What furnished units actually cost per door.
Most furniture quotes you'll receive are one number with nothing behind it. That number exists to survive a five-minute conversation, not an audit. Here is what a DAF costed plan looks like instead — the same format we return inside one business day on any real unit mix.
The worked example
Take one unit type in a mid-rise rental building and a single line item from its spec — a club chair with ottoman, sourced through DAF Global Connect:
| Supplier price | $650.00 |
| Freight (ocean + drayage, share of container) | $180.00 |
| Duty (0–9.5% MFN on most wooden/upholstered pieces) | $60.00 |
| Inspection | $0.00 |
| Last-mile delivery to floor | $45.00 |
| Aggregate landed cost | $935.00 |
| DAF service fee — flat 20% of landed | $187.00 |
| Your cost, this line item | $1,122.00 CAD |
Every line is visible because every line is negotiable by you. If your team can beat our freight rate, the freight line changes and the fee moves with it — down. Install labour is billed at cost and carries no fee at all.
Why the Canadian stack matters in 2026
The tariff treatment of the same piece differs by destination, and it changes by order-in-council. For planning we use the Canada Customs Tariff headings for furniture (HS 9401–9404); the rate that applies to a specific piece is confirmed against the current tariff before any order, and it is written on the plan rather than assumed. GST paid on import is recoverable as an input tax credit for a registered importer.
On a multi-unit fit-out, a rate difference on every piece is real money — and it is one reason an itemized landed plan beats a single-number quote. It is also why we tell US-bound clients honestly: transshipping through Vancouver does not change US origin determination. We run the honest plan for whichever country the building stands in.
What a refresh cycle does to the math
Furnished units aren't a one-time capex line. On a hold-period asset the kit is replaced piece by piece as it wears rather than all at once — typical commercial upholstery life is five to seven years, and your plan records the supplier's stated term. Because the original plan already names suppliers and landed prices per line, a later exchange prices off the signed plan instead of a fresh negotiation. The per-door number stays defensible at refinancing.
Send a unit mix and a target handover window. You get the whole plan in this format — every line, every supplier named — as a target of five business days. The first costed plan through the brief is free; no meeting attached.
Start procurementRates referenced are the June 2026 reference card from the DAF procurement library; duty lines are confirmed against the current Customs Tariff before any order. This page is general information for planning, not customs advice on a specific shipment.