Russia, China, and Belarus supply most of paper goods to Uzbekistan

The Russian Federation supplies most of the paper and paperboard to Uzbekistan, the Central Asian republic's State Statistics Committee has reported. The agency notes that in 9 months (3Q), Russia sold Uzbekistan 106,700 tons of paper goods, while the People's Republic of China ranks second in terms of paper supply and Belarus closes the top three:

Russia – 106,700 tons;

China – 38,700 tons;

Belarus – 9,800 tons;

Finland – 9,200 tons;

Germany –  5,200 tons;

Ukraine – 3,200 tons;

Sweden – 3,000 tons;

Turkey – 2,400 tons;

Poland – 1,300 tons.

In three quarters (3Q) of 2022, 189,200 tons of paper goods worth $281.5mn were imported into Uzbekistan from foreign countries. The volume of paper imports to the republic increased by 22,600 tons compared to last year.