EU External Trade - Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like, Non-coniferous

Extra-EU sourcing of Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like, Non-coniferous is well diversified across 6 suppliers. The top five (🇽🇸 XS, 🇨🇳 China, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom) account for 79.0% of the total. 🇽🇸 XS leads with 21.4% (€13.6M). An HHI of 1381 confirms a Competitive market.

European exports of Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like, Non-coniferous are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇭 Switzerland accounts for 53.1% (€16.5M), ahead of 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (14.4%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwood and the like, Non-coniferous are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇫🇷 France. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 30.0% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were falling sharply (-28.7%) and exports stable (2.3%) compared to the previous year.