Ukraine
Key documents required for timber legality and trade of Ukraine
CONTENT UNDER REVISION
The below listed key documents are based on the applicable legislation and are considered to play a key role in demonstrating legal origin.
| Key document | Explanation | Legal authority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvesting permit (felling ticket) | License to harvest based on a set of criteria. | Regional body of the State Forest Resources Agency SFRA | |
| Technological map | Logging plan for cutting area which includes information what should be harvested, cartographic material, nature conservation limitations. | State Forestry Enterprise |
Processing & Trade
| Key document | Explanation | Legal authority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waybill | Waybill is issued for each transportation of wood and wood products. | State Forest Enterprise | |
| Objective of this mandatory document to export timber is to confirm the legality of buying timber. To get the certificate of timber origin, it is required to provide harvesting permit and waybill. Possible to check issued certificates at: http://www.ukrforest.com/cert. | State Forest Enterprise | ||
| Invoice | Issued by the selling party. It must include name of product, name of species, amount / volume. | ||
| Customs documents (CMR, certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate) | Customs |