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Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing in Germany - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Yuhua Tang Yuhua Tang Frankfurt, Germany Last Updated: August 2025 WZ C13.92DE

Revenue

€3.6bn

2025

€3.6bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

€XXX.Xm

Employees

18,182

Businesses

998

Wages

€XXX.Xm

Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing in Germany industry analysis

Turnover in the manufacture of ready-made textile goods has fallen by an average of 4% per year over the past five years. Textile manufacturers' margins have shrunk in the face of increased price pressure from cheap imports and the growing importance of discounters in the retail sector. A poor supply of raw materials, high procurement costs and rising energy prices are further reducing profit margins. The industry's shift towards online sales and direct sales is reducing dependence on intermediaries, reducing margin pressure and enabling greater control over brand communication, pricing and customer contact. < />The industry is at a turning point in terms of sustainability and regulation. For example, the regulations of the Circular Economy Act, which will come into force in 2025, will require manufacturers to collect textiles separately and develop more recyclable products. This will require investment in research, new design concepts and closer cooperation between manufacturers, waste management companies and research institutions. At the same time, the weakening and postponement of the EU Supply Chain Act will provide temporary relief in terms of administrative costs and investments. This will stabilise margins in the short term. In 2025, industry turnover is expected to increase by 2% to 3.6 billion euros.In the next five years, innovative materials and digitalisation will be the key drivers. Smart textiles are expected to grow in the premium segment and offer new opportunities for differentiation through higher sales prices and additional value-added functions. The development of bio-based and recycled materials will continue to gain in importance. At the same time, business models are being rethought, for example through rental, repair and resale offers that extend the lifespan of home textiles. In this way, companies are tapping into new sources of revenue while adapting to changing consumer habits and increasing sustainability requirements. Average annual growth in industry turnover of 1.3% to 3.8 billion euros is expected by 2030. Overcoming the shortage of skilled workers and the individualisation of production are bringing automation and robotics into focus. Manufacturers who invest in innovations, sustainable materials and digital processes at an early stage will be able to position themselves competitively in the long term.

Trends and Insights

  • From 2025, the Circular Economy Act will oblige textile companies to collect textiles separately and prohibit the disposal of residual waste. This obliges manufacturers to take responsibility for the entire life cycle of their products.
  • US tariffs reduce competitiveness on the export market. The US tariffs introduced from April 2025 on all imports from the European Union will make exported textile products considerably more expensive and make them less competitive on the American market.
  • Most of the industry's companies are located in southern Germany. This is also where many manufacturers of home textiles are traditionally based. They source their fabrics from the weaving mills located there.
  • Within the industry, the individual players usually specialise in niche products. This allows them to differentiate themselves from one another, which means they are often not in direct competition with one another.
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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 4.0 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated €3.6bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

The industry is shifting heavily towards online sales and direct sales

  • Direct-to-consumer (DTC) models are a business model in which manufacturers sell their products directly to end customers. Distribution typically takes place via their own online shops, but also via their own physical shops or direct sales channels such as catalogues. The Vorwerk Group, for example, expanded internationally in direct sales in 2024 and is increasingly selling household products and home textiles, among other things, directly to its customers.
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Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing in Germany
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Smart textiles are increasingly establishing themselves in the premium segment

  • The term smart textiles refers to the integration of electronic components, sensors or actuators into textile products, adding enhanced functions to them. The application is now established in practice. The Smart Textiles Micro Factory at the Aachen Institute of Textile Technology already demonstrated in 2019 how smart textiles could be manufactured in series production.

Biggest companies in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing in Germany

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue (€m)
2025
Warema Renkhoff SE
340.0
Schmitz-Werke GmbH & Co. KG
83.0
Wilh. Wülfing GmbH & Co. KG
72.5

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Products & Services Segmentation

Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing in Germany
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Bed linen, blankets and upholstery, Tarpaulins and awnings and Towels and cloths. Bed linen, blankets and upholstery is the largest segment of the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing in Germany.

Trends and Insights

High quality standards in the production of bed linen, blankets and upholstery pay off

  • Textiles for use in conjunction with furniture such as bed linen, blankets, furniture covers, upholstery and cushions have become increasingly important in recent years. The largest markets for these products are private households and commercial sectors such as hotels, guesthouses, holiday flats, hospitals and care homes.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The production of ready-made textile goods is concerned with the manufacture of textiles for various areas of application, for example home textiles, bed linen, textile camping goods, covers or flags. The manufacture of technical textiles, mattresses and clothing is not included.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany include Production of bed linen, table linen and other household linen, Production of quilts, eiderdowns, seat cushions, seat pads, pillows and similar items, Manufacture of curtains, awnings and textile roller blinds and venetian blinds, Production of furniture covers and covers for cars and machines, Production of tarpaulins, tents, sleeping bags and other camping goods, Manufacture of sails, parachutes, life jackets and lifebuoys, Production of flags, banners and pennants, Production of dusters, tea towels and bath towels, Manufacture of the textile parts of electric heating pads and Production of textile mats, doormats and tapestries.

Companies

Companies covered in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany include Warema Renkhoff SE, Schmitz-Werke GmbH & Co. KG and Wilh. Wülfing GmbH & Co. KG.

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Related Terms

Related terms covered in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany include enterprise resource planning (erp) system, operating data acquisition system (bde system) and machine data acquisition system (mde system).

Industry Code

WZ 2008

WZ 13.92 - Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing in Germany

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

From 2025, the Circular Economy Act will oblige textile companies to collect textiles separately and prohibit the disposal of residual waste. This obliges manufacturers to ta...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

US tariffs reduce competitiveness on the export market. The US tariffs introduced from April 2025 on all imports from the European Union will make exported textile products c...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Most of the industry's companies are located in southern Germany. This is also where many manufacturers of home textiles are traditionally based. They source their fabrics fr...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Europe, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Within the industry, the individual players usually specialise in niche products. This allows them to differentiate themselves from one another, which means they are often no...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

In order to continue its growth in the coming years, Warema Renkhoff is planning extensive investments. In the Plastics & Engineering division, for example, investments have ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of Warema Renkhoff SE's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Schmitz-Werke GmbH & Co. KG's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Wilh. Wülfing GmbH & Co. KG's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 3 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Warema Renkhoff SE, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Schmitz-Werke GmbH & Co. KG, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Wilh. Wülfing GmbH & Co. KG, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 3 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

When consumers change their place of residence, they often furnish their new home with new home textiles. Increasing internal migration therefore has a positive effect on the...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

By focussing on quality features, industry players are able to keep their prices at a level that allows them to make significant profits. As a result, they do not face excess...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany in 2025?

The market size of the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany is €3.6bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany in 2025?

There are 998 businesses in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany, which has declined at a CAGR of 2.1 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany?

The Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany is likely to be significantly impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a high share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany?

The Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany is likely to be significantly impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a high share of industry revenue.

Has the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany has been declining at a CAGR of 4.0 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany?

The biggest companies operating in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany are Warema Renkhoff SE, Schmitz-Werke GmbH & Co. KG and Wilh. Wülfing GmbH & Co. KG

What does the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany include?

Production of bed linen, table linen and other household linen and Production of quilts, eiderdowns, seat cushions, seat pads, pillows and similar items are part of the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany?

The company holding the most market share in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany is Warema Renkhoff SE.

How competitive is the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Household Textile & Soft Furnishing Manufacturing industry in Germany.

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