The following charts indicate which of "the selected countries" are likely to supply Denmark 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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Index

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)
China and Russia account for most of the total from the selected countries.
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All countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (import value)
China accounts for a substantial proportion of the total in terms of import value
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Trend in imports of wood-based products from the selected countries (2000-2010)
Imports from China tending to increase, particularly as mouldings & joinery, wooden furniture and paper. China now the dominant supplier of mouldings & joinery and wooden furniture. Subtantial quantities from Malaysia and (declining) Indonesia. Negligible from direct tropical Africa.
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Imports of logs from the selected countries
Very small quantities.
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Imports of sawn wood from the selected countries
Small volumes but substantial import values, particularly from Brazil (non-coniferous) and Ecuador.
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Imports of veneer from the selected countries
Very small volumes.
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Imports of plywood from the selected countries
Primarily from Russia, Chile and Brazil (coniferous).
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Imports of other panels from the selected countries
Very small quantities.
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Imports of mouldings & joinery from the selected countries
Primarily from China. Substantial quantities from other tropical countries.
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Imports of wooden furniture from the selected countries
Predominantly (and with large import value) from China.
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Imports of other Timber Sector products from the selected countries
Primarily from China.
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Imports of wood chips & residues from the selected countries
Substantial weight, particularly from Russia.
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Imports of wood-based pulp from the selected countries
lnsignificant quantities.
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Imports of paper from the selected countries
Small quantities, primarily from China and (in terms of weight) Russia.
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