Current status and advantages of Chinas FSC forest certification

At present, with the rapid development of China's economy, my country's product exports are increasing year by year. In 2003, furniture exports alone amounted to 3.6 billion U.S. dollars. FSC certification has become the second largest furniture exporter after the United States. How to eliminate the growing "green barriers" is becoming a topic that my country's industry needs to face. It is understood that eight European countries, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, are more sensitive to environmental issues. These countries are the main markets where a considerable proportion of our country’s products are exported. In recent years, the EU has formulated specific policies for some imported goods, including products. On the one hand, it requires government procurement to purchase goods whose production process meets EU requirements; on the other hand, it adopts the so-called "trade incentive arrangement" policy, that is, if the goods exported to EU countries include products, the production process meets EU requirements, Certification can enjoy a certain percentage of tariff discounts. The Chinese government is applying to the EU for trade incentive arrangements for products. If China’s products exported to the EU are labeled with FSC, it is very likely to obtain the EU’s "Trade Encouragement Arrangements". This is undoubtedly an opportunity for Chinese export-oriented wood processing companies. . Experts believe that domestic forest certification must have been promoted by export companies from the beginning. This is because they either buy higher-priced FSC-certified imported wood (usually logs or sawn timber), or they pay for the certification of the forest management unit where the raw materials are purchased at their own expense. Of the two forest management units assessed by China's FSC, a state-owned forest farm and a forest development company are both certified by the export company that purchases its raw materials. At the same time, another 77 domestic wood processing companies have obtained FSC chain of custody certification. PEFC certified them are mainly export-oriented furniture manufacturers exporting to European and American countries. Some analysts believe that although forest certification has little impact on China's general wood processing companies, the export trade of foreign-oriented wood processing companies has a greater impact. If they do not adapt to the situation immediately, these companies will gradually lose their already owned European and American international market shares, even if their products are high in quality and low in price. Obtaining forest certification and improving the company's social image of protecting the environment has become the choice of more and more international product companies, which is to make all the wood used come from well-managed forests. At present, IKEA's largest source of raw material procurement in the world is China, and CARB certification has also begun to put forward forest certification requirements for wood provided by China. The advantages of FSC certification, there are currently two global forest certification systems in the world, namely the FSC system and the International Organization for Standardization system; two regional systems, namely the pan-European forest certification system and the pan-African forest certification system; there are more than 10 organic certifications A national forest certification system. Organizations that establish these certification systems are not directly involved in certification. Their responsibility is to formulate certification standards and authorize certification bodies, and to certify forests through authorized certification bodies. FSC certification is highly recognized by the market worldwide. BSCI certification is a global forest certification system supported by non-governmental environmental organizations and trade organizations. It is currently a relatively mature and complete forest certification system. FSC certification results are recognized and accepted all over the world, and some national forest certification systems cannot cover the entire world.

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