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EU–United Kingdom trade in wood & wood articles
In May 2026, the EU exported €370M of wood & wood articles to the United Kingdom and imported €39M — a €331M surplus in this category.
The EU's wood & wood articles surplus with the United Kingdom has narrowed by about 8% over the past year, from €358M to €331M.
The United Kingdom supplied about 4% of the EU's extra-EU imports of wood & wood articles in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports76 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€370M
EU imports
€39M
Balance
€331M
Top sub-categories traded with United Kingdom
EU exports →
- 4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm€160M
- 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)€46M
- 4411Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic bonding agents (excl. particle board, whether or not bonded with one or more sheets of fibreboard; laminated wood with a layer of plywood; composite panels with outer layers of fibreboard; paperboard; furniture components identifiable as such)€34M
- 4401Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms€33M
- 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)€27M
← EU imports
- 4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm€7.4M
- 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)€6.5M
- 4401Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms€5.0M
- 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)€4.5M
- 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)€4.0M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €370M | €39M | €331M |
| April 2026 | €398M | €40M | €357M |
| March 2026 | €401M | €37M | €363M |
| February 2026 | €346M | €36M | €311M |
| January 2026 | €339M | €35M | €304M |
| December 2025 | €293M | €29M | €264M |
| November 2025 | €353M | €32M | €320M |
| October 2025 | €416M | €39M | €376M |
| September 2025 | €429M | €36M | €393M |
| August 2025 | €367M | €32M | €336M |
| July 2025 | €430M | €35M | €395M |
| June 2025 | €429M | €35M | €394M |
| May 2025 | €395M | €37M | €358M |
| April 2025 | €427M | €37M | €390M |
| March 2025 | €433M | €35M | €399M |
| February 2025 | €383M | €34M | €349M |
| January 2025 | €356M | €35M | €322M |
| December 2024 | €278M | €27M | €251M |
| November 2024 | €409M | €35M | €374M |
| October 2024 | €406M | €32M | €374M |
| September 2024 | €395M | €34M | €361M |
| August 2024 | €345M | €33M | €312M |
| July 2024 | €408M | €40M | €368M |
| June 2024 | €386M | €39M | €347M |
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.