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Wooden pallets have trouble entering the UK

With the Brexit, the regulations for the transport of goods to and from Great Britain also changed on 01.01 [...]

January 19, 2021

Phytosanitary controls extended to UK wood product imports from EU countries

A significant impact of the UK’s exit from the EU single market on 1st January is the requirement for [...]

January 4, 2021

Border checks on UK wood imports from EU will disrupt just-in-time trade

Until the end of this year, trucks can just roll into the UK from the European continent with no checks [...]

December 23, 2020

UK-EU timber products trade subject to due diligence

From 1st January, the EUTR will be replaced in the UK by the UK Timber Regulation (UKTR). The scope of [...]

December 21, 2020

Implications of UK post-Brexit Tariff Schedule on wood products

From 1st January the UK will implement a new “Global Tariff” regime which closely mirrors the existing EU tariff regime [...]

December 17, 2020

Major implications for timber trade as Brexit endgame nears

The long drawn-out process of the UK breaking ties with the EU, which started with the referendum of July [...]

December 16, 2020

UK: Timber industry warns of continuing shortages

Timber suppliers are warning that shortages are set to continue until next summer and possibly beyond. Timber users [...]

December 14, 2020

EUTR and FLEGT will become UK domestic legislation

The Office of Product Safety and Standards has issued guidance staring that from January 1, 2021, Great Britain [...]

November 11, 2020

UK urges timber traders to prepare for changes effective at the end of 2020

Businesses trading timber between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) are being urged by the UK Government to take [...]

October 26, 2020

Brexit, a growing problem for the German furniture industry

Brexit is becoming an increasing problem for the German furniture industry. "Already since 2016 [...]

February 6, 2020

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