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China's 2005 trade statistics
China's Customs Office has recently published 2005 statistics of forest
product trade.
Imports
China's log imports totalled 29.37 million m3 ($3.2 billion) in 2005, up
10.4% (up 16% in value) from 2004. Tropical timber imports accounted for
7.42 million m3
(25% of total log imports), up almost 1%. Log imports were mainly from
Russia (20.04 million m3, 68% of the total), Malaysia (1.86 million m3), PNG
(1.84 million m3), Myanmar (1.13 million m3), Gabon (0.8 million m3),Solomon
Islands (0.65 million m3), New Zealand (0.64
million m3), Congo (454,000 m3), Germany (445,000 million m3), Equatorial
Guinea (304,000 m3) and Australia (236,000 m3 ).
Most log imports came through the ports of Manzhouli (8.1 million m3),
Harbin (7.1 million m3, notably through Suifenhe port), Nanjing (5.65
million m3, notably through Zhangjiagang port), Hohhot (2.67 million m3,
notably Erlian), Shanghai (1.02 million m3) and Kunming
(1.01 million m3, notably Ruili).
China's sawnwood imports amounted to 5.97
million m3 ($1.51 billion) in 2005, up 1.3% (up 8.7% in value) from 2004.
Sawnwood imports were mainly from Russia (1.06 million m3, 18% of total
imports), the USA (852,000 m3), Thailand (762,000 m3), Indonesia (720,000
m3),
Malaysia (475,000 m3), Canada (350,000 m3), Myanmar (321,000 m3), Brazil
(280,000 m3), New Zealand (217,000 m3) and Chile (143,000 m3).
China's plywood imports continued their downward trend, declining to 589,100
m3 ($276.68 million) in 2005, down over 26% (down 28% in value) from 2004.
Plywood imports were mainly from Indonesia (65%) and Malaysia (21%). Other
imports included waste paper (17.04 million tons valued at $2.46 billion),
pulp (7.59 million tons valued at $3.73 billion), and paper and cardboard
(5.21 million tons valued at $3.55 billion).
Exports
China's sawnwood exports were 615,000 m3 ($278.5 million) in 2005, up 26% (up 27% in value) from 2004. Exports went mainly to Japan (392,000 m3), South Korea (74,000 m3), Taiwan P.O.C. (38,000 m3) and the USA(21,000 m3 ).
Plywood exports continued to climb, reaching 5.59 million m3 ($1.88 billion) in 2005, up 30% (up 50% in value) from 2004. Main export markets were the USA (1.7 million m3, 30% of total plywood exports), Japan (429,500 m3, 7.7%), South Korea (321,100 m3, 5.7%),
the UK (316,400 m3, 5.6%) and Taiwan P.O.C. (287,800 m3, 5%).
Paper and paperboard exports amounted to 1.67 million tons ($1.344 billion) in 2005, up 65% (up 64% in value) from 2004. Exports of all type of furniture (including wooden and metal furniture) climbed 33% to over $13.5 billion in 2005.
Guangzhou City Imported Timber Market
Shanghai Furen Wholesale
Market
Shandong De Zhou Timber market
Hebei Shijiangzhuang Wholesale Market
Tian Jin City Huan Bo Hai timber Market
Combi-plywood Prices (US Market)
Birch- and poplar-poplar ply have low yield rate due to small diameter and bad quality,
and are therefore more expensive than okoume-poplar ply.
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