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China is one of the countries with the richest bamboo resources in the world, with 857 species of bamboo plants belonging to 44 genera. According to the results of the ninth forest resources census, China's bamboo forest area is 6.41 million hectares, with bamboo species, area and yield ranking first in the world. China is also the first country in the world to recognize and use bamboo. The bamboo culture has a long history. The bamboo industry is linked with the first, second and third industries. The bamboo products have high value and wide use. It has formed more than 100 series of nearly 10000 products, which are used in many fields such as food, packaging, transportation and medicine.

Over the past 20 years, China's bamboo industry has developed rapidly, and its product types and application functions have become increasingly rich. From the perspective of the international market, China plays a pivotal role in the international trade of bamboo products. It is the world's leading producer, consumer and exporter of bamboo products, and also a major importer of bamboo products. According to customs data, in 2021, China's total import and export trade of bamboo and rattan goods reached 2.781 billion dollars, of which, the total export trade of bamboo and rattan goods was 2.755 billion dollars, the total import trade was 26 million dollars, the total import and export trade of bamboo products was 2.653 billion dollars, and the total import and export trade of rattan products was 128 million dollars. The total export trade of bamboo products was 2.645 billion US dollars, and the total import trade was 8.12 million US dollars. According to customs data, China's export trade of bamboo products showed an overall growth trend from 2011 to 2021. In 2011, the export trade volume of China's bamboo products was 1.501 billion US dollars, compared with 2.645 billion US dollars in 2021, an increase of 176.22% and an annual growth rate of 17.62%. Affected by the global COVID-19, customs data show that the growth rate of China's bamboo product export trade slowed down from 2019 to 2020, with growth rates of 0.52% and 3.10% in 2019 and 2020 respectively. In 2021, the growth of China's export trade of bamboo products rebounded, with a growth rate of 20.34%.

According to customs data, from 2011 to 2021, China's total export trade of bamboo tableware increased significantly, from 380 million US dollars in 2011 to 1.14 billion US dollars in 2021, and its share in China's total export trade of bamboo products increased from 25% in 2011 to 43% in 2021; The total export trade of bamboo and bamboo products increased steadily before 2017 and reached the peak in 2016. The total export volume in 2011 was 240 million US dollars, and it was 320 million US dollars in 2016. It fell to 230 million US dollars in 2020 and rose to 240 million US dollars in 2021. The proportion of the total export trade of bamboo products in China reached the highest of about 18% in 2016 and dropped to 9% in 2021. From 2011 to 2021, the import trade volume of China's bamboo products showed a fluctuating trend. In 2011, the import trade volume of China's bamboo products was US $12.08 million, compared with US $8.12 million in 2021. According to customs data, the import trade of China's bamboo products showed a downward trend from 2011 to 2017. In 2017, the import trade increased significantly, reaching 352.46%.

In recent years, the annual growth rate of China's export trade of bamboo products is relatively low. With the demand for green products in domestic and foreign markets, it is urgent to find new growth points to stimulate the export of bamboo products. Compared with the export trade of China's bamboo products, the import trade of China's bamboo products is small. China's bamboo products trade products are mainly bamboo tableware and bamboo woven products. China's bamboo products import and export trade is mainly concentrated in the developed southeast coastal areas. Sichuan Province and Anhui Province, which are rich in bamboo resources, are less involved in the trade.