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China is the world's largest wood processing and wood product production base and the most important wood product processing export country. At the same time, it is also one of the largest timber buyers in the world, and its annual timber production is among the top in the world. In consideration of national conditions, my country has long banned the logging and exploitation of primary forests, but the demand for timber has only increased. In the 1970s, the consumption of wood processing in my country was only 50 million cubic meters. As of last year, the consumables have exceeded 600 million cubic meters. Among them, construction materials and papermaking materials basically account for 80% of our wood consumption. The output value of wood processing has exceeded 3 trillion yuan per year. What are we going to do with regard to the expected shortage of wood raw materials among them.

Russia increases export tariffs again

Since Russia announced in September last year that it would stop exporting unprocessed log materials in 2022, in May this year, the Russian Government Information Service (TASS) reported that the Russian government agreed to carry out a variety of rough processing from July 1 to the end of the year. A 10% tariff is levied on timber exports.

The source said: “Since July 1st, Russia has imposed a new tariff rate on wood exports with a humidity exceeding 22%. The relevant resolution has been signed by the Russian government chairman Mishustin.” The new tariff rate will help restrict unprocessed timber. The export of rough-processed timber in the name of sawn timber will curb the price increase of the above-mentioned timber and help guide Russian local enterprises to engage in the production of high-value-added products.

The source added: “The tax rate for coniferous forest and oak is 10%, and the price does not exceed 13 Euros and 15 Euros per cubic meter respectively. Previously, there was no tax on this type of wood. The export tariff rate for beech and ash was also 10%. , But the price per cubic meter is no less than 50 euros. Prior to this, the price per cubic meter was 10 euros and 12 euros."

This is not good news for upstream and downstream industries engaged in the timber industry.

Fully implement the reform of the forest head system

●The protection and development of forest and grass resources are closely integrated with the needs of the people

●Improve forest quality and increase forest land output

●Develop industry to enrich the people, and release the "ecological dividend"

In response to the anticipated timber shortage, municipal governments in relevant regions have responded to higher-level policies, established a forest chief responsibility system, and made every effort to promote the exact implementation of relevant implementation plans.

Local government response

Tianjin's implementation plan for establishing the forest chief system

"Implementation Plan for Comprehensively Establishing the Forest Chief System"

The General Office of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and the General Office of the Municipal Government have recently issued the "Implementation Plan for the Comprehensive Establishment of the Forest Chief System", which aims to make plans for forestry development by the end of 2021.

Guangxi increases forestry development plan

Develop quarterly tasks

The Guangxi Forestry Bureau learned at the economic operation analysis meeting in the first quarter of 2021 that the total output value of the forestry industry in the first quarter increased by 40% year-on-year, achieving a good start to the year.

As of May, the forest logging and certification stocks in the entire region exceeded 16 million cubic meters, completing 109.9% of the quarterly tasks. The forestry departments at all levels in the region rushed to grasp the golden period of afforestation, and issued the pre-plan for afforestation in 2021 as early as possible, and fully issued subsidies from the central and autonomous regions to speed up the progress of afforestation and increase the survival rate of afforestation.

Liuzhou, Wuzhou, Laibin and other places have exceeded various indicators and tasks. For Guigang, where the wood processing industry has become one of the pillar industries, it has introduced financial guarantee support policies to promote the resumption of work and production of wood processing enterprises in an orderly and rapid manner.

Jilin preferentially allocates construction land

Fully guarantee the industry's investment demand

According to the distribution of natural resources, Jilin Province will give priority to timber processing and other industries in allocating construction land according to regional implementation, so as to fully guarantee the demand for investment promotion.

Nankang built an imported timber logistics center

Strive for the stable development of industrial resources

On April 28th, the first International Imported Timber Trade Fair was held in Nankang, the capital of solid wood furniture in China. The local government responded to the promotion of policies and built an imported timber distribution trading and logistics center, striving for the stable development of wood industry resources and downstream development. route.

The customs actively guarantees customs clearance

Local customs are also actively guiding companies to respond to policy changes, actively looking for alternatives to timber supply, expanding import channels, and actively responding to the impact of market changes. At the same time, it strengthened policy dissemination and actively provided enterprises with customs clearance guidelines and services to ensure the rapid customs clearance of imported timber.

Trade is experiencing the impact of economies in the post-epidemic era, and timber trade is experiencing a resource red alert with a sharp increase in costs.

In response to the plight of the timber trade, the state implements a responsibility system for protection and development. Fully implement the business-benefit policy, promote the high-quality development of the “Belt and Road”, and promote the orderly and free flow of international and domestic factors, which is conducive to improving the level of domestic industry trade and expanding new space for trade development. This is a great deal for timber traders. An important pusher.