Wholesale kiln-dried firewood for French merchants and importers.

The French firewood market

France is Europe's largest firewood market by volume, and demand for certified, kiln-dried, low-moisture wood keeps rising as regulations tighten and consumers move to modern high-efficiency stoves.

Domestic French supply cannot cover the premium retail segment at consistent moisture and packaging quality. Baltic hardwood — particularly oak and birch — has become the natural import fit for French wholesalers targeting the certified market.

Freight to France

Full 40ft container by sea via Le Havre or Marseille — best cost per m³, ideal for buyers with regional depots or hard-standing yards.

Curtainsider road freight direct to your yard in Lille, Reims, Strasbourg, Lyon or Paris in 3–4 days. Simpler unloading and shorter working capital cycle than sea freight.

Consolidated pallet groupage for first orders. Most French buyers move to full loads once winter sell-through is established.

Species and packaging for the French trade

Chêne (oak) sits at the top of the French premium range — slow, hot, long burn. Bouleau (birch) is the volume all-rounder for both merchant sales and retail bags. Frêne (ash) is popular for stoves where high heat output matters.

Packaging: 1m³ and 2m³ hardwood crates for merchants and garden centres, 22L and 40L retail bags for supermarkets and stations-service, kindling pallets, and wood briquette bundles.

Compliance and invoicing

Every load ships with commercial invoice, packing list, phytosanitary certificate where required, and FSC/PEFC chain-of-custody references. Moisture certificates on every consignment.

Intra-EU B2B reverse-charge VAT with a valid French VAT number. Payment terms scale with order history — deposit-and-balance on first orders, net terms on repeat business.