VCONST13610 | Building materials - Note 22 and Note 23: furniture: general
From HM Revenue & Customs · VAT Construction
Note 22 holds that the following are excluded from the meaning of ‘building materials’:
finished or prefabricated furniture, other than furniture designed to be fitted in kitchens
materials for the construction of fitted furniture, other than kitchen furniture.
In other words, the exclusion covers:
ready-made furniture
furniture supplied as assembly kits
raw materials that are made into furniture.
In all cases the exclusion does not apply to kitchen furniture (VCONST13680).