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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.

Updates to this page

From:
Forestry Commission
Published:
26 September 2018
Last updated:
13 February 2025
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  1. Added a latest news section.

  2. Updated contact details and added a link to our complaints procedure.

  3. Added link to import timber, wood products or bark guidance.

  4. Removed a link to 'Importing wood, wood products and bark' as the webpage has been withdrawn as it's out of date.

  5. Added section on phytosanitary certificates being required for North America imports from 28 June 2024.

  6. Added information about withdrawal of 999L waiver code to CTA box.

  7. Apply for an export credit account form removed. There is now only one type of credit account, which can be accessed through the link in the collection.

  8. Links to the 'Register a Place of Destination' form and ‘Register as a Professional Operator to issue Plant Passports’ page have been added to this page,

  9. The following call for evidence has been added to this page: - Prevent the introduction of oak lace bug into Great Britain: call for evidence

  10. The following publication has been added to this page: Importing firewood: requirements for landing material into Great Britain

  11. Removed information about email subscriptions to plant health news.

  12. First published.

If you import or export certain wood and timber products to or from the UK you need 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.

Contact Plant Health Forestry

For general queries, or to find details of plant health inspectors: points of entry, contact Plant Health Forestry.

To complain about Plant Health Forestry, follow our complaints procedure.

Import and export guides

Forms for importing and exporting wood products

Latest news

If you import or export wood, timber products, wood packaging and dunnage, stay up to date with changes in legislation, regulations and requirements. Read and subscribe to Plant Health News.

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