EU tropical timber trade faces double dip recession
Total EU27 (i.e. excluding the UK) import value of tropical wood and wood furniture products was US$2.48 [...]
January 18, 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ukraine wood export ban found illegal in EU independent panel ruling
The final ruling of a dispute settlement panel set up under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement found that the Ukrainian [...]
December 14, 2020
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Challenges for the EU wood market as many countries go back into lockdown
It remains to be seen whether the recovery in EU wood market will be sustained as there are [...]
November 5, 2020
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EU27 tropical timber imports stronger than expected so far in 2020
Total EU27 (i.e. excluding the UK) import value of tropical wood and wood furniture products was US [...]
November 2, 2020
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EU Parliament launches forest strategy
On October 7th, the EU Parliament launched the EU Forest Strategy from 2021 in a non-legislative resolution and thus [...]
October 16, 2020
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