Export Digest: Demand for Russian Timber Continues to Grow
From January to October 2025, more than 378,000 export transactions were recorded in the FGIS LK—a 28.2% increase compared to the same period in 2024. The volume of lumber shipments to friendly countries increased to 18 million m3, which is 10.4% higher than last year.
According to Vyacheslav Spirenkov, Deputy Head of the Federal Forestry Agency, the growth in volumes is due not only to increased demand but also to the agency's effective interaction with customs authorities. This allows for the prompt verification of electronic documents and expedites delivery of products to their destinations.
Russian processed timber is currently exported to 41 countries. China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan remain the largest buyers.
- In the Arkhangelsk Region, 1.39 million m3 of timber were exported in the first ten months of 2025, which is 9% more than in 2024. The geography of deliveries includes China, Israel, Egypt, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Korea, and Tunisia.
- In the Komi Republic, 1.3 million m3 of timber were shipped during the same period, of which 1.2 million m3 were sawn timber. The main export destinations are Egypt, China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Turkey.
- The Tomsk Region exported 1.1 million m3 of timber, of which almost half—48%—went to Uzbekistan. Next come Kyrgyzstan (19%), China (17%), Kazakhstan (10%), and Tajikistan (4%). Tomsk timber is also supplied to Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, the UAE, and Japan.
