Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department issues on types of timber it discourages from being imported to the UK.

The EU Timber Regulation aims to prevent the trade of illegally harvested timber in the EU by laying down obligations on operators who place timber and timber products on the market and those who subsequently trade in them. It was implemented in the UK by the Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations in March 2013.

Guidance on how UK operators and traders can comply with the EU Timber Regulation, including the list of products that are in scope of the regulation, is available at: www.gov.uk/eu-timber-regulation-guidance-for-business-and-industry#guidance. The National Measurement Office, the UK enforcement authority for the EU Timber Regulation, also administers an advice and enquiry service for industry, as well as undertaking an ongoing programme of activities designed to raise awareness and promote compliance.