The following charts indicate which of "the selected countries" are likely to supply the Germany 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)
Congo Basin very small relative to the total from the selected countries.
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All countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (import value)
Primarily China, particularly with Timber Sector.
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Trend in imports of wood-based products from the selected countries (2000-2010)
Declining logs (from Russia) and sawn wood (from Eastern Europe). Plywood from Indonesia decreasing but increasing from China. Increasing furniture and paper from China .
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Imports of logs from the selected countries
Predominantly Russia. Substantial also from Cameroon and Gabon.
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Imports of sawn wood from the selected countries
Primarily Russia. Large volumes from Ukraine and Belarus. Substantial volumes from Malaysia, Ghana, Indonesia and Cameroon.
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Imports of veneer from the selected countries
Primarily from Ivory Coast.
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Imports of plywood from the selected countries
Primarily Brazil (coniferous), Russia and China. Substantial volume from Indonesia.
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Imports of other panels from the selected countries
Small volumes, primarily Russia.
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Imports of mouldings & joinery from the selected countries
Large quantities from Indonesia and China. Substantial volumes from several other countries.
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Imports of wooden furniture from the selected countries
Predominantly from China - requiring high levels of scrutiny. Substantial volumes from several other countries.
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Imports of other Timber Sector products from the selected countries
Predominantly, as large quantities, from China.
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Imports of wood chips & residues from the selected countries
Primarily Russia and East Europe.
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Imports of wood-based pulp from the selected countries
Predominantly from South America.
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Imports of paper from the selected countries
Primarily from Russia and (particularly in terms of import value) China.
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