Trade, trading and market represent a broad term, as this category includes areas related not only to trade and sales, but also marketing distribution channels, consumer markets, psychology, sociology, up to logistics, distribution, transport, transit and forwarding. In the article, the authors define general trading terms as well as terms from the wood trade and market. Furthermore, they deal with the characteristics and analysis of trade with the protected tropical wood species Dalbergia nigra within the EU and the world, its import, export and international trade. In 1998, the species Dalbergia nigra was included in the Red List of the World Conservation Union as an endangered species. This wood has fascinated people for hundreds of years and, despite its high price, it manages to find its clientele. The market (and not only with wood) also has certain rules that are set by owners and consumers alike. We are talking about two important business methods that are the driving force of the entire market, and t