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Vermont Woods Studios of furniture and parts amounted to 155.88 billion yuan, down
78 percent year-on-year.
The top three export destinations were the United States
(-9% year-on-year), the United Kingdom (+6%) and Japan (-4%).

Recently, the Wooden Doors & Windows Committee
under China Timber & Wood Products Distribution Association
released China’s’ Wooden Door Industry Report 2024’ which
indicated that Malaysia had ranked among the top ten export
destinations for China's wooden door products for the first
time in the past three years.
and ceilings due to its excellent water and moisture resistance US petition filed - countervailing duties on imports of
and environmental friendliness. hardwood and decorative plywood
China’s particleboard imports from Germany, Romania and It has been reported that the Coalition for Fair Trade in

Poland rose 16 percent, 17 percent and over 100 percent Hardwood Plywood recently filed a petition for the imposition of
respectively in the first quarter of 2025 benefiting from China- antidumping duties on the imports of hardwood and decorative
Europe freight train transportation. plywood from China as well as Indonesia and Vietnam.
The petition alleges dumping margins of 474.2 percent
China – Global Timber Index from China, 202.8 percent from Indonesia and 112.33 percent
Recently, China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration to 133.72 percent from Vietnam.
and the National Development and Reform Commission The complaint particularly points out that the manufacturing

jointly issued the "National Reserve Forest Development enterprises in the three countries have gained unfair competitive
Implementation Plan (2025–2028). advantages through policies such as government subsidies,
The plan focuses on 14 Provinces, Autonomous Regions tax reductions and preferential loans.
and Municipalities including Fujian and Guangxi to promote the Analysts believe that if the US Department of Commerce
afforestation of national reserve forests and the development eventually rules to impose punitive tariffs it may reshape the
of related industries and supporting infrastructure as well as global plywood trade pattern.
to enhance the capacity for cultivating, storing and producing
high-quality timber. Rise in wood-based panel machinery exports
From January to April, China's cumulative wood imports The production of machinery for manufacturing wood-based

amounted to 13.91 million cubic metres a decrease of 11 panels in China has improved in recent years.
percent compared to the same period in 2024 and the import The total import and export value of machinery for wood-
value reached US$3.9 billion, down 14 percent year-on-year. based panel production in the first quarter of 2025 was
Specifically, imports of logs declined by 12 percent to US$103 million, increasing by 11 percent year-on-year. Of
11 million cubic metres with the average price falling by 4 the total, the export value was US$99 million, up 13 percent
percent year-on-year. Imports of sawnwood also decreased by year-on-year. In contrast, the import value, a year-on-year
12 percent to 8.25 million cubic metres with prices remaining decrease of 27 percent.

essentially flat compared to the same period last year. The total import and export value of major forest machinery
During the same period China's cumulative export value products in China was US$5.052 billion in the first quarter of