Imports
€671.4M
898.6M kg
Exports
€248.2M
117.4M kg
Balance
€-423.1M
Deficit
Price/kg
€0.7471/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €423.1M for Other, with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder (Alnus spp.), ash (Fraxinus spp.), beech (Fagus spp.), birch (Betula spp.), cherry (Prunus spp.) chestnut (Castanea spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.), hickory (Carya spp.), horse chestnut (Aesculus spp.), lime (Tilia spp.), maple (Acer spp.) oak (Quercus spp.), plane tree (Platanus spp.), poplar and aspen (Populus spp.) robinia (Robinia spp.) tulipwood (Liriodendron spp.) or walnut (Juglans spp.), With no outer ply of birch, but with at least one outer ply of poplar or aspen (Populus spp.) (NC8 44123320), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €671.4M versus €248.2M in exports. The average import cost stood at €0.7471/kg.
In 2025, imports were falling sharply (-72.2%) and exports declining (-5.2%) compared to the previous year.
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €637.3M | 94.9% |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €14.9M | 2.2% |
| 3 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €5.7M | 0.8% |
| 4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €4.2M | 0.6% |
| 5 | 🇽🇸 XS | €3.9M | 0.6% |
| 6 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | €1.0M | 0.2% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €92.1M | 37.1% |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €57.1M | 23.0% |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €20.3M | 8.2% |
| 4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €20.3M | 8.2% |
| 5 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | €8.7M | 3.5% |
| 6 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €2.6M | 1.0% |
€0
4.7M M3€0
1.6M M3€0
€141.37/M3
(€0.7471/kg)€153.31/M3
(€2.11/kg)9,136
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €637.3M | 874.3Mt | €0.7289/kg | 95.5% | |
| 2 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €14.9M | 11.2Mt | €1.34/kg | 2.2% | |
| 3 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €5.7M | 5.5Mt | €1.04/kg | 0.8% | |
| 4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €4.2M | 831Kt | €5.06/kg | 0.6% | |
| 5 | 🇽🇸 XS | €3.9M | 3.0Mt | €1.31/kg | 0.6% | |
| 6 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | €1.0M | 1.1Mt | €0.9508/kg | 0.2% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | €92.1M | 52.3Mt | €1.76/kg | 45.8% | |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €57.1M | 18.4Mt | €3.11/kg | 28.4% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €20.3M | 8.0Mt | €2.54/kg | 10.1% | |
| 4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | €20.3M | 8.0Mt | €2.54/kg | 10.1% | |
| 5 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | €8.7M | 6.5Mt | €1.34/kg | 4.3% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇦 Canada | €2.6M | 1.1Mt | €2.28/kg | 1.3% |