Is Africa's timber export being "strangled"?

Release time: 2025-07-24

According to the International Tropical Timber Organization, the African timber industry is currently facing multiple pressures, mainly due to weak demand from traditional markets such as Europe and China, as well as the complication of local export procedures.

According to feedback from West African timber exporters, the lengthy process and bureaucratic issues in obtaining CITES documents have seriously slowed down trade, leading to delays and even cancellations of orders. Moreover, many countries in the region are strengthening the enforcement of forestry regulations (such as limiting logging volumes and raising environmental protection requirements), which, although beneficial for sustainable development, have temporarily suppressed export efficiency and increased compliance costs in the short term.

Some timber merchants are worried that if the process is not optimized, supply chain disruptions may intensify price fluctuations and further weaken the global competitiveness of African timber. Not only that, according to feedback from African timber merchants, the European market has seen a continuous contraction in timber purchases due to winter conditions and economic circumstances. Among them, Chinese importers have reduced orders from Africa and may continue to adopt a cautious purchasing strategy in the short term.

The following article is excerpted from the WeChat official account "Wooden Man Timber Market".

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