The following charts indicate which of "the selected countries" are likely to supply Slovakia with the greatest quantity of each of the selected products. They implicitly suggest priorities for scrutiny by Competent Authorities and Monitoring Organisations.
Information about the trade in wood-based products of a number of those countries is available via the Home Page of this website
"The selected countries" comprise all countries other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the USA and all EU member states.
Timber sector products are defined in this and related documents as all products classified in the UN Harmonised System under the following headings: 4403 to 4421 inclusive, 940161, 940169, 94019030, 940330, 940340, 940350, 940360, and 94039030.
Paper sector products are defined in this and related documents as all products classified in the UN Harmonised System under the following headings: 44012, 44013, 4701 to 4705 inclusive, and 48.
The source on which statistics for the imports of EU member states is Eurostat. Estimates of roundwood equivalent ("RWE") volume have been derived from source data as indicated in http://www.globaltimber.org.uk/RWEvolume.htm
Imports
of Timber and Paper sector products
(2010, estimated roundwood equivalent ("RWE") volume)
Imports of Timber and Paper sector products (2010, import value)
Trend in imports of wood-based products from the selected countries (2000-2010)
Imports of specific wood-based
products from selected countries (2010):
All
countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (RWE volume)
Almost
all imports - other than from the EU - supplied by Eastern Europe
to the Timber Sector.
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All
countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (import value)
Eastern
Europe, China and Russia supply almost all the quantity not imported
from the EU.
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Trend
in imports of wood-based products from the selected countries (2000-2010)
Increases
in imports of most product during mid-decade, particularly as logs.
(2004 is the earliest year for which the source provides data).
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Imports
of logs from the selected countries
All
from Ukraine.
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Imports
of sawn wood from the selected countries
Small
volumes
from Ukraine and Russia.
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Imports
of veneer from the selected countries
Small
volumes. Primarily from Ukraine.
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Imports
of plywood from the selected countries
Small
volumes. Primarily from Russia.
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Imports
of other panels from the selected countries
Small
quantities. Primarily from Ukraine.
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Imports
of mouldings & joinery from the selected
countries
Small
quantities. Primarily from Ukraine.
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Imports
of wooden furniture from the selected
countries
Small
quantities. Primarily from China.
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Imports
of other Timber Sector products from
the selected countries
Small
quantities. Primarily from China.
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Imports
of wood chips & residues from the selected
countries
Small
quantities. Primarily from South Africa.
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Imports
of wood-based pulp from the selected
countries
Very
small quantities. Primarily from Russia.
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Imports
of paper from the selected countries
Substantial
in terms of import value, not weight. Particularly from China and
Croatia.
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