The importance of non-EU-27 countries in supplying the EU-27 market with wooden pallets

Abstract

This study analyses the supply of wooden pallets to the EU-27 market, paying particular attention to the importance of non-EU-27 countries as suppliers. The importance of South-East European countries, as non-EU-27 countries, in the supply of wooden pallets to the EU-27 market was specifically analyzed. The study focuses on the period 2002-2022. In addition to the trade volume, the import value of wooden pallets into the EU-27 from non-EU-27 countries was also analyzed. To a limited extent, the types and characteristics of wooden pallets most commonly used on the EU-27 market were analyzed. Wooden pallets are subject to the EU Timber Regulation, i.e. the new EU Deforestation Regulation, which was adopted last year.