The total value of China's wood working machinery exports in 2013 was US $ 2,319 million , a year on year increase of 3%.
China's wood processing machinery was exported to Europe (35%), North America (30%), Asia (23%), Central and South America (5%), with a further 4% to Oceania and 3% to Africa.
China's international trade in wood processing machinery
Category | Export 2013 | Import 2013 | ||
Value US$ million | Change % | Value US$ million | Change % | |
Total | 2318.9 | 7 | 686.3 | -10 |
Wood processing machinery | 985.7 | 18 | 454.3 | -8 |
Wood-based panel equipment | 63.6 | -8 | 18.8 | -74 |
Knives and blades for wood processing | 29.4 | -11 | 7.1 | 0.81 |
The value of exports of wood processing machinery to all regions in 2013 increased over 2012. China's imports of wood processing machinery were mainly from Europe and Asia which together accounted for almost 97% of total wood processing machinery imports.
Exports and imports wood processing machinery
Region | Export 2013 | Import 2013 | ||
Value US$ million | Change % | Value US$ million | Change % | |
Europe | 348 | 8 | 234 | 16 |
North America | 295 | 20 | 11.82 | 35 |
Asia | 223 | 45 | 207.7 | 26 |
Central and South America | 51.99 | 3.49 | 0.056 | 77 |
Oceania | 40.88 | 3.69 | 1.05 | 153 |
Africa | 27.19 | 14 | 0.003 | 78 |
Exports of wood-based panel machinery China's exports of wood-based panel machinery in 2013 went to Asia (69%), EU (17%), Africa (7%), Central and S. America (4%) with another 1.5% to North America and 0.6% to Oceania.
China's imports of wood-based panel machinery were mainly from Europe but the value of imports from Europe has been falling. On the other hand imports from Asia and North America have risen sharply.
Exports and imports of wood-based panel machinery
Region | Export 2013 | Import 2013 | ||
Value US$ million | Change % | Value US$ million | Change % | |
Asia | 44.14 | 5 | 0.76 | 607 |
Europe | 10.99 | -41 | 17.89 | -75 |
Africa | 4.54 | 82 | 0 | |
Central and South America | 2.45 | -43 | 0 | |
North America | 1.05 | -21 | 0.13 | 557 |
Oceania | 0.39 | -25 | 0 |
Trade in wood working knives and blades
China's exports of wood working knives and blades in 2013 were worth over US$28 million. Some 48% was exported to Asia, 22% to Europe, 20% to North America, 5% to Central and South America, 3% to Africa and 2% to Oceania. China's imports of these items were almost exclusively from Asia and Europe.
Exports and imports of wood working knives and blades
Region | Export 2013 | Import 2013 | ||
Value US$ million | Change % | Value US$ million | Change % | |
Asia | 14.06 | -23 | 4.34 | 7 |
Europe | 6.35 | -6 | 2.68 | -5 |
North America | 5.99 | 10 | 0.05 | -60 |
Central and South America | 1.42 | -5 | 0 | |
Africa | 0.85 | 25 | 0 | |
Oceania | 0.71 | 75 | 0 |
Advances in China’s wood working machinery manufacturing industry
According to a report from the China Forestry Machinery Association significant achievements have been made in the machinery manufacturing industry since the economy was opened. The scale of production of wood working machinery manufacturing has increased rapidly.
At the end of Eleventh Five Year Plan (2010), the total value of wood working machinery manufacturing output was RMB100 billion from 4,985 manufacturing enterprises with 461,800 employees and assets of RMB52 billion.
Summary of trends:
- The domestic market share for wood working machinery products has been over 75% for the past 10 years.
- The level of production mechanisation has reached 42%.
- National and industry standards for wood working machinery have steadily evolved.
- The structure of the sector has been optimised through consolidation and production of high performance machinery to international standards.
- The product range has constantly expanded.
- Quality control and after sales services have been improved.
- International cooperation in machinery manufacturing has been strengthened and technological exchange has been promoted.