Keyword: UK

UK to implement post-Brexit Tariff Schedule on wood products

Starting 1st January the UK has implemented a new “Global Tariff” regime which closely mirrors the existing EU tariff regime [...]

Timber industry in UK warns of continuing shortages

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

EUTR and FLEGT to become UK domestic legislation

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

UKTR to replace EUTR starting 2021

    The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) draws its members' attention to the fact that on January 1 [...]
November 17, 2020 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe

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

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

UK’s wood products imports show strong market recovery

    UK's timber and panel import volumes are ‘back on track’ for 2020 following a sharp [...]

UK market for African hardwoods recovering lockdown

    The UK market for sawn hardwood has been recovering well following easing of COVID-19 lockdown [...]

UK imports of wood pellets hit record monthly high

The UK's wood pellet imports hit a new April high earlier this year, as biomass-fired generation took a [...]

Cautious optimism in UK hardwood market

    Insights into the status of the UK sawn hardwood market came from a webinar organised by [...]

UK applies tariffs for imported wood and wood products from 2021

From 1 January 2021, the UK will apply a UK-specific tariff to imported goods. The UK Global Tariff (UKGT [...]
June 8, 2020 Forestry / Sawmilling / ...Europe