The EU’s trade in tropical wood products was more buoyant in the first quarter this year compared to the same period in 2018. Total imports of all wood products (classified in HS Chapter 44) from tropical countries in the first quarter of 2019 were 525,000 MT, 9% more than the same period in 2018. Import value increased 17% to €561 million.
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ITTO’s analysis of Eurostat year-end data showed that the total value of tropical wood imports into the EU increased slightly in 2018, although at a slower rate than imports from non-tropical countries tropical wood continued to lose share last year (ITTO MIS Volume 23 Number 4 16-28 February 2019).
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