In 2019, Italy imported 3.87 million m³ of softwood sawn timber including planed timber. In 2018, imports were at 3.96 million m³.
Volumes bought from Austria remained nearly stable at 2.03 million m³ (+1%), while 5% more (99,100 m³) arrived from Slovenia.
According to Eurostat, there were decreases in imports from Germany (450,000 m³; -6%), Ukraine (216,000 m³; -9%) and the Czech Republic (171,000 m³; -2%).
You can find detailed export figures in our Datacube.
Italy softwood sawn timber imports incl. planed timber January – December 2019
| Country | 2019 | 2018 | Change in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2,029,991 | 2,018,710 | 0.6 |
| Germany | 424,603 | 449,979 | -5.6 |
| Ukraine | 216,219 | 238,194 | -9.2 |
| Czech Republic | 171,454 | 175,195 | -2.1 |
| Finland | 152,233 | 157,036 | -3.1 |
| Slovakia | 143,520 | 158,407 | -9.4 |
| Poland | 122,222 | 131,991 | -7.4 |
| Slovenia | 99,134 | 94,662 | 4.7 |
| Russia | 89,478 | 92,030 | -2.8 |
| Switzerland | 83,949 | 93,125 | -9.9 |
| Other countries | 339,086 | 348,508 | -2.7 |
| Total | 3,871,889 | 3,957,837 | -2.2 |
