If you export wood, pulp or paper products to Australia, you are not directly regulated under Australia’s illegal logging laws. All legal obligations sit with the businesses importing the regulated timber products into Australia.
However, your Australian customers may ask you for information about the timber or wood in your products. This may include information about where the timber has come from and the common and scientific names of the trees of the timber in your products. They may also request information on the entities involved in the supply chain for the timber in the product.
If your customer is unable to determine that your products come from legal sources and they are imported, significant penalties may apply. It is in your interest to help them get the information they need.
How you can help
Your Australian customer may need to know:
- Where the timber in your products was harvested.
- The country where the product was made.
- The scientific name/type of tree that the timber has come from.
- The entities involved in the supply chain for the timber in the product.
- Your business details, including trading name and address.
- Any documents you can provide to show the timber was legally logged.
Australia’s illegal logging laws require businesses importing timber products to identify, assess and mitigate the risk that they have come from illegal sources.
This means that your Australian customers are likely to ask for similar information to customers in other countries with timber legality laws in place that require due diligence activities, such as the EU and the USA.
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