In Romania, Swedish company Gyllensvaans Möbler owns a production unit in Jucu, Cluj county, which manufactures furniture for export, its major client being IKEA. The company employs 650 people and is the third largest furniture exporter in Romania.
Furniture exports increased by 96% in 2008-2016, or almost EUR1.1 billion, while imports rose only 20%, or EUR100 million, according to Romanian Furniture Manufacturers Association (APMR).
Romania’s furniture plants exported almost EUR2.2 billion worth of furniture last year, while imports stood at only EUR608 million, therefore creating a trade surplus of about EUR1.6 billion. Furniture is therefore one of the few big markets in Romania to have posted an over EUR1 billion trade surplus.