Jun 14, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. In 2005, Japan imported $2.3 billion of softwood lumber, a 7-% increase since 2001, FAS USDA reported. Although Canadian softwood lumber has dominated Japan’s imports over the last several years, its market share has slipped from 50% in 2001 to 42% in 2005. In 2005, imports from Canada totalled $965 million. During the 2001-2005 period, EU market share increased from 24% to 30%. In 2005, imports from the EU totalled $692 million. Although imports from Russia totalled just $245 million in 2005, its market share increased from 5% to 11% between 2001 and 2005. Japan’s softwood lumber imports from the United States decreased both in terms of value and market share. Between 2001 and 2005, imports from the United States decreased from $139 million to $44 million and market share decreased from 6% to 2%.