Indonesia
Key documents required for timber legality and trade of Indonesia
The below listed key documents are based on the applicable legislation and are considered to play a key role in demonstrating legal origin. Here you can also find a schematic overview of the required documents to demonstrate legality for different forest types: natural forest, plantations, private land and other land.
Harvesting
| Key document | Explanation | Legal authority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concession license for natural forests | An entity that wants to produce timber must possess a concession license. For natural forest the permit is valid for 55 years maximum with a possible extension. | Ministry of Forestry | |
| Concession license for plantations | A plantation permit is granted for 100 years maximum without any exception for an extension. | Ministry of Forestry | |
| Land Conversion Permit (Izin Pemanfaatan Kayu – IPK) | A land clearing permit for any entity clearing the forest stand for non-forestry land use. | Ministry of Forestry | |
| Laporan Hasil Cruising (LHC) / inventory report | Prior to harvesting, the FME is required to carry out pre-harvest inventory and recorded all harvestable trees. | The FME (Forest Management Enterprise) | |
| Production Report (Laporan Hasil Produksi / LHP) | Production report on all logs harvested. | The FME (Forest Management Enterprise) | |
| Grading Measurement Report (Buku Ukur) | A final measurement of the logs dimension and its grading quality at log landing areas. | The FME (Forest Management Enterprise) | |
| SKSHH (Surat Keterangan Sahnya Hasil Hutan) | Legal transport document for any timber from state forest both natural forest and plantation. | Ministry of Forestry | |
| DKB (Daftar Kayu Bulat) | An attachment of the legal transport document that listed tree species, dimension, tree number, production report number and barcode label. | Ministry of Forestry | |
| Nota Angkutan | Delivery document of timber product from private land (community forest and/or indigenous forest). | Ministry of Forestry |
Processing & Trade
| Key document | Explanation | Legal authority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SVLK certificate | A certificate issued by independent third-party certification body once an entity passes the SVLK audit. | Independent third-party certification body | |
| V-Legal certificate | A document issued by independent third-party certification body for SVLK certificate holder that intends to export a wood product. | Independent third-party certification body | |
| Sales invoice | Exporter | ||
| Packing list | A list of detail product. | Exporter | |
| Bill of Lading (B/L) | Freight forwarding company | ||
| Pemberitahuan Ekspor Barang (PEB) / export declaration | Declaration form of exported timber product. | Customs | |
| FLEGT License | The FLEGT licensing authorities’ issue FLEGT licenses for consignments of timber products, if the verification system has evidence of legal compliance. | FLEGT licensing authorities |