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Importing and exporting wood and timber products

Collection of plant health guidance and forms for trading in wood, wood products, firewood, bark, dunnage or wood packaging.

Published 26 September 2018
Last updated 26 September 2018 — see all updates
From:
Forestry Commission

If you import or export certain wood and timber products to or from the UK you will have to comply with plant health regulations, restrictions and requirements. The regulations are designed to protect the natural environment and plant-based industries of receiving countries from introductions of harmful organisms that can be present in wood. These include certain species of insects, bacteria and fungi.

If wood material or products are not classed as regulated there are no restrictions on their movement.

Plant Health News

Plant Health News keeps importers and exporters of wood, timber products, wood packaging and dunnage up to date with changes in legislation, regulations and requirements. Read past issues.

Guidance

Find out what you must do if you want to import or export different types of regulated wood material. See also further guidance in ‘Publications’ below.

  1. Import wood, wood products or bark from non-EU countries
    • Guidance
  2. Import or export wood packaging material
    • Guidance
  3. Import firewood into Great Britain
    • Guidance
  4. Export wood or wood products to non-EU countries
    • Guidance
  5. Tree health legislation
    • Guidance

Forms

Forms you must complete when proposing to undertake certain types of wood importing and exporting activities.

Publications

Information and guidance about aspects of importing and exporting wood materials.

Published 26 September 2018
Last updated 26 September 2018 + show all updates
  1. Removed information about email subscriptions to plant health news.
  2. First published.
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