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A shipment of timber can carry a full set of paperwork and still not be what it claims to be. Certificates of origin, species declarations and chain-of-custody records can all be filled out correctly and still be incorrect when the documents describe what a supplier says happened, not what actually happened. Wood itself, on the other hand, cannot lie about what it is or where it grew. The gap between documented claims and physical reality is exactly where DNA testing has proven its value, which is why DoubleHelix has spent years building expertise in this area of supply chain traceability and verification.

If your business produces, trades, or uses solid biomass for energy, you have probably encountered the term GGL. What it actually covers, and whether it is the right scheme for your supply chain, may be less obvious than the requirement itself. This article explores what GGL certification is and why your business needs it if you deal with solid biomass.

EU Regulation 2023/1115 replaced the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) on 29 June 2023. It extended the scope from timber to seven commodity groups, raised the compliance standard from legality to deforestation-free, introduced a mandatory Due Diligence Statement (DDS) submission requirement, and made GPS-level supply chain traceability a legal obligation. For legal, compliance and trade teams, understanding exactly what the regulation says, what changed from the previous framework, and what the current deadlines are is the foundation of any compliance programme.

The US timber tariff environment has garnered much attention recently. For importers trying to navigate it, the instinct is to focus on which tariff applies and what it costs