Timber: Movement

Northern forests feeding American and Chinese builders

What this tab covers How it flows between countries: the largest bilateral trade routes drawn on a world map, 2024 UN Comtrade export and import values with the top exporters and importers by share, plus shipping routes, chokepoints and trade restrictions.

Sawn wood exports (HS 4407) were worth $31.3 billion in 2024. Canada supplied 21.3%, Sweden 12.3%, the United States 8.7%, Germany 8.3%, Finland 6.6% and Austria 5.4%. The United States (23.1%) and China (20.2%) were the main buyers. Chemical wood pulp of the sulphate (kraft) or soda type (HS 4703) was worth $34.7 billion; Brazil led with 28.2%, ahead of the US and Canada, and China bought 42.1%. The long US-Canada softwood lumber dispute keeps US duties on Canadian lumber. Western sanctions after the invasion of Ukraine cut off Russian wood exports to Europe.

Where it is exported from and imported to, 2024

Chart: World map of the largest trade flows

Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024. Bubbles: shares of reported world exports and imports for the main traded form. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.

Sawn wood · HS 4407

World exports 2024 $31.3 bn sum of 40 reporting countries World imports 2024 $33.9 bn sum of 40 reporting countries Top exporters, share of value Canada 21.3% Sweden 12.3% United States 8.7% Germany 8.3% Finland 6.6% Austria 5.4% Top importers, share of value United States 23.1% China 20.2% United Kingdom 6.9% Japan 4.5% Italy 4.2% Netherlands 3.4%

Chemical wood pulp · HS 4703

World exports 2024 $34.7 bn sum of 40 reporting countries World imports 2024 $39.6 bn sum of 40 reporting countries Top exporters, share of value Brazil 28.2% United States 15% Canada 11.1% Chile 9% Finland 7.4% Indonesia 7.3% Top importers, share of value China 42.1% United States 9.7% Germany 6.5% Italy 6% South Korea 3% France 2.9% UN Comtrade, reporter declarations to the world, US$. Exports and imports are reported separately, so totals differ. Re-exporting hubs (Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, UAE) can appear large.