The continued import of timber from China and the United States has suffered from the impact of timber imports

In recent days, there has been an uproar in the industry on the return of shipments of logs from the United States.

Judging from the reporter’s investigation and understanding, the US logs faced a crisis of return shipments at several ports such as Yantian Port in Shenzhen, mainly because some companies had some non-compliance in the process of importing timber, especially in the phytosanitary certificate. aspect. In order to avoid the crisis of pests and diseases, once the customs inspections are found, the related goods will be returned or destroyed. Due to the impact of this incident on timber merchants, due to the large number of US log containers arriving in Hong Kong and in transit, the holders of the goods will face enormous losses.

This incident also reminded the industry that the trade war between China and the United States continued. The customs authorities are more cautious about any goods originating from the United States. Therefore, there should be no luck and legal importation. This is the king! It is reported that the main types of wood involved are white wax, red oak and American softwood.

In terms of the North American domestic market, it is understood that as the North American region enters the construction season and the railway bottleneck from Canada to the United States remains unresolved, the U.S. market is hard to find and dealers are snapping up. It is revealed that the major manufacturers of spf have stated Orders have been placed in June and no orders can be placed. It is estimated that this situation will continue.