The following charts indicate which of "the selected countries" are likely to supply Belgium with the greatest quantity of each of the selected products. They implicitly suggest priorities for scrutiny by Competent Authorities and Monitoring Organisations.

Information about the trade in wood-based products of a number of those countries is available via the Home Page of this website

"The selected countries" comprise all countries other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the USA and all EU member states.

Timber sector products are defined in this and related documents as all products classified in the UN Harmonised System under the following headings: 4403 to 4421 inclusive, 940161, 940169, 94019030, 940330, 940340, 940350, 940360, and 94039030.

Paper sector products are defined in this and related documents as all products classified in the UN Harmonised System under the following headings: 44012, 44013, 4701 to 4705 inclusive, and 48.

The source on which statistics for the imports of EU member states is Eurostat. Estimates of roundwood equivalent ("RWE") volume have been derived from source data as indicated in http://www.globaltimber.org.uk/RWEvolume.htm

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Imports of Timber and Paper sector products
(2010, estimated roundwood equivalent ("RWE") volume)

Imports of Timber and Paper sector products (2010, import value)

Trend in imports of wood-based products from the selected countries (2000-2010)

Imports of specific wood-based products from selected countries (2010):

All countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (RWE volume)
Brazil, China, Indonesia and Russia account for an appreciable proportion of the total.
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All countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (import value)
China and Brazil account for half the total from the selected countries.
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Trend in imports of wood-based products from the selected countries (2000-2010)
Increases of pulp fom Brazil. Increases of most products from China - partly offsetting decreases from Indonesia. Imports of sawn wood from Malaysia have declined.

Imports of logs from the selected countries
Predominantly from the Congo Basin, primarily DR Congo.
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Imports of sawn wood from the selected countries
Volume primarily from Russia. Import value primarily from Russia and the tropics, especially Cameroon.
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Imports of veneer from the selected countries
Small volumes.
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Imports of plywood from the selected countries
Substantial quantities from Brazil (predominantly coniferous), China, and Indonesia.
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Imports of other panels from the selected countries
Predominantly from Brazil.
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Imports of mouldings & joinery from the selected countries
Primarily from China. Substantial quantities from tropical countries.
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Imports of wooden furniture from the selected countries
Primarily from China. Substantial in terms of import value from tropical countries.
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Imports of other Timber Sector products from the selected countries
Primarily from China, especially in terms of import value.
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Imports of wood chips & residues from the selected countries
Small quantities.
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Imports of wood-based pulp from the selected countries
Predominantly from Brazil.
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Imports of paper from the selected countries
Substantial volumes from Indonesia and China.
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