WoodPassport is an independent verification programme for timber supply chains, linked to a structured file for each shipment.
Each WoodPassport reference corresponds to one shipped container: 1 WoodPassport file = 1 container.
This approach optimises traceability for each shipment, rather than for an entire supply chain.
The file brings together documentary evidence, field data, geospatial information and key summary points to support the importer’s assessment.
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Each WoodPassport file corresponds to one shipped container.
The shipment-based approach makes tracking clearer.
Relevant information is grouped into a clear, actionable structure.
File download and access to available updates.
WoodPassport is a structured, independent verification programme. It is not a certification and does not constitute a certificate of compliance.
No private organisation issues certification or authorisation under the EUDR.
It does not issue a determination of compliance or any regulatory attestation.
The importer remains responsible for its risk assessment and decisions.
WoodPassport supports the importer in structuring their file through a simple and clear process.
Specify the relevant shipment or container and the required elements.
Connect the shipment to the WoodPassport verification file created.
Import and organise the documents and data required for the file.
Provide a structured file to support risk assessment and decision-making.
At the time of shipment, WoodPassport documents a supply chain as of a specific date: the date of the verified loading and the shipment of the container.
However, an administrative review may take place several months, or even one or two years, later. At that point, the competent authority may rely on more recent information showing a change in a supplier’s situation, the emergence of a new public warning signal, a change affecting a particular area, an update to an official database or the appearance of a sensitive sector-related issue.
When these developments occur after importation, they do not call into question the legality of the imported shipment. However, this must be demonstrated promptly.
Post-import monitoring therefore aims to track these signals over time, establish when they emerged, place them in context and provide the importer with explanatory evidence before a potential observation develops into a lengthy administrative procedure requiring further justification.
WoodPassport includes post-import monitoring of the verified supply chain.
