The following charts indicate which of "the selected countries" are likely to supply the France 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)
China, Congo Basin, Brazil and Russia are the leading selected countries in the Timber Sector.
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All countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (import value)
China almost as large as the largest EU supplier and much larger than anywhere outside the EU. Consequently, prospective Monitoring Organisations should not be deemed eligible unless they demonstrate a thorough understanding of legality in chains of supply to and from China.
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Trend in imports of wood-based products from the selected countries (2000-2010)
Logs declining steeply from Congo Basin, Sawn wood decreasing from Brazil and Russia. Veneer increasing from Congo Basin (Gabon). Plywood, mouldings & joinery, furniture and paper from China rising. Plywood and paper from Indonesia falling.
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Imports of logs from the selected countries
Predominantly from Congo Basin.
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Imports of sawn wood from the selected countries
Dominated by Russia. Subtantial volumes from several tropical countries.
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Imports of veneer from the selected countries
Primarily Gabon .
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Imports of plywood from the selected countries
Dominated by China. Subtantial volumes from several other countries.
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Imports of other panels from the selected countries
Small quantities, mainly from China.
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Imports of mouldings & joinery from the selected countries
Pimarily from Brazil and China. Substanial quantities from Indonesia and Malaysia.
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Imports of wooden furniture from the selected countries
Predominantly from China - requiring particularly high levels of scrutiny. Substantial weight from Brazil and South East Asia and India.
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Imports of other Timber Sector products from the selected countries
Predominantly China. Substantial quantities from several other countries.
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Imports of wood chips & residues from the selected countries
Very small quantities.
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Imports of wood-based pulp from the selected countries
Predominantly from Brazil and Chile. Substantial weight from Indonesia.
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Imports of paper from the selected countries
Primarily from China and Brazil. Substantial weight from Indonesia and other countries. Supplies from China, Japan and South Korea might derive partly from Indonesian pulp - and therefore warrant particular scrutiny.
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