China’s imports of U.S. wood fell by over 90% year-on-year in June, with log shipments virtually collapsing, as phytosanitary restrictions and renewed bilateral trade tensions reshape global timber flows. According to customs data, wood imports from the U.S. dropped to just 32,700 cubic metres in June, down 90.3% from a year earlier. Imports of unprocessed logs came to only 46 cubic metres – effectively zero – after Chinese authorities suspended log shipments from the U.S. in March arguing the detection of quarantine pests. For the first half of 2025, China’s total ...