Our published EXW price ranges for 2026 — plastic, mesh, executive and bar seating — and the one number that decides your landed cost.
These are not industry averages. They are the actual starting, median and top prices across the models we make, converted to USD at 7.10 with a 14% margin on our factory price. Prices are EXW Foshan (Incoterms 2020), per piece, excluding VAT and freight.
| Category | Models | From | Median | Top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive & leather chairs | 52 | $58 | $71 | $119 |
| Mesh office chairs | 23 | $18 | $36 | $56 |
| Plastic & training chairs | 33 | $18 | $31 | $47 |
| Bar & leisure seating | 13 | $23 | $32 | $53 |
Executive leather chairs cost roughly three times what a plastic training chair costs, because the mechanism, the upholstery and the base all change at once. If a supplier quotes you an executive chair at a plastic-chair price, the mechanism is where the difference was removed.
Freight is charged per container, not per chair. So the chair that loads more per container carries less freight per piece — even if its unit price is higher.
A worked example using two of our own models:
| 088-1 stackable training chair | 068-3 with writing tablet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pcs per 40HQ | 1,040 | 586 |
| Freight per chair at USD 3,000/40HQ | USD 2.88 | USD 5.12 |
| Freight per chair at USD 5,000/40HQ | USD 4.81 | USD 8.53 |
At a USD 5,000 container rate the difference is USD 3.72 per chair. On 1,000 chairs that is USD 3,720 — usually more than the gap between two suppliers' unit prices.
Ask your forwarder for one quote against the carton count and total CBM of the order, not against the number of chairs. Carton counts differ a lot between models at the same quantity, and a quote built on the wrong carton count is the most common reason a landed cost comes out wrong.
Most Chinese factories hide prices behind "contact us". We publish starting prices because you are comparing suppliers, and a comparison without numbers is just a conversation. The starting price is real — it is what the cheapest model in that category costs. The exact price for your specification is a quote, and we will send it the same working day.
On EXW Foshan terms, plastic and training chairs start around USD 18 per piece, mesh office chairs around USD 18, bar and leisure seating around USD 23, and executive leather chairs around USD 58. Median prices are roughly USD 31 for plastic, USD 36 for mesh, USD 32 for bar seating and USD 71 for executive chairs. These are our own published ranges, not an industry average.
Five things drive it: the upholstery (PP versus mesh versus protein leather), the mechanism (fixed frame, reclining, gas lift), the armrest type (none, 2D, 6D), the base (cantilever, four-star, five-star), and the loading density. Two chairs that look similar in a photo can differ by USD 60 once you specify the mechanism and the base.
Usually not. Freight is charged per container, not per chair. Our stackable training chair 088-1 loads 1,040 pcs per 40HQ, while model 068-3 with writing tablet and book basket loads 586 pcs. At the same ocean freight per container, the second chair carries roughly 78% more freight per piece. That difference often exceeds the unit price gap.
Take the EXW unit price, add the freight per chair (total container freight divided by pcs per 40HQ), then add inland trucking at destination, duty and clearance divided by quantity. Ask your forwarder for a single quote against the carton count and total CBM, not against the number of chairs.
MOQ is 10 pcs per model. Mixed models in one order are fine as long as each model reaches 10 pcs. Prices are per piece, EXW Foshan, excluding VAT and freight.
No. Writing tablets, book baskets and castors are options on most training chairs and are quoted as a separate line so you can see the cost. Tell us the model and we will quote the option separately.
About 30 days after deposit for standard models, plus 5 to 7 days for custom colours. Prices are valid for 30 days from quotation. Steel and foam costs move, so we re-quote rather than hold a stale price.
Yes — every model we make is listed with its EXW starting price, carton size and pcs per 40HQ on our product pages. Ask us for a firm quote on your quantity.
Where these prices come from: the workshop that makes them — a hardware factory since 2012 and a furniture company since 2023, with five QC checkpoints before a carton is sealed.