In the Irkutsk Region, the volume of roundwood exports in the first quarter of 2021 increased by 25% compared to the same period last year. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Irkutsk customs.
As told by the acting. Head of customs Andrei Novoseltsev, in the first quarter of 2020, 474.87 thousand cubic meters of forest were exported from the region, and in January-March 2021 – 622.55 thousand cubic meters. The increase in export volumes may be partly due to the forthcoming ban on the export of unprocessed coniferous and valuable hardwood timber from Russia.
“Plus, market conditions are such that export is now more profitable. The higher the dollar rate, the more profitable it is for exporters “, – quoted Novoseltsev by IA IrkutskMedia.
According to Nadezhda Nedorezova, deputy head of customs – head of the customs control service after the release of goods, eight criminal cases were also initiated in the first quarter of this year related to smuggling of timber in the amount of 72.3 million rubles. In seven cases, we are talking about the export of timber to China.
At the end of March, it was reported that in the Irkutsk region, the general director of a company from the Kuytun region is awaiting trial on charges of smuggling wood to China. He exported about 9 thousand cubic meters of timber in the amount of 57 million rubles.