SOURCING INTELLIGENCE · USAAlbuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Five sectors, one market: the American home

We concentrate on products that furnish and build homes. The same buyers — distributors, retailers, builders, e-commerce brands — often buy across several of these sectors, and the sourcing questions are similar.

Illustration: modern meeting room with a long wooden table and glass walls
Illustration: modern meeting room with a long wooden table and glass walls
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Furniture

Upholstered seating, wooden case goods, dining and bedroom sets, mattresses, office furniture. Key questions: wood species and legality documentation, upholstery flammability requirements, mattress flammability standards, composite-wood emission rules, packaging for e-commerce delivery.

Product opportunities
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Flooring & Tile

Luxury vinyl (LVT/SPC), laminate, engineered and solid wood, ceramic and porcelain tile. Key questions: trade-remedy exposure by product and origin, emission requirements for composite cores, tile performance standards, batch consistency.

Product opportunities
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Kitchen, Bath, Doors & Windows

Kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, sanitary ware, faucets, doors, windows and hardware. Key questions: product-specific trade measures, performance and labeling requirements, project scheduling for builders.

Product opportunities
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Appliances & Housewares

Small appliances, kitchenware, household plastics. Key questions: electrical safety certification for the US market, materials in contact with food, volumes and replenishment.

Product opportunities
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Home Textiles & Decor

Bedding, towels, rugs, curtains, cushions and decor. Key questions: fiber content and care labeling, flammability rules for specific items, origin of materials, seasonality.

Product opportunities
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