According to China Customs in the first nine months of 2022 China\u2019s log imports fell 32% to 33 million cubic meters valued at US$6.732 billion, down 22% in value over the same period in 2021. The volume of China\u2019s log imports from most of countries declined in the first nine months of 2022, especially from the EU.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s log imports from the largest supplier, New Zealand, were 12.84 million cubic meters valued at US$2.02 billion, down 16% in volume and 19% in value in the first nine months of 2022. In the first nine months of 2022 China\u2019s log imports from the EU totaled 8.21 million cubic meters valued at US$1.67 billion, down 41% in volume and 28% in value.<\/p>\n
The volume of China\u2019s log imports from the top 3 EU countries, Germany, France and the Czech Rep. fell 52%, 4% and 42% to 4.51 million cubic meters, 1.05 million cubic meters and 0.7 million cubic meters respectively. However, China\u2019s log imports from Latvia, Denmark, Sweden and Netherlands rose<\/p>\n
Rise in sawnwood imports from EU<\/strong><\/p>\n In the first nine months of 2022 China\u2019s sawnwood imports totaled 19.85 million cubic meters valued at US$5.79 billion, down 9% and 0.04% in value over the same period of 2021.<\/p>\n China\u2019s sawnwood imports from the largest supplier, Russia, came to 9.86 million cubic meters valued at US$2.31 billion, down 9% in volume but up 1% in value.<\/p>\n In the first nine months of 2022 China\u2019s sawnwood imports from the EU totaled 1.983 million cubic meters valued at US$642 million, up 1% in volume and 5% in value. The volume of China\u2019s sawnwood imports from the top 3 EU member states, Finland, Germany and Sweden grew 4%, 3% and 21% to 564,000 cubic meters, 446,000 cubic meters and 361,000 cubic meters respectively. In addition, China\u2019s sawnwood imports from Austria and Croatia rose 80% and 21% respectively.<\/p>\n However, China\u2019s imports of sawnwood from Romania fell 16% to 209,000 cubic meters.<\/p>\n Growth in plywood imports from Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n According to China Customs in the first nine months of 2022 China\u2019s plywood imports totaled 149,000 cubic meters valued at US$144 million, up 19% in volume and 27% in value. Plywood imports from Russia grew 45% to 83,000 cubic meters over the same period of 2021.<\/p>\n An increasing trend is shown in the China\u2019s plywood imports from Russia from 2014 to 2019 but declined 6% in 2020 and 7% in 2021.<\/p>\n Surge in plywood imports from EU<\/strong><\/p>\n In the first nine months of 2022 China\u2019s plywood imports from EU surged 82% to 31,000 cubic meters valued at US$53 million, up 49% over the same period of 2021. Plywood imports from the top two EU countries, Italy and Finland surged more than 300% and 160% respectively. In addition, China\u2019s plywood imports from Germany, Latvia and Estonia rose more than 80%, 100% and 270% respectively.<\/p>\n Decline in plywood exports to EU<\/strong><\/p>\n In the first nine months of 2022 China\u2019s plywood exports to EU totaled 1.45 million cubic meters valued at US$996 million, down 4% in volume but up 17% in value over the same period of 2021. Plywood exports to the top two EU member states, UK and Belgium, fell 14% and 3% to 540,000 cubic meters and 325,000 cubic meters respectively.<\/p>\n In the first nine months of 2022 China\u2019s plywood exports totaled 8.09 million cubic meters valued at US$4.367 billion, down 8% in volume but up 7% in value over the same period of 2021.<\/p>\n China\u2019s plywood exports to the largest importer, the Philippines, fell 14% to 743,000 cubic meters valued at US$309 million cubic meters, down 6% over the same period of 2021.<\/p>\n Decline in wooden furniture exports to EU<\/strong><\/p>\n In the first nine months of 2022 the value of China\u2019s wooden furniture exports to the EU amounted to US$3.153 billion, down 19% over the same period of 2021. Wooden furniture exports to the largest consumer the UK fell 23% to US$974 million which pushed down overall export values.<\/p>\n In addition, China\u2019s wooden furniture exports to the EU member states, Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Poland, Italy and Denmark declined 19%, 8%, 19%, 3%, 37%, 25%, 26% and 27% over the same period of 2021 respectively.<\/p>\n In the first nine months of 2022 the total value of China\u2019s wooden furniture exports rose 6% to US$19.61 billion from the same period of 2021 but China\u2019s wood furniture exports to the largest consumer, the US, fell 7% to US$5.49 billion.<\/p>\n Decline in wooden furniture imports from the EU<\/strong><\/p>\n In the first nine months of 2022, the value of China\u2019s wooden furniture imports from the EU came to US$548 million, down 6% over the same period of 2021. Wooden furniture imports from the largest suppliers Italy, fell 4% to US$325 million.<\/p>\n In addition, China\u2019s wooden furniture imports from the top EU countries, Germany, Poland and Lithuania amounted to US$89 million, US$38 million, and US$11 million, down 19%, 2% and 59% respectively over the same period of 2021. However, China\u2019s wood furniture imports from France and Denmark rose 10% and 52% to US$17 million and US$10 million respectively.<\/p>\n In the first nine months of 2022, the total value of China\u2019s wooden furniture imports fell 7% to US$694 million from the same period of 2021. China\u2019s wood furniture imports from Southeast Asian countries, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia also fell 17%, 30% and 19% respectively but from Indonesia imports rose 10%.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to China Customs in the first nine months of 2022 China\u2019s log imports fell 32% to 33 million cubic meters valued at US$6.732 billion, down 22% in value over the same period in 2021. The volume of China\u2019s log … Continue reading