Lumbermen Far East offered "zero out" the duty on timber exports

The proposal in the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the RF President in the Far Eastern Federal District and Russia approached Minvostokrazvitiya Association "Daleksportles", which includes the leading forest industry companies county.

" Far export wood from 2007 to 2012 decreased from 33 million cubic meters to 19 million cubic meters. Russia's share in the markets of Japan, South Korea and China fell from 59% in 2007 to 26% in 2012. The aggregate consumption in these countries has increased from 55.7 million cubic meters in 2007 to 74 million cubic meters in 2012. County share in the total volume of timber harvested in the country last year was only 7.9% "- Said in a joint session, the Chairman of the Association" Daleksportles " Alexander Sidorenko.

According to him, the lost ground of the Far Eastern suppliers of raw wood successfully took competitors from North America (Canada and USA), and New Zealand. Almost completely lost the most expensive market in Japan.

After joining Russia's WTO export duties on timber in the euro area has been reduced to 12%, and the rates of the Far Eastern exporters to the Asian markets remained flat at 25%.

" In connection with the decision to introduce a "prohibitive" tariff, the situation in the Far East timber industry has not improved, and even worsened. We are concerned that the timber industry of the Far East has lost ground in exports. Marked negative trend yield timber industry, which later formed the regional budget revenues "- Said Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary in the Far Eastern Federal District Vladimir Syrkin .

He pointed out that at present the implementation of investment projects in the timber industry in the Far East is not very effective. To this there are subjective and objective reasons. However, the timber industry remains one of the leading industries of the Far East.

" Minvostokrazvitiya Russia completes formation of the subprogram "Development of the forest sector", which will become an integral part of the state program "Socio-economic development of the Far East and the Baikal region until 2025." On how the forest industry will develop a state program as a whole will have a certain scoring assessment "- Said Vladimir Syrkin .

In addition, the timber merchants propose to include in the state program of the Far East activities for the development of transport, port infrastructure, including the creation of transport and logistics centers and terminals. Also encouraged to develop support measures for the sale of wood products through organized trading and decide to pay the state guarantees and compensation to enterprises implementing investment projects. Long-term national strategy of forest sector development will also consider the working group of the Russian Government on the development and approval of the Forest Policy of the Russian Federation, composed of Representatives Minvostokrazvitiya Russia.