FSC Forest Certification

FSC Forest Certification (wood certification), also known as forest sustainable management certification. It is a tool that uses market mechanisms to promote the sustainable management of forests and achieve ecological, social and economic goals. It usually consists of forest management Certification (FM) and Chain of custody Certification (COC). It provides standard-setting, trademark assurance, accreditation services and market access to companies and organizations interested in responsible forests, with the aim of promoting responsible global forest management.

Basic overview of FSC Forest Certification

Certification fee: according to the number of your company, the number of on-site audit and other basic information, contact us, the business staff to provide you with a quote

• Certification cycle: 14 working days for expedited application

• Certificate validity: The certificate is valid for 5 years and is subject to annual review

• FSC-COC Chain of custody certification Applicable scope: Forest farm enterprises, forest products direct or indirect processing enterprises (log factory, board factory, furniture factory, floor factory, door and window factory, etc.), related to wood products related industries (flooring industry, furniture industry, household industry, musical instrument industry, etc.), forest products trading enterprises (international trade enterprises related to forest products, sales enterprises, etc.)

Purpose of FSC certification

• Evaluate, authorize and supervise certification bodies to provide guidance and services for the development of national and regional certification standards;

• Improve national forest certification and forest sustainable management capacity through education, training and demonstration activities.

Type of FSC authentication

FSC- Forest Management Certification (FM)

For the forest management unit (i.e., the forest farm), the forest management performance is audited by an independent third party FSC forest certification body in accordance with the established forest management standards, in accordance with the accepted principles and standards, to prove that it meets the requirements of sustainable management.

Fsc-chain of Custody Certification (COC)

For each production link of wood processing enterprises (wooden furniture, packaging boxes, paper printing, etc.), to the transportation of logs, processing and logistics of the whole chain identification and certification, the purpose of this certification is to ensure that the final product comes from the forest certification, and well managed.

The main content of FSC-COC certification evaluation

1. Product identification;

2. Product separation (certified and non-certified raw materials);

3. Establish archives (including records);

4. Training and staff information;

5. Selection of applicable system for the company;

6. Confirmation of product group;

7. Proper use of FSC logo and trademark.

Materials to be prepared for FSC-COC certification

Business License, Organization Code Certificate, Tax Registration Certificate, Wood Legality Verification Procedure, Product Group List, FSC Supplier List, Purchase Summary, Sales Summary, Process loss conversion Table, Organizational Chart (name marked), telephone, fax, contact person, Occupational health and safety management system, complaint handling procedure, list of controlled documents, list of records, manual and procedure documents, record registration form of foreign trade managers

Benefits of FSC-COC certification

Bidding tool, have the opportunity to become Ikea, B&Q, Home Depot and other enterprises purchasing object;

Gain the trust of foreign customers and win more orders;

Ensuring that wood raw materials are sourced from well-managed forests;

Access to information on the origin of wood products to reduce economic and environmental risks;

The only non-trade barrier standard under the WTO;

Use FSC trademark to enhance product features and win customer recognition;

Protect your brand name and reputation to help enterprises open up new global business opportunities.

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