Tag: export

Russian timber exporters were able to reimburse up to 80% of their costs of product transportation via sea ports in the Northwestern Federal District

The Government of the Russian Federation adopted a decree that stipulates government support for transporting timber industry products via sea ports located in the Northwestern Federal District. Under the decree, timber exporters will be able to reimburse up...

The Government of the Russian Federation extended the list of checkpoints along the land border with Kazakhstan authorised to process exports of timber products

Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, signed a decree extending the list of checkpoints along the land border between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan that are authorised to process exports of certain types...

Government allowed chips export to unfriendly countries

The Government of the Russian Federation made amendments in Decree No. 313 dated 09.03.22. The introduced changes allow the export of chips and wood shavings to some countries including the Republic of Korea via three sea terminals (Vladivostok,...

Ilim Group supplied 1.7 million tons of products to China in 2022

Wood pulp accounted for 1.359 million tons (+10% YoY) and cardboard, for 360,000 tons (+56% YoY) out of 1.7 million tons of finished products. The total volume of Ilim’s supplies to China increased by 266,000 tons in 2022....

In 2022, the sawn timber export from Russia dropped to an 8-year low

The export of sawn timber is the most important source of income for the Russian timber industry. The number of countries that were buying Russian sawn timber has been consistent over the past decade: 105–110. In December 2022,...

In 2022, the rate of decline in Russian sawn timber exports significantly exceeded the dynamics of output reduction

The output of sawn timber in Russia predictably declined in 2022. If relying on the official data of Rosstat (the Federal State Statistics Service), the decrease was of 11%. Output figures began to slide down to negative values...

Sawn timber transit through Kazakhstan is banned for Russian exporters

The corresponding document amends Decree of the Government dated July 15, 2010 and sets new standards of letting dried sawn timber across the Russian border: it can now be exported only by railway, to Belarus via the Russian–Belorussian...

Government of the Russian Federation amended the procedure of identifying checkpoints for exporting certain types of timber

Decree No. 2133 dated 24.11.2022 introduces changes in some statutory instruments to specify the checkpoints for exporting certain types of timber from Russia. The Decree comes into effect on December 26, 2022. Specifically, a new subparagraph amends Decree...

Middle East, Asia can be promising for Russian timber export — the Ministry of Industry and Trade

Countries of the Middle East, Asia, South and Central America can become promising export markets for products of the Russian woodworking sector, the Ministry of Industry and Trade told TASS on Sunday. “We believe Middle Eastern and Asian...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade suggests cancelling export duties on sawn timber with over 22% moisture content until the end of 2022

The Ministry of Industry and Trade suggests lifting export duties on sawn timber with over 22% moisture content (except oak, beech and ash sawn timber) until the end of 2022, as reported by Kommersant quoting the Ministry.  The...

Government of the Russian Federation banned the export of roundwood, chips and veneer to “unfriendly countries” until the end of 2022

Government Decree No. 312 dated March 9, 2022 came into force; it bans, until the end of 2022, the export of roundwood (HS code 4403), chips (HS Codes 4401 21, 4401 22) and veneer (HS Code 4408) to...

In 2021, Russia increased the pellets export by 6.7%

According to the Federal Customs Service of Russia, in 2021, the export volume of wood pellets from Russia increased by 6.7% YoY to 2.458 million tons. The main buyers of Russian pellets in the reporting period were: Denmark...