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EU–China trade in wood & wood articles
In May 2026, the EU exported €108M of wood & wood articles to China and imported €152M — a €44M deficit in this category.
The EU's wood & wood articles deficit with China has narrowed by about 15% over the past year, from €52M to €44M.
China supplied about 17% of the EU's extra-EU imports of wood & wood articles in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€108M
EU imports
€152M
Balance
−€44M
Top sub-categories traded with China
EU exports →
- 4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.)€54M
- 4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm€29M
- 4410Particle board, oriented strand board "OSB" and similar board "e.g. waferboard" of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances (excl. fibreboard, veneered particle board, cellular wood panels and board of ligneous materials agglomerated with cement, plaster or other mineral bonding agents)€8.4M
- 4418Builders' joinery and carpentry, of wood, incl. cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes, of wood (excl. plywood panelling, blocks, strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, and pre-fabricated buildings)€3.5M
- 4413Metallised wood and other densified wood in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes€2.9M
← EU imports
- 4421Other articles of wood, n.e.s.€56M
- 4418Builders' joinery and carpentry, of wood, incl. cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes, of wood (excl. plywood panelling, blocks, strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, and pre-fabricated buildings)€21M
- 4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood (excl. interior fittings, ornaments, coopers' products, tableware and kitchenware components of wood, brushes, brooms and hand sieves)€20M
- 4420Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture (excl. furniture, lighting fixtures and parts thereof)€13M
- 4412Plywood, veneered panel and similar laminated wood (excl. sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, parquet panels or sheets, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)€13M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €108M | €152M | −€44M |
| April 2026 | €129M | €177M | −€48M |
| March 2026 | €123M | €187M | −€64M |
| February 2026 | €110M | €152M | −€43M |
| January 2026 | €83M | €158M | −€75M |
| December 2025 | €99M | €181M | −€83M |
| November 2025 | €99M | €195M | −€96M |
| October 2025 | €114M | €186M | −€73M |
| September 2025 | €95M | €202M | −€107M |
| August 2025 | €75M | €188M | −€114M |
| July 2025 | €96M | €225M | −€130M |
| June 2025 | €104M | €202M | −€98M |
| May 2025 | €128M | €180M | −€52M |
| April 2025 | €149M | €164M | −€16M |
| March 2025 | €142M | €210M | −€68M |
| February 2025 | €123M | €208M | −€84M |
| January 2025 | €112M | €241M | −€129M |
| December 2024 | €138M | €249M | −€112M |
| November 2024 | €115M | €271M | −€156M |
| October 2024 | €119M | €286M | −€166M |
| September 2024 | €114M | €267M | −€154M |
| August 2024 | €105M | €271M | −€166M |
| July 2024 | €125M | €256M | −€131M |
| June 2024 | €126M | €208M | −€81M |
EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.
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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.