The following charts indicate which of "the selected countries" are likely to supply Portugal 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

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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):

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All countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (RWE volume)
Imports from the selected countries primarily of Paper Sector products - particularly wood chips from the Congo Basin, which also supplies most Timber Sector products.
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All countries, Timber Sector and Paper Sector (import value)
Brazil, China and the Congo Basin account for much of the total imported from the selected countries.
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Trend in imports of wood-based products from the selected countries (2000-2010)
Steep decline in Timber Sector logs from the Congo Basin throuhgout the decade. A decline in imports of sawn wood from Brazil and the Congo Basin during the last yesrs of the decade.
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Imports of logs from the selected countries
Dominated by pulpwood logs from Uruguay. Substantial volumes of Timber Sector logs from the Congo Basin.
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Imports of sawn wood from the selected countries
Tropical species account for most of the total, particularly from Brazil and Cameroon.
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Imports of veneer from the selected countries
Very small volumes. Predominantly of tropical species.
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Imports of plywood from the selected countries
Small quantities. Primarily from China and Russia.
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Imports of other panels from the selected countries
Small quantities. Predominantly from China.
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Imports of mouldings & joinery from the selected countries
Small volumes. Primarily from Brazil, China and Indonesia.
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Imports of wooden furniture from the selected countries
Small weights. Primarily from China and, to a lesser extent, tropical countries.
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Imports of other Timber Sector products from the selected countries
Substantial quantities supplied from unspecified countries - not necessarily any of the selcted countries.
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Imports of wood chips & residues from the selected countries
Primarily from Uruguay. The quantities reported as from Democratic Republic of Congo probably derive from the plantation in the Republic of Congo.
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Imports of wood-based pulp from the selected countries
Small weights from Brazil and Chile.
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Imports of paper from the selected countries
Small weights from several countries. Brazil and China particularly substantial in terms of import value.
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