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10cases from 1 jurisdiction

€368,909Total of monetary amounts (1 case with an amount)

€368,909Largest single case: Sunseeker International Limited

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Bournemouth Crown Court (Anklage: Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade) €368,909 100 % · 1 case
Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), Department for Business and Trade – 0 % · 9 cases

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Supply chain due diligence €368,909 100 % · 10 cases

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2024	6	€368,909
2025	0	–
2026	0	–

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22 Nov 2024 Sunseeker International LimitedSunseeker: 240,000 GBP fine and confiscation over Myanmar teak without due diligence United KingdomSupply chain 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).

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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.

Sources

OPSS enforcement actions 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025 Enforcement database of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link

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10 Jun 2024 a British furniture retailerBritish furniture retailer: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence United KingdomSupply chain due diligenceanonymised 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.

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

Sources

OPSS, Enforcement Actions (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Enforcement database of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 10 Jun 2026 · Direct link

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6 Jun 2024 a British timber importer in the construction sectorBritish timber importer: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence United KingdomSupply chain due diligenceanonymised 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.

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

Sources

OPSS, Enforcement Actions (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Enforcement database of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 6 Jun 2026 · Direct link

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4 Jun 2024 a British furniture retailerBritish furniture retailer: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence United KingdomSupply chain due diligenceanonymised 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.

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

Sources

OPSS, Enforcement Actions (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Enforcement database of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 4 Jun 2026 · Direct link

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30 May 2024 a purchasing company of a major international furniture retailerPurchasing company: furniture seized – timber origin not sufficiently checked United KingdomSupply chain due diligenceanonymised Other

In April 2024, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) seized furniture from several product ranges because the purchasing company, 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.

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

Sources

OPSS, Enforcement Actions (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Enforcement database of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 30 May 2026 · Direct link

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29 May 2024 a British furniture retailerBritish furniture retailer: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence United KingdomSupply chain due diligenceanonymised 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.

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

Sources

OPSS, Enforcement Actions (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Enforcement database of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 29 May 2026 · Direct link

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24 Oct 2023 a British timber importer in the construction sectorBritish timber importer: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence United KingdomSupply chain due diligenceanonymised 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.

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

Sources

OPSS, Enforcement Actions (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Enforcement database of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 24 Oct 2025 · Direct link

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8 Aug 2023 a British timber importer in the construction sectorBritish timber importer: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence United KingdomSupply chain due diligenceanonymised Order

As operator, the company placed okoumé timber from Gabon 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.

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

Sources

OPSS, Enforcement Actions (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Enforcement database of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 8 Aug 2025 · Direct link

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As operator, the company placed plywood from the Republic of the Congo 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.

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

Sources

OPSS, Enforcement Actions (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Enforcement database of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 8 Aug 2025 · Direct link

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13 Feb 2023 a British timber importer in the construction sectorBritish timber importer: notice of remedial action – timber imported without due diligence United KingdomSupply chain due diligenceanonymised Order

As operator, the company placed plywood 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.

What organisations can take from it

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.

Relevance to training and awareness

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

Sources

OPSS, Enforcement Actions (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2023) Enforcement database of an authority

Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 13 Feb 2025 · Direct link

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