
Valenciaport, the “magic door” that places Valencian furniture in 120 countries
Source: Valenciaport Traditionally, furniture manufacturing has been one of the most dynamic industries in the Valencian Community: the National Statistics Institute (INE) places it as the second autonomous community, behind Andalusia, with the highest number of companies dedicated to this activity, 1,619 companies. It is also the second, behind Catalonia, with the most sales of this product: between January and March 2022, the export of furniture from the Valencian Community has translated into 159,499,800 euros, which represents 24.9% of the national total (649 million euros) according to the latest report of the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers and Exporters of Spain. To meet this dynamism – and that of the other Spanish furniture enclaves – the shipping companies working in Valenciaport have connected the furniture industry with 120 countries around the world, a connection that has made it possible to concentrate in Valencia a large part of the movement of export containers with competitive costs given the proximity of the factories to the Valencian docks. In fact, one of the main production areas is the “furniture triangle” (Benetúser-Alfafar-Sedaví), which considers the port area as an extension of its facilities: it is a dozen kilometres away. In total, according to data


























