Republic of Tunisia  | Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines

Manufacture of wood and wood products

Sector overview

The  Manufacture of wood and wood products Sector counts some 142 enterprises employing 10 or more persons. Among the sector enterprises 16 are producing for the export market.

Breakdown of enterprises employing 10 or more persons by activity and regime

Activity TE* OTE* Total
Saw Milling, planing and impregnation of wood  1  4  5 
Building joinery and carpentry items  0  21  21 
Wood panels and parcel board  1  7  8 
Wood pallets and crates  2  5  7 
Diverse objects in wood  5  6  11 
Works in cork, straw or weaving materials  1  1  2 
Furniture and furnishings from all materials  6  93  99 

Employment

The Manufacture of wood and wood products sector enterprises employing 10 or more workers account for 7,498 jobs of which 2,431 positions are with wholly exporting enterprises and 5,067 positions are with other than totally exporting.

Activity Employment TE* Employment OTE* Total
Saw Milling, planing and impregnation of wood  40  165  205 
Building joinery and carpentry items  0  614  614 
Wood panels and parcel board  104  651  755 
Wood pallets and crates  117  107  224 
Diverse objects in wood  140  102  242 
Works in cork, straw or weaving materials  38  38  76 
Furniture and furnishings from all materials  1,992  3,858  5,850 

Exports / Imports

For further information, please click the link below:  National Institute of Statistics

Development perspectives

The Center for Studies and Industrial Prospects (CEPI) has identified more than 50 project ideas and 4 professional files.

Partnership

The total number of enterprises with foreign participation is 17 , 10 are 100% foreign owned. 11 are totally exporting enterprises.

reakdown of partnership enterprises by country

France
(9)		 Italie
(4)		 Allemagne
()		 Belgique
()		 Autres
(5)

Source: Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation - April 2025