Despite a downturn in the last six months of 2019, EU imports of tropical wood products last year were greater than in 2018.  In 2019, the EU28 imported 2.13 million tonnes of tropical wood products (including all those in HS Chapter 44 except fuelwood, wood waste and chips) with a total value of €2.32 billion, respectively 1.5% and 3.2% greater than the previous year. This was the second consecutive year of import growth after a dip in 2017.  The marginal growth in imports in 2019 was driven mainly by a recovery in ...