Timber and paper · Global

FSC Certification — Forest Stewardship Council Compliance

FSC Certification — Forest Stewardship Council is issued by Forest Stewardship Council and has applied since 1994-01-01. It applies to products sold in Global. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.

Authority: Forest Stewardship Council
Jurisdiction: Global
Regions: Global
Effective: 1994-01-01
Evidence renewal: every 365 days
Official source: https://fsc.org/en/certification

What FSC Certification — Forest Stewardship Council covers

FSC Certification — Forest Stewardship Council is a timber and paper requirement in Global. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.

Product categories affected

timber paper
home living

Keywords that trigger a check

wood
timber
lumber
paper
cardboard
packaging
pallet
furniture
flooring
plywood
MDF
cork

Who it applies to

Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in Global, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.

Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: FSC licence revocation, EU Timber Regulation fines

Restricted substances and materials

Materials and conditions that fail the check

illegally harvested timber
timber from protected forests

Supplier requirements and compliance evidence

Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.

Document
FSC Chain of Custody Certificate
FSC licence code on products
Annual FSC audit report

Certification types recorded for this regulation

FSC chain of custody

How Complyra checks FSC Certification — Forest Stewardship Council

When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If FSC Certification — Forest Stewardship Council applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.

Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.

Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.