Azerbaijan Became One Of Top Ten Largest Importers Of Sawn Timber From Russia

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb 4 (NNN-TNA) – Exports of sawn timber from Russia in 2023, decreased by 10 percent, compared to the previous year and amounted to 20.7 million m³.

The main importer is still China, to which about 13 million m³ of sawn timber was shipped from Russia in 2023 (the figure remained at the level of 2022). Next comes Uzbekistan – more than two million m³, an increase of 8 percent. Kazakhstan closed the top three with 926 thousand cubic metres, which is 17 percent more than in 2022.

At the same time, Azerbaijan reduced imports by 21 percent.

In total, Russian sawn timber products were shipped to 51 countries last year.

Exports of Russian sawn timber in 2022, totalled 23 million m³. The top ten largest importers of Russian processed timber included China, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Tajikistan, Japan, Singapore, Iran and Finland.– NNN-TNA