The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled the Mill Valley Junior, a six-drawer dresser manufactured by LFN Limited and sold exclusively at Rooms to Go. This recall involves dressers approximately 57½ inches long by 18 inches wide by 35 inches high, and weighing about 132 pounds. Although no injuries have been reported, the CPSC has found the dresser to be a tip-over risk.

Illegal timber harvesting drives transnational crimes that negatively impact U.S. markets and the global economy. It contributes to deforestation and climate change, and the proceeds from illegal timber products can fund organized crime, terrorism and drug trafficking.

The U.S. Court of International Trade ordered the U.S. Department of Commerce to redo countervailing duties on Canadian lumber, saying the department must better explain its refusal to check whether suppliers for investigated companies had received government subsidies.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, HOMAG received a major order from Luli Wood Industry, a major furniture manufacturer in China.

RESTON, Va. — The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association released a statement applauding what it calls positive steps to "stop unfairly traded Chinese cabinet and components parts being moved through Malaysia and Vietnam, circumventing the anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on wooden cabinets, vanities and components thereof (“WCV”) from China."

The March 26 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is expected to cause supply-chain disruptions among many industries, including the industries that use plywood and other wood products.

With the merger of the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America and the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association  into the Wood Industry Association, the WMMA Export Trade Certificate (ETC) is no longer valid. The certificate offers export protections to those that the document.The WIA is in the process of applying for a new ETC. The new WIA Certificate will afford certain protections related to activities conducted by one or more WIA members for exports from the U.S. to all markets outside the United States. 

ONTARIO, Canada — Teknion, a Canadian furniture giant, and Modus, the UK-based well-known furniture manufacturer, have entered into a strategic partnership.According to the company’s joint statement, the partnership unites two brands each with a distinct design heritage and strong sustainability drive. This investment in Modus expands Teknion’s future global portfolio of social and collaborative products while supporting the Modus international growth plan.

Hooker Furnishings has received the 2023 North Carolina Governor’s Export Award for its leadership in developing business globally.

Isla Porter, a custom kitchen cabinetry company that said it was "rooted in high-tech and high-design," plans to launch a cabinetry brand this spring 2024.