Environmental Investigation Agency

Major US Illegal Logging Law Enters New Enforcement Phase

Published in Health Business Week, October 16th, 2009

It has been five months since the official beginning of the declaration requirement phase-in for plant and plant products under the amended US Lacey Act. USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) now requires importers of certain wood products including logs and veneer to declare the value, volume, scientific name, and country of harvest origin of the wooden constituents.

This declaration form, also known as PPQ 505, is a critical element of the 2008 amendments to the US Lacey Act, the world's first ban on the import, export or trade in illegally sourced wood and plant products. "The transparency that these declarations bring will help global efforts to...

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Source: Health Business Week (2009-10-16)

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