What Jeffrey Epstein Bought From Foshan for his home furniture

(Publish and fact check on Feb 12th 2026)

TL;DR

In the previous article, we explained why Foshan is one of the world’s densest building-material and furniture supply ecosystems. In the DOJ’s Epstein file release, procurement records and email threads labeled under multiple EFTA document IDs appear to show purchases of building/home-related items. Especially outdoor and indoor furniture, tied to Foshan-area vendors and Alibaba sourcing.

A keyword search across the same document set returned 126 results for “Foshan” and 71 results for “Guangzhou.”

Keyword search results (Feb 12, 2026)

This article focuses on the “what”: what was purchased, from which vendors, roughly how much, and what the timelines looked like.

What was bought from Foshan (a quick view)

1) Momoda Furnishing Co., Ltd

Source: Proforma Invoice CK20180118 [L1]

Product	Description	Qty	Price (USD)
Dining Set (DH9667)	Chair (60×63×82 cm) + Table (150×150×73 cm)	3 sets	575 / set
Right Arm Sofa Set (CK801)	Right arm sofa + coffee table (80×80) + 2 side tables (50×50)	2 sets	2,903 / set
Left Arm Sofa Set (CK801)	Left arm sofa + coffee table + 2 side tables	2 sets	2,903 / set
Three Seat Sofa Set (CK801)	2× three-seat sofas (121×341×62 cm) + coffee table + 2 side tables	1 set	4,084 / set
Shipping	Ocean freight (China → Miami), 1 container	1	2,985
Total	CNF Miami		20,406

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2) Heshan Ruihui Furniture Co., Ltd [L4]

Product	Specs	Qty	Price (USD)
1-seat sofa	AM08 common rattan + A14814 fabric; ~95×83×67 cm	40 pcs	see total
3-seat sofa	AM08 common rattan + A14814 fabric	20 pcs	see total
Square ottoman	AM08 common rattan + A14814 fabric; ~72×72×33 cm	40 pcs	see total
Dining set	White color frame (aluminum), table + chairs	8 sets	see total
Shipping	Port changed to Shenzhen (originally Guangzhou)	1 container	included
Total paid	Deposit + balance + shipping		~20,150

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Other Furniture Vendors Sources: Shipping Updates & Emails

Company Name	Product Name	Description	Quantity	Price (USD)
Lounge Chair	Lounge Chair	Likely "Sun chaise lounges" (referenced in initial inquiries).	8	$1,032
Artefacto	Lounge Chairs	Rigel Lounge Chairs	6	Not Listed
Artefacto	Stools	Ashley Outdoor Stools	6	Not Listed
Restoration Hardware	Cottage Furniture	Armchairs and cushions for LSJ Staff Cottage.	--	Not Listed
Duc Duc	Bed Frames	Bed frames for LSJ Cabanas.	4	Not Listed
Bloomingdale's	Rugs	Jaipur Rugs for Cabanas 1, 2, 3, 4.	--	Not Listed
Tanfly	Outdoor Sofa Set	Outdoor wicker sofa garden furniture set (Quoted in inquiry).	5 Sets	$700.00 / set (Quote)

How long did it take from quote to delivery?

Typical: ~5–6 months.
And that’s not because people enjoy emailing back and forth. It’s because procurement has real constraints: production slots, holiday shutdowns, shipping schedules, customs filings, and last-mile delivery realities.

Below are three vendor timelines：

Timeline 1: Momoda Furnishing Co., Ltd (Jan 18, 2018 → May 2018)

• Jan 18, 2018: Initial proforma invoice (CK20180118) is issued. [L1]
  
• Jan 19: Buyer requests adding sets to better use container capacity; invoice revised.
  
• Jan 19: Order approved; 50% deposit wired.
  
• Jan 23: Vendor confirms receipt of payment.
  
• Feb: Production pauses due to Chinese New Year.
  
• Mar 5: Vendor confirms production; estimates ready around Mar 20.
  
• Mar 16: Vendor confirms items ready; shipping cost included; invoice updated.
  
• Mar 19: Balance wired; bank record confirms transfer to “Foshan Gaoming.” [L3]
  
• Mar 20–26: Booking issues; missed vessel closing date; re-booked with Maersk. [L2]
  
• Mar 28–29: Vendor shares Shipping Order (SO) and discusses ISF 10 filing requirement. [L2]
  
• Apr 7: Estimated departure (ETD).
  
• May 16: Estimated arrival (ETA) Miami.

Timeline 2: Heshan Ruihui Furniture Co., Ltd (Jan 8, 2018 → Jun 2018)

• Jan 8: Buyer asks for dimensions; requests quote for “white color frame dining set.”
  
• Jan 9: Vendor suggests ordering enough to fill a 40GP container; buyer agrees.
  
• Jan 12: Deposit is sent ($4,850).
  
• Jan 16–19: Material selection is confirmed (AM08 rattan + A14814 fabric); buyer requests ottomans instead of coffee tables. [L4]
  
• Feb 8: Vendor re-confirms ottoman details before final production.
  
• Apr 15: Vendor requests balance + shipping ($15,300).
  
• Apr 16: Wire transfer confirmed. [L5]
  
• Apr 23: Container loaded; port changed from Guangzhou → Shenzhen (“Guangzhou port is too slow” in the thread). ISF 10 info shared. [L4]
  
• Jun 25: Arrival at site (LSJ).
  
• Jun 27: Claim filed for 5 damaged pieces found upon arrival. [L6]
  

Timeline 3: Foshan King Patio Furniture Co., Ltd (Mar 6, 2018 → Aug 2018)

• Mar 6: Quotation sent for lounge chairs and dining sets. [L9]
  
• Mar 20: Deposit confirmed; vendor corrects a price typo (8 lounge chairs: corrected to 1,032 total). Updated invoice attached. [L7]
  
• May 14: Status check; vendor says order is “already on the production line.”
  
• Jul 15: Order ships from China.
  
• Aug 1: Shipping updates show estimated arrival Miami Aug 22.
  
• Aug 8: Dining table + chaises received on site; initial vendor confusion corrected internally (“not Artefacto; these were Foshan King Patio items”). [L8]

The real lesson: high-end sourcing is constraint management

Reading these threads, one thing becomes obvious: procurement isn’t “shopping.” It’s a sequence of controlled steps:

• requirements → selection → quotation
  
• materials + dimensions confirmation
  
• production scheduling (plus holidays)
  
• packaging and container planning
  
• booking, port choice, and customs filings
  
• arrival inspection and claims handling
  

Email is not the enemy here. Email is the record of everything that has to be coordinated so your “nice tile idea” becomes “installed, on time, not damaged.”

So yes—this raises the obvious question:

Can’t someone just take over the whole process for you?

Team Felix is based in Foshan and built for one job: turning overseas projects into deliverable plans.

We help you get the work done end to end, including:

• design coordination
  
• sourcing + quotation
  
• project management and timeline control
  
• production follow-up + QC
  
• shipment + customs support
  
• and (when needed) installation coordination
  

Anytime you have questions, shoot us an email or book a call. We’ll clarify specs, confirm timelines, and keep you updated on current status. So you don’t end up managing a 5–6 month supply chain through late-night message threads.

Personal feedback (why I wrote this)

Before writing this article, I honestly felt lost: why does a billionaire-level project still involve this much manual coordination?

Now I get it. “Unlimited budget” doesn’t remove the constraints. It just lets you pay for better outcomes. Of course if and only if the process is managed properly.

Today, many of our customers send us a floor plan and a style direction. We can quickly produce concept options (including fast AI-assisted renders for early direction), then lock in a realistic render, finalize the BOM (bill of materials), and produce a clear quotation. After that, it’s execution: production, QC, shipping, delivery, and warranty! Tracking against a timeline that doesn’t depend on guesswork.

When the inputs are structured and the workflow is owned, it’s much harder for things to go wrong.

Conclusion

The procurement trails in these documents show something simple: even large-budget projects can end up in long sourcing workflows when customization, shipping, and QC are involved.

If you want Foshan’s supplier density without doing procurement the hard way, Team Felix can run it end to end: from design alignment to sourcing, QC, and global delivery.

Not convinced yet? Book a video call and we’ll give you a live virtual tour of our showroom. One of our Team Felix members will walk you through it in real time.

Side note: If you spot a few template leftovers on our website, don’t worry. We didn’t forget, we triaged. Our team has been busy helping operations get containers out before the Spring Festival deadline. The website cleanup is in progress.

Reference mapping

(All references are based on the document IDs you listed; insert [L#] markers in the paragraphs above where appropriate.)

Momoda Furnishing Co., Ltd

• [L1] EFTA00521090 — Final Proforma Invoice (CK20180118)
  
• [L2] EFTA00540362 — Shipping correspondence (booking issues, Maersk, ISF 10)
  
• [L3] EFTA01287453 — Deutsche Bank statement confirming wire to “Foshan Gaoming”
  

Heshan Ruihui Furniture Co., Ltd

• [L4] EFTA00541479 — Material confirmation + container loading + port change Guangzhou → Shenzhen
  
• [L5] EFTA02306604 — Wire transfer confirmation for balance ($15,300)
  
• [L6] EFTA00545029 — Shipping log confirming arrival and damage claim
  

Foshan King Patio Furniture Co., Ltd

• [L7] EFTA00542795 — Price correction + production line confirmation
  
• [L8] EFTA00546614 — Internal email clarifying vendor identity upon receipt
  
• [L9] EFTA00564050 — Initial quotation email