Forestry and logging products market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 1,305 supply contracts for forestry and logging products through award notices on TED; the 732 of them that state a value (56.1%) add up to €133 million. EU countries together imported €22 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to forestry and logging products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 4703, 4401, 4403, 4702, 4602 and 10 more headings; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), down 6.5% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 1,094 companies have won 3,898 public supply contracts for forestry and logging products in 30 European countries, in 1,368 award notices from 705 public buyers.
  • 2.1% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Netherlands.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 7.3% of all awards across Europe.
  • 17.2% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in the EU-27 — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €2.93 trillion in 2025, 15.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Forestry and logging products market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/034-forestry-and-logging-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

CPV group 034 across the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: how much public buyers award, who wins, where from, and how the market splits by country.

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Europe: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
3.9K
in 1.4K award notices
Awarded value
€402.7M
from 57% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
1.1K
with at least one award
Public buyers
705
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 5858Nov–Dec 20232024: 1,3711,37120242025: 1,3051,30520252026: 1,1641,1642026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202358
20241,371
20251,305
20261,164
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €2M€2MNov–Dec 20232024: €118.9M€118.9M20242025: €132.5M€132.5M20252026: €149.4M€149.4M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€2M
2024€118.9M
2025€132.5M
2026€149.4M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 2,355
  2. Economic affairs: 395
  3. Environment and waste: 202
  4. Coal and solid fuels: 179
  5. Housing and community amenities: 146
  6. Armed forces and defence agencies: 139
  7. Universities, schools and research: 106
  8. Police, fire services and prisons: 80
  9. Other296
    Other: 296
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration2,355
Economic affairs395
Environment and waste202
Coal and solid fuels179
Housing and community amenities146
Armed forces and defence agencies139
Universities, schools and research106
Police, fire services and prisons80
Other296
Contracts by buyer country
  1. 289 companies
    France: 878
  2. 112 companies
    Germany: 567
  3. 39 companies
    Romania: 410
  4. 64 companies
    Poland: 343
  5. 56 companies
    Latvia: 341
  6. 41 companies
    Netherlands: 218
  7. 51 companies
    Czechia: 209
  8. 123 companies
    Spain: 178
  9. Denmark124
    11 companies
    Denmark: 124
  10. 70 companies
    Sweden: 123
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Contracts by buyer country
France878
Germany567
Romania410
Poland343
Latvia341
Netherlands218
Czechia209
Spain178
Denmark124
Sweden123
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 7.8%, Medium-sized 14.1%, Small 20.4%, Micro 5.4%, SME (size not stated) 26%, Size not stated 26.2%Large companies: 305 (7.8%)Medium-sized: 550 (14.1%)14%Small: 795 (20.4%)20%Micro: 210 (5.4%)SME (size not stated): 1,015 (26%)26%Size not stated: 1,023 (26.2%)26%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies305 · 7.8%
Medium-sized550 · 14.1%
Small795 · 20.4%
Micro210 · 5.4%
SME (size not stated)1,015 · 26%
Size not stated1,023 · 26.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Netherlands44
    Netherlands: 44
  2. Belgium9
    Belgium: 9
  3. Austria7
    Austria: 7
  4. Germany6
    Germany: 6
  5. United Kingdom3
    United Kingdom: 3
  6. Lithuania3
    Lithuania: 3
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Netherlands44
Belgium9
Austria7
Germany6
United Kingdom3
Lithuania3
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)2023: €24B€24B20232024: €24B€24B20242025: €22B€22B2025
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Imports of these goods into the EU 27, all buyers (EUR)
2023€24B
2024€24B
2025€22B

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 4703, 4401, 4403, 4702, 4602, 4504, 1301, 4706, 4705, 4501, 4503, 4704, 4404, 4701, 4502 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country

97.9%

Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country: 97.9%

80 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

7.3%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 7.3%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

17.2%

Lots with a single bid: 17.2%

Among 3.5K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

Companies winning most often across Europe

  1. 1.P. KORTEGAARDS PLANTESKOLE A/SDenmark · 53 notices
  2. 2.Boot & Dart Boomkwekerijen bvNetherlands · 38 notices
  3. 3.SIA "Selko īpašumi"Latvia · 31 notices
  4. 4.SARL CHOLAT PEPINIERESFrance · 20 notices
  5. 5.Boomkwekerijen M. van den Oever & Zonen B.V.Netherlands · 19 notices
  6. 6.Akciju sabiedrība "Ludzas mežrūpniecības saimniecība"Latvia · 17 notices
  7. 7.LESOŠKOLKY s.r.o.Czechia · 17 notices
  8. 8.B.V. Boomkwekerij Udenhout.Netherlands · 16 notices
  9. 9.Boomkwekerij Ebben B.V.Netherlands · 15 notices
  10. 10.DOBRO RJEŠENJE d.o.o.Croatia · 15 notices

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Questions

How big is the forestry and logging products market in Europe?
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 1,305 supply contracts for forestry and logging products through award notices on TED; the 732 of them that state a value (56.1%) add up to €133 million. EU countries together imported €22 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to forestry and logging products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 4703, 4401, 4403, 4702, 4602 and 10 more headings; sum of national imports, trade between EU countries included; all buyers, not only public ones), down 6.5% from 2023.
How many public contracts for forestry and logging products are awarded in Europe?
Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 3,898 supply contracts for forestry and logging products in 1,368 TED award notices; the 2,230 awards with a published value add up to €402.7M.
Which countries buy the most forestry and logging products through public tenders?
France (878 awards), Germany (567 awards), Romania (410 awards) lead; 1,094 companies won at least one award across Europe.
How often do foreign suppliers win forestry and logging products contracts?
2.1% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Netherlands.

Source: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023; processed by Cresques. Numbers updated 2026-11-13.