| 1986 Shenzhen Furniture Trade Association (SZFA) is established | |
| 1996 The 1st SIFE Shenzhen International Furniture Exhibition is held successfully in Shenzhen | |
| 1999 The 6th SIFE changes venues to the 42,000m2 China Hi-tech Fair Exhibition Centre | |
| 2001 SZFA ranked on the list of Top Hundred Corporations of Industry & Commerce of the year | |
| 2001 SZFA ranked on the list of Top Hundred Corporations of Industry & Commerce of the year | |
| 2000 www.szfa.com is established serving as the platform of furniture e-business in China | |
| 2002 Shenzhen Furniture Design Institute (SZFDI) is established. 1st in China | |
| 2003 First publication of SHENZHEN FURNITURE is issued and today representing the most popular furniture monthly magazine in China | |
| 2004 Regulations on Patent Protection at Furniture Exhibitions take effect at The 15th SIFE | |
| 2004 SMQ Furniture Testing Center is opened and begins pushing higher quality inspection standards | |
| 2004 New office buildings of SZFA and SZFDI are open on the 18th of August | |
| 2004 The 15th SIFE finds its new home at the new 160,000m2 Shenzhen International Convention & Exhibition Center in August | |
| 2005 1st Furniture Industry Innovation Forum in China is held and organized by SZFA | |
| 2005 Shenzhen Furniture Industrial Park is officially operating | |
| 2006 SZFA expands its furniture fairs into Shenyang, Xi’an, Ha’erbin and Jinan | |
| 2005 China Furniture Industrial Standards Group is established by SZFA | |
| 2007 Large blocks of foreign exhibitors participate at the 20th SIFE marking the first large movement of foreign brands to enter the China furniture market |