The following charts indicate which of "the selected countries" are likely to supply the Netherlands 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)
Primarily Paper Sector products. China and Russia the leading suppliers in Timber Sector. Subtamntial quantities from Congo Basin, Indonesia and Malaysia,
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All countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (import value)
Primarily China in Timber Sector.
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Trend in imports of wood-based products from the selected countries (2000-2010)
Primarily pulp from Brazil (rapidly increasing). China increasing, Decline in sawnwood from Malaysia and Russia. Indonesia and Congo Basin steady.
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Imports of logs from the selected countries
Very small volumes.
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Imports of sawn wood from the selected countries
Dominated by Russia. Large volumes (much FSC-certified) from Malaysia, Cameroon, tropical Brazil and East Europe.
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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
Large volumes from China and elsewhere..
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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
Large quantities from Indonsia, China, Malaysia and Brazil.
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Imports of wooden furniture from the selected countries
Dominated by China. Substantial from indonesia and Vietnam.
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Imports of other Timber Sector products from the selected countries
Mainly China.
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Imports of wood chips & residues from the selected countries
Predominantly Russia .
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Imports of wood-based pulp from the selected countries
Primarily Brazil.
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Imports of paper from the selected countries
"Unspecified" might not include any of the selected countries. Otherwise primarily from China (especially in terms of import value), Russia and Brazil.Supplies from China and Japan might derive partly from Indonesian pulp - and therefore warrant particular scrutiny.
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