Exports of sawn timber from Russia in the 1st half of 2016
According to the foreign trade statistics for 6 months of 2016, the export of lumber (FEACN Code - 4407) was 13 million cubic meters, at cost near 1.5 billion US dollars.
Dynamics of exports in January-June 2016
The monthly average volume of sawnwood export is more than 2 million cubic meters. From the year beginning, there was supply growth for first 4 months, it was a slight decline from May.
| Year-month | Volume, m3 | Value, USD | Exporters | Declarations |
| 2016-01 | 1 401 774 | 162 996 494 | 1 114 | 11 143 |
| 2016-02 | 1 841 948 | 210 846 552 | 1 315 | 15 042 |
| 2016-03 | 2 378 554 | 278 902 964 | 1 565 | 20 122 |
| 2016-04 | 2 589 953 | 303 500 188 | 1 658 | 21 782 |
| 2016-05 | 2 503 251 | 284 599 049 | 1 550 | 20 726 |
| 2016-06 | 2 385 755 | 284 303 418 | 1 579 | 19 748 |
| Total | 13 101 233 | 1 525 148 665 | 108 563 |
Commodity structure of exports of lumber
According to the foreign trade statistics for 6 months of 2016, the export of lumber (FEACN Code - 4407) made about half of the total wood and forest products export according to its value (the 44th group of FEACN, details here).
Pine occupies almost the entire volume of sawn wood supplied for export. Boards of oak and ash occupy in total less than 1%.
| HS Code and description | Volume, m3 | Value, USD | Average price of USD/m3 | Exporters | Declarations |
| 440710 - Lumber coniferous, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. | 12 282 033 | 1 401 451 906 | 114,11 | 2 121 | 97 327 |
| 440799 - Other wood, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm | 613 013 | 74 043 238 | 120,79 | 464 | 9 860 |
| 440 791 - Other oak timber | 135 943 | 29 686 784 | 218,38 | 163 | 2 271 |
| 440795 - Lumber Ash (fraxinus spp.) | 64 142 | 18 975 724 | 295,84 | 79 | 1 187 |
| 440 792 - Other timber of beech | 5 667 | 882 484 | 155,73 | 25 | 122 |
| 440793 - Wood maple (acer spp.) | 435 | 108 530 | 249,45 | 5 | 20 |
| Total | 13 101 233 | 1 525 148 665 | 1 154,28 | 110 787 |
Exports of lumber by country of destination
More than half of sawn timber goes to China, providing local producers with raw materials. Other countries importing Russian lumber are Uzbekistan, Egypt and Japan. Price analysis of the export customs statistics shows that the cheapest grades of sawn timber are going to China, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan (around $ 75-100 per cubic meter), and expensive - to Japan and Germany (over 200 dollars per cubic meter.).
| Departure country | Volume, m3 | Value, USD | Average price of USD/m3 | Exporters | Declarations |
| China | 7 198 434 | 714 026 887 | 99,19 | 900 | 51 931 |
| Uzbekistan | 987 544 | 73 534 162 | 74,46 | 363 | 8 136 |
| Egypt | 839 428 | 110 312 183 | 131,41 | 91 | 5 285 |
| Japan | 478 781 | 123 225 386 | 257,37 | 92 | 4 300 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 355 221 | 43 831 431 | 123,39 | 163 | 1 084 |
| Estonia | 324 355 | 53 724 717 | 165,64 | 272 | 7 291 |
| Azerbaijan | 302 365 | 24 601 490 | 81,36 | 186 | 2 405 |
| Germany | 243 881 | 52 243 944 | 214,22 | 220 | 3 107 |
| Finland | 239 484 | 32 955 202 | 137,61 | 111 | 3 754 |
| Korea, Republic of | 216 908 | 36 497 757 | 168,26 | 96 | 1 601 |
| Other | 1 914 833 | 260 195 507 | 135,88 | 1 212 | 19 669 |
Top 20 exporters of lumber
| Importer | Volume, m3 | Value, USD | Average price of USD/m3 | Exporters | Declarations |
| LLC "TRADE OST" | 238 276 | 19 054 151 | 79,97 | 3 | 2 352 |
| JSC "Lesosibirsk LDK №1" | 230 533 | 35 973 748 | 156,05 | 50 | 588 |
| JSC "Sawmill 25" | 223 201 | 32 608 240 | 146,09 | 9 | 74 |
| JSC "LDK Igirma" | 211 177 | 38 630 161 | 182,93 | 29 | 1 037 |
| Ltd. "Voskhod" | 175 496 | 29 393 685 | 167,49 | 91 | 2 874 |
| TD RFP | 170 646 | 13 922 381 | 81,59 | 10 | 569 |
| OOO "MM-Efimovskiy" | 166 355 | 29 535 521 | 177,55 | 157 | 1 498 |
| Ltd. "TSLK" | 152 761 | 20 880 908 | 136,69 | 26 | 405 |
| JSC "IA VIPs" | 151 913 | 24 272 865 | 159,78 | 3 | 1 099 |
| TK OOO | 135 172 | 9 959 060 | 73,68 | 1 | 1 024 |
| Ltd. "Ustyanskiy LPK" | 120 481 | 22 828 915 | 189,48 | 50 | 474 |
| CJSC "Novoyeniseysk wood chemical COMPLEX" | 113 116 | 16 035 589 | 141,76 | 32 | 206 |
| OOO "Svir Metsä" | 111 989 | 19 040 057 | 170,02 | 146 | 1 456 |
| Ltd. "HAROVSKLESPROM" | 104 095 | 18 380 615 | 176,58 | 68 | 1 391 |
| Ltd. "YURTEK" | 103 863 | 7 870 022 | 75,77 | 8 | 942 |
| Ltd. "LOGO" | 96 120 | 7 054 318 | 73,39 | 88 | 562 |
| JSC "Onega LDK" | 94 628 | 14 133 688 | 149,36 | 18 | 80 |
| Ltd. "BBK" | 92 620 | 2 411 114 | 26,03 | 15 | 272 |
| LLC "Ugra Saw mills" | 90 892 | 13 945 691 | 153,43 | 15 | 1 119 |
| Ltd. "AZIYAVNESHTRANS" | 89 798 | 6 746 836 | 75,13 | 4 | 423 |
| Other | 10 218 146 | 1 141 794 241 | 111,74 | 6 175 | 89 953 |