Wood & Timber Importers & Exporters in Africa

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Africa — Wood & Timber trade. Across the region we track about 1.1 million import and 828,000+ export shipments. The largest wood & timber importers are Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, sourcing mainly from China, Russia, Finland.

1.1 million

Import shipments

828,000+

Export shipments

Countries in region

Data fields per record

2015 – 2026

Coverage

Export & Import

Trade flows

Importing countries

Exporting countries

Fields per record

Excel / CSV

Delivery

Egypt

Top importer

China

Top supplier

Top Wood & Timber importing countries in Africa

#	Country	Import shipments	Share
1	Wood & Timber in Egypt	682,000+	63%
2	Wood & Timber in South Africa	169,000+	16%
3	Wood & Timber in Morocco	97,000+	9%
4	Wood & Timber in Nigeria	77,000+	7%
5	Wood & Timber in Algeria	63,000+	6%

Top suppliers of wood & timber to Africa

#	Supplier country	Shipments to region
1	China	212,000+ (20%)
2	Russia	156,000+ (15%)
3	Finland	109,000+ (11%)
4	Sweden	102,000+ (10%)
5	Turkiye	70,000+ (7%)
6	Thailand	46,000+ (4%)
7	Spain	45,000+ (4%)
8	Indonesia	42,000+ (4%)
9	Germany	41,000+ (4%)
10	United States	37,000+ (4%)
11	Croatia	33,000+ (3%)
12	Malaysia	30,000+ (3%)
13	Italy	24,000+ (2%)
14	Brazil	24,000+ (2%)
15	Romania	23,000+ (2%)

Top Wood & Timber exporting countries in Africa

#	Country	Export shipments	Share
1	Wood & Timber in South Africa	285,000+	34%
2	Wood & Timber in Cameroon	195,000+	24%
3	Wood & Timber in Gabon	127,000+	15%
4	Wood & Timber in Congo	98,000+	12%
5	Wood & Timber in Mozambique	67,000+	8%
6	Wood & Timber in Equatorial Guinea	57,000+	7%

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What a Wood & Timber shipment record contains

Every Wood & Timber shipment in Africa is a full bill of lading record with 67 data fields — from HS code, value and weight to vessel, container and the verified buyer & supplier behind the trade. The key fields are listed below. Market-level totals on this page are free. The company-level contact fields (🔒) are included in the paid dataset.

Shipment & dates

bill_of_lading_no Unique bill of lading number
master_bill_of_lading Master B/L reference
bill_type_code B/L type (e.g. seaway bill)
flow Trade direction (import / export)
sailing_date Date the vessel departed origin
estimate_arrival_date Estimated arrival date
actual_arrival_date Actual arrival date
year Shipment year
month Shipment month
period Reporting period (year-month)
mode_of_transportation Sea / air / land mode
system_identity_id Internal record identifier

Product & HS classification

hs_code Harmonised System (HS) code
product_description Full commercial description of goods
hs_code_sure_level Confidence level of the HS match
marks_and_numbers Shipping marks & numbers

Route & geography

origin_country Country goods shipped from
destination_country Country goods shipped to
del_country Final delivery country
country_sure_level Confidence level of the country match
origin_port Port of loading
destination_port Port of discharge
port_of_final_delivery Final delivery point

Value, quantity & weight

lane_value_usd Shipment value on the lane (USD)
cif_value_usd CIF value (USD)
estimated_value_usd Estimated value (USD)
per_shipment_quantity Quantity in this shipment
quantity_unit Unit of quantity
per_shipment_weight_kg Shipment weight (kg)
weight_unit Unit of weight
cbm Cubic metres (volume)
teu Twenty-foot equivalent units
feu Forty-foot equivalent units

Supplier / exporter

supplier_name Exporter / shipper company name 🔒 paid
supplier_address Supplier full address 🔒 paid
supplier_city Supplier city 🔒 paid
supplier_phone Supplier phone number 🔒 paid
supplier_website Supplier website 🔒 paid
supplier_contact Supplier contact 🔒 paid
indicator_true_supplier Verified-supplier flag

Buyer / importer

importer_name Importer / consignee company name 🔒 paid
importer_address Importer full address 🔒 paid
importer_city Importer city 🔒 paid
importer_phone Importer phone number 🔒 paid
importer_website Importer website 🔒 paid
importer_contact Importer contact 🔒 paid
indicator_true_buyer Verified-buyer flag

Notify parties

notify_party_name Notify party company name 🔒 paid
notify_party_address Notify party address 🔒 paid
also_notify_name Additional notify party 🔒 paid

Vessel & voyage

vessel_name Vessel name
vessel_code IMO vessel code
vessel_country_code Vessel flag country
voyage Voyage number
manifest_no Manifest number
carrier_sasc_code Carrier SCAC code
freight_forwarder_name Freight forwarder

Container details

container_id Container number
container_size Container size
container_type Container type
container_desc_code Container description code
container_load_status FCL / LCL load status
container_type_of_service Service type

Booking contacts

booking_contact_email Booking contact email 🔒 paid
booking_contact_phone Booking contact phone 🔒 paid

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