 (Spices), 12 (seeds), 14 (vegetable products), 44 (wood), 46 (beehives), 84 (machinery), 87 (vehicles), 94 (prefabricated buildings of wood))
Notified on 17 April 2026
On ePing(opens in a new tab)The notification(opens in a new tab)
- G/SPS/N/EU/900Food safety, animal and plant health (SPS)New ruleNotified by the European Union
Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards the listing of pests and rules on the introduction into, and movement within, the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects
Products: Plants, plant products and other objects (HS chapters: 01 (beehives), 06 (live plants), 07 (vegetables), 08 (fruits), 09 (Spices), 12 (seeds), 14 (vegetable products), 44 (wood), 46 (beehives), 84 (machinery), 87 (vehicles), 94 (prefabricated buildings of wood))
Notified on 8 December 2025Comments until 6 February 2026
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5 notifications in all; 2 open for comments. Titles and products as notified, in English.
Source: the World Trade Organization's ePing.
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 9403.20
Furniture; metal, other than for office use
Official Turkish title: Metalden diğer mobilyalar
Heading 9403Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.c. in chapter 94
Türkiye exported €257m of HS 9403.20 in 2025: rank 169 of 5,132 subheadings.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341 (the figures Türkiye declared). The ranking is calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for it.
4 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
Its page in the codes guideTÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Türkiye rank among Germany's suppliers of metal furniture?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 9.4% of Germany's imports of HS 9403: No. 2 of 59 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of metal furniture to Germany growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €187m of goods under HS 9403 went from Türkiye to Germany: -6.7% on the 12 months before.