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Wood, Cork & Pulp
Sell offers and buy requests for Wood, Cork & Pulp, posted by companies and agreed directly between them.
About Wood, Cork & Pulp trade
This group includes logs, sawn timber, plywood, wood chips, wood pellets, wood pulp and paper reels. Sawmills, panel and furniture makers, pulp and paper mills, power plants and builders trade them. Species, dimensions and moisture decide the use, and legal origin documents are important.
Products
Timber / Logs · Sawn Timber · Wood Pulp · Wood Pellets · Wood Chips · Plywood · Paper Reels / Rolls
Bulk Wood, Cork & Pulp offers: FOB, CFR and CIF terms available
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Who trades Wood, Cork & Pulp in the world
Looking at the 7 products of this group together, the largest exporting countries in 2024 were Canada, Brazil, United States, Sweden, and the largest importing countries were China, United States, Japan, Germany. Open a product to see the figures for that product alone.
| Top exporting countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| Canada | USD 12.7 billion |
| Brazil | USD 12.4 billion |
| United States | USD 11.8 billion |
| Sweden | USD 7.9 billion |
| Indonesia | USD 6.7 billion |
| China | USD 6.1 billion |
| Top importing countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| China | USD 29.7 billion |
| United States | USD 16.8 billion |
| Japan | USD 6.2 billion |
| Germany | USD 5.9 billion |
| United Kingdom | USD 5.8 billion |
| Italy | USD 4.6 billion |
Source: OEC (BACI/CEPII), 2024. Sums of the main trading countries of each product in the group; by every mode of transport, not only by sea.
How Wood, Cork & Pulp is shipped
Logs and sawn timber go on bulk carriers, general cargo ships or in containers. Pulp bales and paper reels travel on breakbulk ships or in containers, kept dry. Wood pellets and chips travel loose in bulk, and the cargo needs checks for temperature and moisture.
What buyers and sellers compare
Buyers compare the species, the grade, the dimensions, the moisture or dryness, the certification, the packing and the shipment period. For pellets the heat value, ash content and size are the main terms, and for pulp the brightness and the fibre type.
When the terms are agreed, you can explore suitable vessels on Shipfixing.
Questions about Wood, Cork & Pulp
What quality terms are used for wood pellets?
The heat value, the ash content, the moisture, the diameter and the share of fine dust. Buyers often ask for an industrial quality standard.
How is paper shipped?
In reels or sheets wrapped against moisture, in containers or on breakbulk ships.