EU External Trade - With at least one outer ply of tropical wood, Of acajou d'Afrique, dark red meranti, light red meranti, limba, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), obeche, okoumé, palissandre de Para, palissandre de Rio, palissandre de Rose, sapelli, sipo, virola or white lauan

Extra-EU sourcing of With at least one outer ply of tropical wood, Of acajou d'Afrique, dark red meranti, light red meranti, limba, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), obeche, okoumé, palissandre de Para, palissandre de Rio, palissandre de Rose, sapelli, sipo, virola or white lauan is highly concentrated. 🇬🇦 Gabon captures 61.8% of imports (€213.9M), followed by 🇲🇦 Morocco (20.2%). With an HHI of 4360, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports With at least one outer ply of tropical wood, Of acajou d'Afrique, dark red meranti, light red meranti, limba, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), obeche, okoumé, palissandre de Para, palissandre de Rio, palissandre de Rose, sapelli, sipo, virola or white lauan to 5 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (19.7%, €14.2M), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇸 United States.

Within the EU, the leading importers of With at least one outer ply of tropical wood, Of acajou d'Afrique, dark red meranti, light red meranti, limba, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), obeche, okoumé, palissandre de Para, palissandre de Rio, palissandre de Rose, sapelli, sipo, virola or white lauan are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇧🇪 Belgium. 🇮🇹 Italy accounts for 36.8% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were declining (-5.5%) while exports were rising (6.1%), signalling a structural market shift.