Export Enterprises to EU Timber Regulation

To inhibit the illegal logging around the world, the trade acts to prohibit the production and trade of illegally logged timbers and products have been issued by American, EU and Australian government. As Europe and America are the key markets for the exported forestry products from China, it's a great challenge for Chinese companies to react to these international requirements of legal timber product trade. Based on literature review and qualitative analysis, the options for Chinese companies were sorted, and their advantages, disadvatatages and scopes are analysed. It is found that establishing the management of enterprise internal supply chain and due diligence system is the basis, and conducting third-party forest certification or legality verification is the most feasible way to meet the market requirements of international timber laws under current situations. Therefore it's suggested that the enterprises should strengthen the management of supply chain and capacity building with supports from relevant research institutes and organizations, and government should strengthen the administration on wood source, harvesting, transportation and processing, as well as establish the wood legality verification system and expand the international cooperations in the area.