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Where does the United States get its sawn wood? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $7.8 billion of sawn wood (12.5 million tonnes), 21.2% of the world total. Canada sold 71% of the total, followed by Germany (7%) and Sweden (4%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of sawn wood.

Summary

Value
$7.8billion
Tonnes
12.5million tonnes
Share of world total
21.2%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Canada5.6Tonnes: 8,961,208USD per tonne: $62171.4%Sea
Germany0.58Tonnes: 1,006,106USD per tonne: $5787.5%Sea
Sweden0.31Tonnes: 510,762USD per tonne: $6104%Sea
Brazil0.25Tonnes: 424,499USD per tonne: $5963.2%Sea
Chile0.21Tonnes: 465,776USD per tonne: $4562.7%Sea
New Zealand0.19Tonnes: 361,038USD per tonne: $5392.5%Sea
Austria0.09Tonnes: 112,098USD per tonne: $8461.2%Sea
Indonesia0.06Tonnes: 59,710USD per tonne: $1,0530.81%Sea
Uruguay0.05Tonnes: 66,961USD per tonne: $7260.62%Sea
Latvia0.04Tonnes: 70,223USD per tonne: $6320.57%Sea
Malaysia0.04Tonnes: 40,703USD per tonne: $1,0740.56%Sea
China0.04Tonnes: 50,540USD per tonne: $8540.55%Sea
Finland0.04Tonnes: 47,548USD per tonne: $8420.51%Sea
Romania0.03Tonnes: 45,239USD per tonne: $6000.35%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.03Tonnes: 40,957USD per tonne: $6320.33%Sea
Cameroon0.02Tonnes: 17,095USD per tonne: $1,4530.32%Sea
Czechia0.02Tonnes: 22,126USD per tonne: $1,1210.32%Sea
Argentina0.02Tonnes: 46,830USD per tonne: $5260.32%Sea
Republic of the Congo0.02Tonnes: 15,602USD per tonne: $1,4860.3%Sea
Cambodia0.02Tonnes: 21,580USD per tonne: $7980.22%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Canada has been its main source since 2018

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Canada 5.6
  • Germany 0.58
  • Sweden 0.31
  • Brazil 0.25
  • Chile 0.21

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Canada5.35.6
Germany< 0.010.58
Sweden< 0.010.31
Brazil0.110.25
Chile0.080.21

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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