The following charts indicate which of "the selected countries" are likely to supply Greece 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, Eastern Europe, Indonesia, Russia and Turkey account for most of the total supplied from the selected countries.
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All countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (import value)
China particularly prominent.
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Trend in imports of wood-based products from the selected countries (2000-2010)
Imports of Timber Sector products tending to decline, particularly sawn wood. Imports of plywood, wooden furnitutre and paper from China have become significant since about 2004.
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Imports of logs from the selected countries
Small volumes supplied from Ukraine, Cameroon and Gabon.
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Imports of sawn wood from the selected countries
Primarily from Russia and, in terms of import value, Ivory Coast. Small volumes from other tropical countries and Eastern Europe.
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Imports of veneer from the selected countries
Small volumes, primarily from Gabon.
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Imports of plywood from the selected countries
Small volumes. Primarily form China and Russia.
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Imports of other panels from the selected countries
Small quantities, mainly from Turkey and China.
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Imports of mouldings & joinery from the selected countries
Small quantities from several countries, particularly China (also Brazil, Indonesia and Malaysia).
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Imports of wooden furniture from the selected countries
Primarily from China and Turkey. In terms of import value, subtantial quantities from Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
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Imports of other Timber Sector products from the selected countries
Small quantities from China and Eastern Europe. Predominantly from China in terms of import value.
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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
Small weights, primarily from Brazil (also from Indonesia).
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Imports of paper from the selected countries
Primarily from China, Indonesia, Russia and Turkey. Small weights from several other countries.
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