Guidance

Timber procurement: checklists for submitting category B evidence

How to demonstrate evidence of compliance under Category B of the timber procurement policy.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 26 November 2025

Documents

Checklist 1 – supply chain information

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Checklist 2 – forest source information for sustainability

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Details

You should use the Category B checklists to demonstrate evidence of compliance under the Timber Procurement Policy.

There are two checklists available to use:

• checklist 1 – supply chain information
• checklist 2 – forest source information for sustainability

Checklist 1 should be used to confirm which forest or forests the product originates from.

Checklist 2 should be used to confirm the forest or forests of harvest meets sustainable criteria.

Published 26 November 2025