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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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- Retail and e-commerce 4 cases 20 % ·
- Food and agriculture 3 cases 15 % ·
- Other 3 cases 15 % ·
- Construction and real estate 2 cases 10 % ·
- Energy and utilities 2 cases 10 % ·
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering 2 cases 10 % · €368,909
- Steel and metals 2 cases 10 % ·
- Automotive 1 case 5 % ·
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals 1 case 5 % ·
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| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €368,909 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 3 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 3 | — |
20 cases
22 Nov 2024 Sunseeker International LimitedSunseeker: 240,000 GBP fine and confiscation over Myanmar teak without due diligence €368,909
Between April 2021 and July 2022, the yacht builder imported eleven consignments of timber from the EU, including teak from Myanmar, without being able to demonstrate that the risk of illegal logging was negligible; its due diligence system was not maintained and documents were missing. Following a guilty plea, the Bournemouth Crown Court imposed a fine of 240,000 GBP and a confiscation of 66,950.64 GBP (plus costs of 51,619.96 GBP).
For timber from high-risk countries such as Myanmar, the risk can practically never be reduced to a negligible level – purchasing and design should switch to alternatives.
Due diligence for high-risk timber (Myanmar teak)
- Authority / court
- Bournemouth Crown Court (Anklage: Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade)
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulations 4(b), 4(c), 4(d)/4(e); Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Original amount 306,950.64 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Nov 2024.
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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3 Aug 2026 Zhengzhou Synear Food Co., Ltd.UFLPA list: frozen food manufacturer Zhengzhou Synear Food added Order
The U.S. Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) added the frozen food manufacturer to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List because it works with the Xinjiang government to take in Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz or members of other persecuted groups under state labour transfer programmes. The company's goods are therefore presumed to have been produced with forced labour on import into the US unless the importer rebuts this.
Food importers should also check suppliers outside Xinjiang for involvement in state labour transfer programmes.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force)
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Published
- 3 Aug 2026
- Federal Register: Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List (03.08.2026) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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3 Aug 2026 Guangxi Kelun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.UFLPA list: antibiotics manufacturer Guangxi Kelun Pharmaceutical added Order
The U.S. Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) listed the manufacturer of cephalosporin antibiotics because it sources antibiotic intermediates from Yili Chuanning Biotechnology in Xinjiang. The company's goods are therefore presumed to have been produced with forced labour on import into the US unless the importer rebuts this.
Pharmaceutical companies must be able to trace their supply chains back to active ingredient intermediates.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force)
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Section 2(d)(2)(B)(v)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Published
- 3 Aug 2026
- Federal Register: Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List (03.08.2026) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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3 Aug 2026 Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group Co., Ltd.UFLPA list: textile group Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group over Xinjiang cotton Order
The U.S. Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) added the cotton and textile producer to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List because it sources cotton from Xinjiang. The company's goods are therefore presumed to have been produced with forced labour on import into the US unless the importer rebuts this.
Textile retailers need proof of origin for cotton down to the fibre, for example through isotope or traceability testing.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force)
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Section 2(d)(2)(B)(v)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 3 Aug 2026
- Federal Register: Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List (03.08.2026) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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25 Jun 2026 TotalEnergiesParis Judicial Court: TotalEnergies must include Scope 3 emissions in vigilance plan Order
In an action brought by Notre Affaire à Tous, Sherpa, ZEA, France Nature Environnement and the City of Paris, the Paris Judicial Court (Tribunal judiciaire de Paris, 34th chamber) ruled that climate risks fall under the French duty of vigilance law and that Scope 3 emissions are part of the oil and gas group's activities. The vigilance plan without Scope 3 is incomplete, the court held; TotalEnergies must supplement it within six months, with provisional enforceability, and implementation will be reviewed by the court in January 2027.
Risk analyses under due diligence laws must also cover the climate impact of the products sold (Scope 3).
- Authority / court
- Tribunal judiciaire de Paris (34. Kammer)
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Art. L.225-102-1 und L.225-102-2 Code de commerce (Loi n° 2017-399, devoir de vigilance); Art. 1252 Code civil
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 25 Jun 2026
- Communiqué de presse – Jugement du 25 juin 2026, 34ème chambre Court press release
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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23 Jun 2026 Needle Craft Ltd.; Casual Wear Apparel LLCCBP import stop for textiles from Jordan's Needle Craft and Casual Wear Apparel Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: clothing from Needle Craft Ltd.; Casual Wear Apparel LLC (Jordan) is being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including physical and sexual violence, retention of identity documents, restriction of movement and withholding of wages). These are two parallel orders against both manufacturers.
Fashion brands should supplement social audits at garment makers with confidential worker interviews, because violence and confiscation of identity documents remain invisible in paper-based checks.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 23 Jun 2026
- CBP issues 2 Withhold Release Orders on Needle Craft and Casual Wear Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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16 Jun 2026 Serbia Zijin Copper D.O.O.CBP import stop for copper from Serbia Zijin Copper over forced labour indicators Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: copper and copper products from Serbia Zijin Copper D.O.O. (Serbia) are being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including withholding of wages, intimidation, restriction of movement and retention of identity documents).
Production in Europe is no free pass either: raw material and metal supply chains need their own forced labour checks.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 16 Jun 2026
- CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Serbia Zijin Copper D.O.O. Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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29 Jan 2026 Finca Monte GrandeCBP stops coffee from Mexican Finca Monte Grande over forced labour Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: coffee from Finca Monte Grande (Mexico) is being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including debt bondage, withholding of wages, retention of identity documents and excessive overtime).
Importers of agricultural commodities should be able to check working conditions down to plantation level; otherwise they face detention at the border.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Published
- 29 Jan 2026
- CBP issues WRO against Finca Monte Grande Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Dec 2025 Linglong International Europe D.O.O. ZrenjaninCBP import stop for tyres from Linglong's plant in Serbia Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: car tyres from Linglong International Europe D.O.O. Zrenjanin (Serbia) are being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including deception, debt bondage, isolation, retention of identity documents and withholding of wages (nine indicators in total)).
Automotive suppliers should specifically audit recruitment, accommodation and the safekeeping of identity documents at plants with recruited migrant workers.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Published
- 18 Dec 2025
- CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Linglong International Europe D.O.O. Zrenjanin Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Nov 2025 Firemount Group Ltd.CBP stops clothing from Firemount Group in Mauritius Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: clothing and textiles from Firemount Group Ltd. (Mauritius) are being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including abuse of vulnerability, debt bondage, deception, and intimidation and threats).
Suppliers outside traditional high-risk countries must also be checked for their recruitment practices for foreign workers.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 18 Nov 2025
- CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Firemount Group Ltd. Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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24 Sep 2025 Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.CBP detains bicycles from Giant Manufacturing over forced labour Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories from Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) are being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including debt bondage, withholding of wages, excessive overtime and abusive working and living conditions). Detained shipments can be destroyed, re-exported or released upon proof of admissibility.
Recruitment fees for migrant workers are a core risk – suppliers should demonstrably bear them themselves.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
- Published
- 24 Sep 2025
- CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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3 Apr 2025 Taepyung Salt FarmCBP import stop for sea salt from South Korea's Taepyung Salt Farm Order
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order: sea salt products from Taepyung Salt Farm (South Korea) are being detained at all US ports of entry because there are indications of forced labour (ILO indicators including physical violence, debt bondage, deception, restriction of movement and withholding of wages (ten indicators)).
Food manufacturers should also include inconspicuous ingredients such as salt in their forced labour risk analysis.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- 19 U.S.C. § 1307 (Tariff Act of 1930, Section 307)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Published
- 3 Apr 2025
- CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Taepyung Salt Farm Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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15 Jan 2025 Donghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.UFLPA list: solar manufacturer Donghai JA Solar Technology added Order
The U.S. Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) added the manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and solar modules from Jiangsu Province to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List because it sources material from Xinjiang. The company's goods are therefore presumed to have been produced with forced labour on import into the US unless the importer rebuts this.
Companies procuring solar modules should have the origin of the polysilicon documented without gaps.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force)
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Section 2(d)(2)(B)(v)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Published
- 15 Jan 2025
- Federal Register: Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List (15.01.2025) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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15 Jan 2025 Xinjiang Zijin Zinc Industry Co., Ltd.UFLPA list: zinc producer Xinjiang Zijin Zinc Industry added Order
The U.S. Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) listed the mining company from Kizilsu Prefecture on two grounds: for working with the Xinjiang government on the recruitment and transfer of persecuted groups, and for sourcing material from Xinjiang. The company's goods are therefore presumed to have been produced with forced labour on import into the US unless the importer rebuts this.
Metal processors should know the smelters and mines of their upstream suppliers and screen them against the UFLPA Entity List.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force)
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Forced and child labour
- Legal basis
- Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) und (v)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 15 Jan 2025
- Federal Register: Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List (15.01.2025) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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10 Jun 2024 Julian Bowen LimitedJulian Bowen Limited: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence Order
As operator, the company placed furniture made of Vietnamese rubberwood from Malaysia on the market without exercising due diligence to reduce the risk of illegally harvested timber in the supply chain to a negligible level. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issued a Notice of Remedial Action under Regulation 11 of the Timber Regulations 2013.
Anyone placing timber or timber products on the market for the first time must check and document origin and legality – including for supplies from neighbouring countries.
Due diligence in timber purchasing (origin, legality of harvest, risk mitigation)
- Authority / court
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4(b) (Sorgfaltspflicht nach Verordnung (EU) Nr. 995/2010 in der im UK fortgeltenden Fassung)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Jun 2024 Vox Supply Partners LimitedVox Supply Partners Limited: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence Order
As operator, the company placed pine plywood from Russia on the market without exercising due diligence to reduce the risk of illegally harvested timber in the supply chain to a negligible level. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issued a Notice of Remedial Action under Regulation 11 of the Timber Regulations 2013.
Anyone placing timber or timber products on the market for the first time must check and document origin and legality – including for supplies from neighbouring countries.
Due diligence in timber purchasing (origin, legality of harvest, risk mitigation)
- Authority / court
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4(b) (Sorgfaltspflicht nach Verordnung (EU) Nr. 995/2010 in der im UK fortgeltenden Fassung)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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4 Jun 2024 Soho Home LimitedSoho Home Limited: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence Order
As operator, the company placed wooden furniture from Vietnam on the market without exercising due diligence to reduce the risk of illegally harvested timber in the supply chain to a negligible level. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issued a Notice of Remedial Action under Regulation 11 of the Timber Regulations 2013.
Anyone placing timber or timber products on the market for the first time must check and document origin and legality – including for supplies from neighbouring countries.
Due diligence in timber purchasing (origin, legality of harvest, risk mitigation)
- Authority / court
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4(b) (Sorgfaltspflicht nach Verordnung (EU) Nr. 995/2010 in der im UK fortgeltenden Fassung)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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30 May 2024 IKEA Supply AGIKEA Supply AG: furniture seized – timber origin not sufficiently checked Other
In April 2024, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) seized furniture from the Vilto, Molger, Bekväm, Norbo and other ranges because IKEA Supply AG, as operator, could not demonstrate due diligence that sufficiently mitigated the risk of illegal timber. Following a second notice dated 30 May 2024, the company had to donate the goods to a named charity.
Even large retailers with their own sustainability programmes must be able to prove due diligence for each product and consignment – otherwise the goods may be seized.
Proof of timber origin in purchasing
- Authority / court
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4(a), Regulation 9 (Beschlagnahme)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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29 May 2024 William Yeoward Furniture LtdWilliam Yeoward Furniture Ltd: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence Order
As operator, the company placed furniture from Vietnam on the market without exercising due diligence to reduce the risk of illegally harvested timber in the supply chain to a negligible level. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issued a Notice of Remedial Action under Regulation 11 of the Timber Regulations 2013.
Anyone placing timber or timber products on the market for the first time must check and document origin and legality – including for supplies from neighbouring countries.
Due diligence in timber purchasing (origin, legality of harvest, risk mitigation)
- Authority / court
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4(b) (Sorgfaltspflicht nach Verordnung (EU) Nr. 995/2010 in der im UK fortgeltenden Fassung)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 April 2024 to 30 September 2024 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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24 Oct 2023 Universal Panel Products LimitedUniversal Panel Products Limited: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence Order
As operator, the company placed plywood from China, Russia and Turkey on the market without exercising due diligence to reduce the risk of illegally harvested timber in the supply chain to a negligible level. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issued a Notice of Remedial Action under Regulation 11 of the Timber Regulations 2013.
Anyone placing timber or timber products on the market for the first time must check and document origin and legality – including for supplies from neighbouring countries.
Due diligence in timber purchasing (origin, legality of harvest, risk mitigation)
- Authority / court
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade
- Area of law
- Supply chain and human rights · Supply chain due diligence
- Legal basis
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013, Regulation 4(b) (Sorgfaltspflicht nach Verordnung (EU) Nr. 995/2010 in der im UK fortgeltenden Fassung)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- OPSS enforcement actions 1 October 2023 to 31 March 2024 Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link