World Trade Organization

Import Licensing Procedures

Council Regulation (EC) No.2173/2005

Notifying member
United Kingdom
Title
Council Regulation (EC) No.2173/2005
First published
20/12/2005
First EIF
20/12/2005
Latest published
In force to
Latest notification
G/LIC/N/3/GBR/3
Product categories
List of products subject to licensing

4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (excl. rough-cut wood for walking sticks, umbrellas, tool shafts and the like; wood in the form of railway sleepers; wood cut into boards or beams, etc.)

4406Railway or tramway sleepers "cross-ties" of wood

4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness of > 6 mm

4408Sheets for veneering, incl. those obtained by slicing laminated wood, for plywood or for other similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness of <= 6 mm

4412Plywood, veneered panel and similar laminated wood (excl. sheets of compressed wood, cellular wood panels, parquet panels or sheets, inlaid wood and sheets identifiable as furniture components)

Attachment
Nature of licensing

Non-automatic

Administrative purpose/measure being implemented
  • Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect environment
Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Lower Ground Floor Victoria Square House Victoria Square Birmingham B2 4AJ United Kingdom
+441213451200

flegtenquiries@beis.gov.uk

Contact point for information on eligibility

Same as the "Administrative bodies"

Expected duration of licensing procedure
Ongoing
Found by secretariat
No
Links
Related document symbols
  • G/LIC/N/2/GBR/5
Source
Notes

  • Previously notified in N1GBR1


    Specific arrangements may apply in Northern Ireland including by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. The full text of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland can be accessed via: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-withdrawal-agreement-and-political-declaration. Further details on the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-northern-ireland-protocol.


  • G/LIC/N/2/GBR/5

    Retained EU Law* -


    Council Regulation (EC) No. 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community.


    The FLEGT licensing scheme is a voluntary scheme to ensure that only legally harvested timber is imported into the UK from countries with which the UK concludes bilateral FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). Under the scheme a partner country issues FLEGT licences for every shipment of timber products covered by the agreement exported to the UK.


    Guidance available at:

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-timber-regulation-guidance-for-business-and-industry


    *Some European Union law was retained in UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, with minor modifications to ensure operability.