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Japan: Japan Releases Draft 2021 Forest and Forestry Basic Plan
May 3, 2021
On April 26, 2021, Japan’s Forestry Agency released the draft of the new Forest and Forestry Basic Plan, which is due for revision in 2021.
Netherlands: Dutch Wood Pellet Imports Reach New High
April 26, 2021
In 2020, Dutch wood pellet imports reached a new high, totaling $511 million. The United States was the leading non-European Union (EU) supplier to the Netherlands.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Wood Products Report
April 9, 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) wood industry has historically been one of the strongest sectors of its economy.
Japan: Japan Grants Equivalence Recognition to US-Graded Norway Spruce Lumber
April 9, 2021
On March 31, 2021, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism expanded its recognition of American Lumber Standard Committee’s (ALSC) grading of the Spruce-Pine-Fir South...
China: China Extends Tariff Exclusions on Hardwood Products
March 3, 2021
China extended the Section 301 retaliatory tariff exclusions on five hardwood categories that accounted for U.S. $824 million in American exports to China in 2020.
Taiwan: Long Awaited Building Codes Offer Opportunities for US Lumber Exports to Taiwan
March 3, 2021
After years of effort by ATO Taipei in collaboration with APA - The Engineered Wood Association (APA), Taiwan authorities announced a long-waited revision to wood building codes on fire protections.
China: China Lowers Applied MFN Tariff Rates and Revises Out of Quota TRQ Rates
January 21, 2021
On December 23, 2020, the State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) announced its annual tariff adjustment plan that sets tentative import and export tariff rates for select tariff lines in 2021.
Japan: Drivers of Construction Lumber and Engineered Wood Demand in Japan
December 29, 2020
Construction sector has been the primary consumer of softwood lumber and engineered wood products in Japan.
Indonesia: Wood Processing Industry Overview
December 28, 2020
Indonesia’s abundant forests provide primary raw materials for its growing export-oriented wood processing industry.
Japan: Japan Develops a New Standard for Finger Jointed Lumber for Post and Beam Construction
October 21, 2020
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) proposed a new Japan Agricultural Standard (JAS) for “finger jointed lumber” used for studs, furring strips and reinforcement rafters...
India: COVID-19 Impact on Indian Forest Products Sector
October 20, 2020
The Indian forest products industry has been hit hard by COVID-19 and the resulting nationwide lockdown as demand from the construction, real estate, hospitality, and tourism sectors...
Vietnam: Vietnam Issues Decree Regulating Timber Legality Assurance System
October 6, 2020
This report provides an unofficial translation of Decree 102/2020/ND-CP regulating the Vietnam Timber Legality Assurance System (VNTLAS), issued on September 01, 2020.
Germany: Climate Change Damages German Forests
September 23, 2020
Storms, drought, fires, and bark beetle have caused immense damage to German forests in recent years. Waldsterben (Forest dieback) is slowly gaining public attention.
Belgium: EU Approves Belgian EUR35 Million Aid for Potato and Flower Sector
August 6, 2020
On July 27, the EU approved €35 million in COVID-19 emergency aid for two of Flanders most heavily affected sectors. Flemish Minister for Agriculture Hilde Crevits has secured €25 million...
South Africa: Declining Area Planted May Present Opportunities for US Lumber Exports to South Africa
July 31, 2020
The production of timber is forecast to decrease by 20 percent to 12.4 million Metric Tons (MT) in the 2020/21 Marketing Year (MY), based on the decrease in area planted, fire damage...
Vietnam: Vietnam Wood Processing Industry
June 17, 2020
While currently facing difficulties stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has a thriving wood processing sector that is heavily import-dependent.
Poland: Wood Pellets Market Brief
June 16, 2020
The Polish wood pellet industry is focused on growing exports to Italy, Germany, and Denmark, as well as increasing domestic demand among residential consumers.
Netherlands: Dutch Wood Pellet Imports Surge to a New Record in 2019
May 26, 2020
In 2019, the Netherlands doubled its wood pellet imports to a new record of 1.22 million metric tons (MMT).
Japan: Japan Temporarily Accepts Electronic Copies of Phytosanitary Certificates for Horticultural Imports
May 26, 2020
On April 23, 2020, in response to COVID-19 air travel disruptions, Japan notified the World Trade Organization via G/SPS/N/JPN/755 that Japan would temporarily accept electronic copies...
Colombia: Sales of Colombian Flowers Fall During Covid-19 Crisis
May 15, 2020
Due to the measures taken by many countries to control the Covid-19 spread, sales of Colombian flowers are down 40 percent.

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