Brazil’s exports of plywood decreased 3.5% in 2025 to 2.45 million m3, while the value of shipments fell 8% to $767 million. The average export price dropped 5% to $313 per m3, according to Lesprom Analytics.
Exports to the United States fell 17% to 732 thousand m3, accounting for 30% of Brazil’s total plywood exports. Sales to Germany rose 3% to 220 thousand m3, while shipments to the United Kingdom declined 11% to 219 thousand m3. Exports to Mexico dropped 28% to 177 thousand m3, and deliveries to Italy increased 3% to 170 thousand m3. Image: Brazil’s plywood export distribution by destination in 2025, based on Lesprom Analytics data.
In value terms, exports to the United States declined 19% to $240 million. Shipments to Germany totaled $63 million, down 3%, and to the United Kingdom $62 million, down 18%. The Netherlands recorded a 29% increase in volume to 88 thousand m3 and a 19% rise in value to $27 million.
Late-2025 policy changes created headwinds, especially in the second half of the year. The United States introduced a 50% import tariff effective August 6, 2025, prompting Brazilian exporters to accelerate shipments before the measure took effect. Plywood exports to the U.S. rose 13% year-on-year in the first half to 487 thousand m3 before declining sharply after August, according to Lesprom Analytics.
In Europe, the European Commission began collecting provisional anti-dumping duties of 5.4% on Brazilian softwood plywood from November 5, 2025. The measure covered companies including Indústria de Compensados Sudati Ltda, Conply Indústria de Compensados Ltda, and Indústria de Compensados Guararapes Ltda. The same rate applied to other exporters.
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