Supplying Timber Issue 9 0 - Autumn 2025 - Flipbook - Page 47
———— TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS ————
ONS ON PLYWOOD PRODUCTS
description is identical to that used in the UK
spp.), obeche, okoumé, palissandre de para,
online tari昀昀.
palissandre de rio, palissandre de rose, sapelli,
sipo, virola or white lauan. In order to qualify
This means that products meeting the criteria
for the duty suspension the product must also
of the coniferous quota will now be duty free
meet the description given below in terms of
through to 30 June 2027 regardless of the
thickness and density.
country of origin or quantity imported into the
UK during this period, with a review on possible
The second Plywood code also includes a
description that is identical to that used in the
UK online tari昀昀. This means that all plywood
being declared under this code will bene昀椀t from
the duty suspension:
The fourth listing has also been revised as
follows:
TDUK would remind all traders that they should
ensure their Plywood is declared against the
correct commodity code.
The third Plywood code has been amended,
and is for products with at least one outer ply
of tropical wood, which is NOT of the following
The UK company which made the Duty
species: acajou d’afrique, dark red meranti,
suspension application for this code has chosen
light red meranti, limba, mahogany (swietenia
not to make their name publicly available as
part of the application process.
More information on Temporary duty
suspensions can be found on the Gov.uk
website at www.gov.uk/guidance/dutysuspensions-and-tari昀昀-quotas
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Importers must declare their products
fall within the stated density range and
spot checks will require evidence of
product density to be provided.
extension occurring before this date.
