According to statistics from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs, exports of wood and wood products in November 2021 reached US$1.27 billion, up 2.5% compared to November 2020.
In particular, exports of wood products reached $915.7 million, down 9.9% compared to November 2020. Over the 11 months of 2021, wood and wood products exports reached $13.4bn billion, up 21% over the same period in 2020. The export of wood products reached $9.99bn, up by 18% over the same period in 2020.
Wood and wood product exports to the UK in November 2021 amounted to $23.7m, up 26% compared to November 2020. In the 11 months of 2021, wood and wood products exports to the UK market reached $239.4mn, up by 16% over the same period in 2020.
Wood and wood product exports to Australia in November 2021 were valued at $17.2m, down 11% compared to November 2020. In the 11 months of 2021, wood and wood products exports to Australia reached $149.9m, up by 2.8% over the same period in 2020.
The statistics by the General Department of Customs also reported that Vietnam’s wood imports in November 2021 amounted to 458,300m3 which is worth $158.2m, up 14.4% in volume and 1.7% in value compared to October 2021. However, compared to November 2020 imports decreased by 23% in volume and 11% in value.
In the 11 months of 2021, imports of wood raw materials reached 5.948 million m3, worth $2.01bn, experiencing an increase of 9.2% in volume and 22.4% in value over the same period in 2020.
Vietnam’s ash imports in November 2021 reached 15,600m3 worth $3.7m, which is down by 36% in volume and 39% in value compared to October 2021. Compared to November 2020, however, imports decreased by 39% in volume and 39% in value. In the 11 months of 2021, imports of ash reached 409,600 m3, worth $5.5m, down by 11% in volume and 6% in value over the same period in 2020.
Vietnam’s exports of non-tropical forest products (NTFP) in November 2021 were recorded at $79.11m, up by 15.8% compared to October 2021 and up 39.4% compared to November 2020. In the 11 months of 2021, exports of NTFP amounted to $780.08m, up by 43.9% over the same period in 2020.
Source: ITTO
