China significantly increased supplies of Russian plywood in Q1 2024

According to China Customs, in Q1 2024 plywood imports totalled 86,550 m³, up 109% over the same period of 2023. Russia was the largest supplier of China’s plywood imports in Q1 2024. China’s plywood imports from Russia rose 179% to 75,520 m³, accounting for 87% of the national total.

China’s plywood imports from Malaysia and Indonesia amounted to just 1,558 m³ and 3,086 m³ respectively in the first quarter of 2024. However, Malaysia and Indonesia were once the main suppliers of plywood to China. China’s plywood imports from Malaysia and Indonesia reached 800,000 m³ and 1.11 million m³ respectively in 1995.