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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 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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Where?
by authority- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade 6 cases 86 % ·
- Bournemouth Crown Court (Anklage: Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade) 1 case 14 % · €368,909
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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 5 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €368,909 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — |
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| Q1 2026 | 0 | — |
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7 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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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