We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
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.
Planting the right tree, in the right place, can help diversify business income, offset emissions, and bring direct benefits to your land, crops, and livestock. Find out more in the collection of resources below.
How to export certain types of regulated wood, wood products and bark from Great Britain to the world.
Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods
Find out about the Woods into Management – Timber in Construction Innovation Fund and how you can compete for funding to help increase and facilitate the use of home-grown English wood and wood fibre in construction.
Find out how to import timber and wood material, including the documents, identity checks and plant health inspections required.
Information on the implementation of the Wood Review. In June 2013 the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, asked Sir Ian Wood to conduct an independently led review of UKCS oil and gas recovery, specifically looking at how...
What you need to do to supply, distribute and sell wood for use in domestic heating appliances in England.
Collection of plant health guidance and forms for trading in wood, wood products, firewood, bark, dunnage or wood packaging.
John Wood joined Herbert Smith (now Herbert Smith Freehills LLP), the city and international law firm, in 1972 and was a partner from 1982 to 2007. From 2008 to 2014 he was a legal board member of the Charity Commission...
Infographic illustrating the top GB ports and associated top international trading supply regions, where non-compliant wood-based material has been intercepted.
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
Andrew Wood has worked for Natural England since 2006 and was appointed Executive Director, Science, Evidence and Advice in 2007. His previous roles include: Director, Finance, NHS Wales Director, Audit Commission Wales
Summary results of the domestic wood use survey
The T6 exemption allows you to chip, shred, cut or pulverise waste wood and plant matter to make it easier to store and transport, or to convert it for use.
Professor John Wood was a Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner from June 2020 to May 2023. John is a materials scientist by background and has honorary chairs at a number of UK universities. He is an adviser to governments on international research...
Mike Wood was appointed Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) on 14 November 2023. He was previously Assistant Government Whip between 28 October 2022 and 14 November 2023.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.