Lines of Credit	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 10 - Lines of Credit On September 19, 2017, Diamond Bar extended the line of credit up to a maximum of $8,000,000 to mature on June 1, 2019. The annual interest rate was 5.50% as of June 30, 2019. The line of credit was secured by all of the assets of Diamond Bar and is guaranteed by Nova LifeStyle. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, Diamond Bar had $0 and $6,248,162 outstanding on the line of credit, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $35,444 and $169,675, respectively. The Company paid off the lines of credit during the year ended December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the Company does not have any lines of credit. The Diamond Bar loan had the following covenants: (i) maintain a minimum tangible net worth of not less than $20 million; (ii) maintain a ratio of debt to tangible net worth not in excess of 2.5 to 1.0; (iii) the pre-tax income must be not less than 1% of total revenue quarterly; and (iv) maintain a current ratio in excess of 1.25 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2018, Diamond Bar was in compliance with the stated covenants.

Lines of Credit

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Note 10 - Lines of Credit

On September 19, 2017, Diamond Bar extended the line of credit up to a maximum of $8,000,000 to mature on June 1, 2019. The annual interest rate was 5.50% as of June 30, 2019. The line of credit was secured by all of the assets of Diamond Bar and is guaranteed by Nova LifeStyle. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, Diamond Bar had $0 and $6,248,162 outstanding on the line of credit, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $35,444 and $169,675, respectively. The Company paid off the lines of credit during the year ended December 31, 2019.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company does not have any lines of credit.

The Diamond Bar loan had the following covenants: (i) maintain a minimum tangible net worth of not less than $20 million; (ii) maintain a ratio of debt to tangible net worth not in excess of 2.5 to 1.0; (iii) the pre-tax income must be not less than 1% of total revenue quarterly; and (iv) maintain a current ratio in excess of 1.25 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2018, Diamond Bar was in compliance with the stated covenants.