The volume of the timber and panel products imported by the UK in the first six months of 2021 was over 6 million m3. In the month of June alone, over 1 million m3 was imported – the last time that 1 million m3 was imported during a June was back in 2007.
In the first six months of 2021 solid wood imports were 47% higher than over the same period in 2020 and imports of panel products were 28% higher.
By the end of June 2021, the volume of imported timber and panels exceeded 6 million m3. This was 1.75 million m3 higher than in the first six months of 2020; the months most affected by the pandemic.
