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Certificates Required When Exporting Plywood To The EU (PART 1)

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You can only sell wooden products on the European market when you comply with several European regulations like the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) and several product safety requirements. The following article will show the required certificates when exporting plywood to the EU.

Exporting Plywood to the EU
Exporting Plywood to the EU

What legal requirements must my product comply with?

European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR): controlling the legal origin of timber

All timber imported into the European Union needs to come from verifiable legal sources.

European buyers that place timber or timber products on the market have to show due diligence. You can do this on the basis of long-term contracts, or separately for every container you ship. In addition the EUTR forces operators to trace their products back to the source. This means that when suppliers supply legal timber, but cannot provide well-documented guarantees of legality, they will not be able to supply the European Union market.

Conformité Européenne (CE) marking for timber products used in construction

Timber or timber products that are permanently incorporated into construction works will have to be CE-marked: this applies to windows, doors, frames, industrial flooring and parquet, stairs, glued laminated timber, panels (plywood etcetera), cladding and structural timber.

CITES

In case you are supplying endangered timber species you will only be able to harvest and export them if they are on the list of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and if you have obtained a CITES permit. With a CITES permit you automatically comply with the requirements of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) and your timber is considered to be legally harvested.

Chemicals in timber: REACH

The preservatives arsenic, creosotes and mercury are used to prevent rot, and improve the durability of timber, especially that used in outdoor applications. The European ‘Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)’ regulation does not allow the use of these preservatives, with some exceptions, such as wood used in industrial installations, or as railway sleepers.

Chemicals in timber: REACH
Chemicals in timber: REACH

Packaging and the use of the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures 15 (ISPM) packaging logo

There is also non-product-specific legislation on packaging that applies to all goods marketed in the European Union.

All wooden packaging material (mostly pallets) you use must display the ISPM 15 logo, together with your unique identification number if you produce the packaging material yourself. If you do not produce the material yourself, you will need to buy it from a licensed producer in your country. Producers are licensed by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) in your country.

VINEX, formerly referred to as Viet Nam Import Export Development Co., Jsc was established in 2008. We are Vietnam’s leading exporter and distributor of agricultural products, especially plywood. With the goal of promoting and bringing Vietnamese products closer to the international market, over the past ten years, we have always bent over backward in researching and investing in facilities to provide the best plywood to clients. Besides, highly experienced human resources staff, who are dynamic, creative and constantly innovating will bring the best experience to customers.

We win the market by people oriented management philosophy, high quality products and reasonable prices. Since 2009, the volume of business is increasing year by year. Our current output value is USD 3.5 million per year with more than 100 containers per month. We are also in the TOP 10 Vietnam plywood exporters.

Plywood is supplied by VINEXCO with an international standard process should ensure product quality and competitive price in the market. We currently distribute products to many international partners such as USA, EU, India,… We are available to supply all kind of plywood, thickness and your specification. Contact us immediately for detailed advice and to order Plywood.

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Viet Nam Import Export Development Co., Jsc

Head Office: 19 To Vinh Dien Str, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hotline: (+84) 889400777
Email: vinexcosg@gmail.com

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