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What you need to do to supply, distribute and sell wood for use in domestic heating appliances in England.

• Updated: 7 July 2022

Summary results of the domestic wood use survey

• Updated: 31 March 2016

What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.

• Overview

  There are rules for bringing plants or ‘plant-based products’ (like wood)…

• Plants and plant-based products from the EU, Switzerland and Liechtenstein

  If you’re bringing in plants or plant-based products from the EU,…

• Plants and plant-based products from outside the EU

  If you’re bringing plants and plant-based products (like wood) from…

• Getting a phytosanitary certificate

  A ‘phytosanitary’ (plant health) certificate proves your plants: have been…

• Bringing in endangered species

  You’ll need to apply for a permit or certificate if you’re bringing any…

• Get help

  If you need advice on bringing plants or plant-based products into Great…

A closed grant that helped increase and facilitate the use of home-grown English wood and wood fibre in construction.

• Updated: 8 December 2023

Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods

If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.

• Updated: 5 January 2021

Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.

• Updated: 10 March 2023

How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.

• Updated: 15 January 2026

Find a sustainable wood fuel supplier, biomass, meeting Renewable Heat Incentive requirements

Find out how to import non-regulated firewood, such as logs and kindling, into England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain).

• Updated: 22 May 2025