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EU–Japan trade in wood & wood articles
In May 2026, the EU exported €65M of wood & wood articles to Japan and imported €0.6M — a €64M surplus in this category.
The EU's wood & wood articles surplus with Japan has narrowed by about 31% over the past year, from €93M to €64M.
Japan supplied about 0% 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
€65M
EU imports
€0.6M
Balance
€64M
Top sub-categories traded with Japan
EU exports →
- 4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm€43M
- 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)€13M
- 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)€4.1M
- 4421Other articles of wood, n.e.s.€1.0M
- 4416Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products parts thereof, of wood, incl. staves€1.0M
← EU imports
- 4421Other articles of wood, n.e.s.€0.2M
- 4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood (excl. interior fittings, ornaments, coopers' products, tableware and kitchenware components of wood, brushes, brooms and hand sieves)€0.1M
- 4415Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excl. containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport)€0.1M
- 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)€0.1M
- 4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm€0.0M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €65M | €0.6M | €64M |
| April 2026 | €68M | €0.5M | €68M |
| March 2026 | €79M | €0.7M | €78M |
| February 2026 | €69M | €0.6M | €68M |
| January 2026 | €58M | €0.6M | €58M |
| December 2025 | €77M | €0.7M | €76M |
| November 2025 | €76M | €0.8M | €76M |
| October 2025 | €81M | €1.0M | €80M |
| September 2025 | €86M | €4.5M | €82M |
| August 2025 | €74M | €0.6M | €73M |
| July 2025 | €76M | €0.7M | €75M |
| June 2025 | €90M | €0.7M | €90M |
| May 2025 | €94M | €0.9M | €93M |
| April 2025 | €89M | €0.6M | €88M |
| March 2025 | €99M | €0.5M | €99M |
| February 2025 | €86M | €1.1M | €85M |
| January 2025 | €73M | €0.8M | €72M |
| December 2024 | €67M | €0.5M | €67M |
| November 2024 | €79M | €0.9M | €79M |
| October 2024 | €77M | €0.5M | €76M |
| September 2024 | €85M | €0.6M | €85M |
| August 2024 | €87M | €0.7M | €86M |
| July 2024 | €82M | €0.7M | €81M |
| June 2024 | €104M | €0.9M | €103M |
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.