Tropical timber imports down in nearly all EU markets

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After rising strongly in 2016, imports of tropical timber products in Belgium declined 12% to 106,000 MT in the first quarter of 2017. Imports of tropical timber products into France, Germany and Italy, which have been slipping in recent years, also had a slow start to 2017.

In the first quarter, imports declined 8% to 75,000 MT into France, 11% to 59,000 MT into Germany and 14% to 47,000 MT into Italy.

After showing signs of recovery last year, imports of tropical timber products into the Netherlands and Spain weakened again in the first quarter of 2017. During the period, imports fell 2% to 70,000 MT into the Netherlands and 9% to 26,000 MT into Spain.

The UK was the only large EU market for tropical timber products registering an increase in imports in the first quarter of 2017. UK imports increased 21% to 90,000 MT during the period, although a significant part of this gain was due to a rise in imports of tropical-hardwood-faced plywood from China rather than an increase in direct imports from the tropics.

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