Compliance

Legal origin

Legal origin means the wood was harvested and traded in line with the laws that applied at its source.

Evidence may include harvest rights, permits, transport records and supplier documents. The needed set varies by country and chain.

Legal origin and deforestation-free status are related checks, but they answer different questions.

More terms

Origin

Origin tells you where wood or a listed piece comes from.

Provenance is the documented history of wood from harvest through trade and processing.

Under the EUDR, an operator is a business that first places a relevant product on the EU market or exports it.

A timber transport document records a load moving from harvest, sawmill or yard.