Challenges obtaining phytosanitary certificates for shipments of logs and sawn timber with bark.

Posted on April 5, 2021

  • Additional costs as a result of customs clearance compliance and associated admin.
  • Extended lead times to customers as a result of the more elongated process.
  • Future proofing of product marking conformity and changes in authoritative bodies –CE, UKCA is ongoing.
  • Ireland’s tradeexports fell €1.7bn in January vs Jan 2020.
  • Imports from GB down 65% in Jan YoY
  • Exports from Ireland to GB down 14% in Jan YoY
  • House starts for 2021 set to drop to 16,000 as a result of extended site closures
  • Central Bank estimates up to 35,000 homes need to be built each year to keep up with demand



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