Beware new importers bearing Birch Plywood

Birch plywood
Beware new importers bearing Birch Plywood
by Jennie Ward|20 February 23|Build, Supply
Timber Development UK (TDUK) is warning merchants to carry out thorough checks of any offers of Birch Plywood imports from new importers they may receive. TDUK continues to hear worrying reports about its members being offered new import channels of Birch Plywood by companies in the Far East and China....
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New timber species
New timber species added to CITES Appendix II
by Jennie Ward|16 February 23|Supply
The following timber species have been added to CITES Appendix II following the 19th Conference of Parties (COP19) held in Panama in November 2022. African mahogany/Pod mahogany. African populations of Afzelia spp. in Appendix II with annotation #17 (Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood and transformed wood). Enter into force...
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UK APHA
Clarification from UK APHA on CITES Annex D
by Jennie Ward|16 February 23|Policy, Supply
UK APHA has issued clarification on CITES Annex D regarding the species that require import notification. Annex D of the Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 is in addition to the three Appendices of CITES and is referred to as the “monitoring list”. It includes species that might be eligible for...
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CE to UKCA marking
The transition from CE to UKCA marking
by Nick Boulton|21 October 22|Design
UKCA marking is a topic we have been following closely since shortly after Brexit; when the UK Government announced it would not continue to use European CE marking but would instead develop its own new UK Conformity Assured UKCA mark.  This new UKCA mark will be used for many different...
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