{"id":96759,"date":"2025-09-03T08:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/chinas-construction-slump-hits-softwood-lumber-imports-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T08:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:03:09","slug":"chinas-construction-slump-hits-softwood-lumber-imports-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/chinas-construction-slump-hits-softwood-lumber-imports-2\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s construction slump hits softwood lumber imports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to data from China Customs in the first half of 2025 lumber imports totalled 12.15 million cubic metres valued at US$3.117 billion, down 13% in both volume and value. The average CIF price for lumber imports fell to US$256 per cubic metre over the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Of total lumber imports, softwood lumber imports fell 17% to 7.39 million cubic metres and accounted for 61% of the national total, down 3 percentage points over the same period of 2024. The average CIF prices for softwood lumber imports dropped 0.9% year on year to US$203 per cubic metre over the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Hardwood lumber imports declined 6% to 4.77 million cubic metres in the first half of 2025. The average CIF price for hardwood lumber imports dropped 3% to US$339 per cubic metre over the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Of total sawn hardwood imports, tropical lumber imports were 3.42 million cubic metres valued at US$951 million, down 7% in volume and 12% in value and accounted for about 28% of the national total. The average CIF prices for tropical lumber fell 5% to US$278 per cubic metre over the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lumber imports, first half 2025 (Volume)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 121px;\" width=\"813\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>% change (mil. cu.m)<\/td>\n<td>YoY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Total lumber imports<\/td>\n<td>12.15<\/td>\n<td>-13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Softwood lumber<\/td>\n<td>7.39<\/td>\n<td>-17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All hardwood lumber<\/td>\n<td>4.77<\/td>\n<td>-6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>of which tropical<\/td>\n<td>3.42<\/td>\n<td>-7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Data source: China Customs<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lumber imports, first half 2025 (Value)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 155px;\" width=\"810\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>US$ bil.<\/td>\n<td>% Change YoY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Total lumber imports<\/td>\n<td>3.117<\/td>\n<td>-13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Softwood lumber<\/td>\n<td>1.501<\/td>\n<td>-17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All hardwood lumber<\/td>\n<td>1.615<\/td>\n<td>-9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>of which tropical<\/td>\n<td>0.951<\/td>\n<td>-12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Data source: China Customs<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Average lumber prices, first half 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 148px;\" width=\"810\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>CIF prices First half 2025<\/td>\n<td>% Change YoY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Total lumber imports<\/td>\n<td>256<\/td>\n<td>-0.20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Softwood lumber<\/td>\n<td>203<\/td>\n<td>-0.90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All hardwood lumber<\/td>\n<td>339<\/td>\n<td>-3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>of which tropical<\/td>\n<td>278<\/td>\n<td>-5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Data source: China Customs<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The decline in China\u2019s lumber imports was attributed mainly to the slump in activity in the real estate and construction sectors. A seasonal slowdown caused by the rain season in many provinces of China also slowed overall demand for timber. China\u2019s lumber imports from most of top suppliers, especially from the largest supplying country, Russia, fell in the first half of 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rise in lumber imports from the Philippines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>China Customs has reported that in the first half of 2025 China\u2019s lumber imports from the Philippines, alone among the top suppliers, rose 21% over the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Russia still was the largest supplier of lumber imports in the first half of 2025 but the proportion of China\u2019s lumber imports from Russia declined to 47% in the first half of 2025 from 65% in the first half of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand was the second largest supplier of China\u2019s lumber imports in the first half of 2025 accounting for 18% of the national lumber imports total.<\/p>\n<p>However, China\u2019s lumber imports both from Russia and Thailand fell 8% and 11% to 5.746 million cubic metres and 2.216 million cubic metres respectively and it was this downturn that impacted the overall decline in the lumber imports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main countries shipping lumber to China, first half 2025 (Volume)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 328px;\" width=\"824\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Supplier<\/td>\n<td>000s cu.m<\/td>\n<td>YoY % change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>12,155<\/td>\n<td>-13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>5,746<\/td>\n<td>-8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thailand<\/td>\n<td>2,216<\/td>\n<td>-11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>557<\/td>\n<td>-21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belarus<\/td>\n<td>538<\/td>\n<td>-13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>502<\/td>\n<td>-16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Philippines<\/td>\n<td>375<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gabon<\/td>\n<td>280<\/td>\n<td>-31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>224<\/td>\n<td>-23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finlanda<\/td>\n<td>183<\/td>\n<td>-51%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Data source: China Customs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main countries shipping lumber to China, first half 2025 (Value)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 333px;\" width=\"813\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Supplier<\/td>\n<td>US$ mil.<\/td>\n<td>YoY % change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>3,117<\/td>\n<td>-13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>1,212<\/td>\n<td>-10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thailand<\/td>\n<td>571<\/td>\n<td>-10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>126<\/td>\n<td>-11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belarus<\/td>\n<td>101<\/td>\n<td>-14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>337<\/td>\n<td>-7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Philippines<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gabon<\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<td>-34%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>-20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finlanda<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>-49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Data source: China Customs<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rise in softwood lumber imports from New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the first half of 2025 China\u2019s softwood lumber imports from New Zealand, alone among the top suppliers, rose 41% over the same period of 2024. China\u2019s softwood lumber imports from almost all of top suppliers declined year on year in the first half of 2025. (see below)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main countries shipping softwood lumber to China, first half 2025 (Volume)&lt;\/strong<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 360px;\" width=\"824\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Supplier<\/td>\n<td>000s cu.m<\/td>\n<td>YoY % change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>7,389<\/td>\n<td>-17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>5,174<\/td>\n<td>-10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belarus<\/td>\n<td>538<\/td>\n<td>-13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>511<\/td>\n<td>-25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>224<\/td>\n<td>-23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finlanda<\/td>\n<td>183<\/td>\n<td>-51%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brazilia<\/td>\n<td>125<\/td>\n<td>-1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Zealand<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>41%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chile<\/td>\n<td>105<\/td>\n<td>-29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Germania<\/td>\n<td>85<\/td>\n<td>-73%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>75<\/td>\n<td>-32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Data source: China Customs<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardwood lumber imports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main shippers of hardwood lumber to China, first half of 2025 (Volume)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 272px;\" width=\"814\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Supplier<\/td>\n<td>000s cu.m<\/td>\n<td>YoY % change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>4,766<\/td>\n<td>-6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thailand<\/td>\n<td>2,216<\/td>\n<td>-11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>572<\/td>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>426<\/td>\n<td>-12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Philippines<\/td>\n<td>375<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gabon<\/td>\n<td>280<\/td>\n<td>-31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vietnam<\/td>\n<td>119<\/td>\n<td>63%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Myanmar<\/td>\n<td>94<\/td>\n<td>-36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PNG<\/td>\n<td>84<\/td>\n<td>344%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romania<\/td>\n<td>77<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Data source: China Customs<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main shippers of hardwood lumber to China, first half 2025 (Value)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 292px;\" width=\"818\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Supplier<\/td>\n<td>US$ mil.<\/td>\n<td>YoY % change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>1,615<\/td>\n<td>-9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thailand<\/td>\n<td>571<\/td>\n<td>-10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>150<\/td>\n<td>9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>326<\/td>\n<td>-5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Philippines<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gabon<\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<td>-34%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vietnam<\/td>\n<td>58<\/td>\n<td>76%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Myanmar<\/td>\n<td>54<\/td>\n<td>-46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PNG<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>396%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romania<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Data source: China Customs<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to data from China Customs in the first half of 2025 lumber imports totalled 12.15 million cubic metres valued at US$3.117 billion, down 13% in both volume and value. 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