Raw Materials · Forest Products
Wood Chips
Wood Chips sourced for companies across the UK and EU. Verified suppliers, benchmarked pricing and the full document pack.
Overview
What Wood Chips is and who uses it
Wood Chips is one of the commodities we source regularly. Material in this category goes into construction and joinery, furniture manufacture, panel and pulp production, packaging, and biomass energy. We agree the specification, the grade and any certification you need before we approach a single supplier.
Why go through us rather than buying direct
With raw materials the legality risk sits upstream of whoever sells to you. Under EUDR and the timber regulations the obligation lands on the importer, and a supplier's word is not a defence if you are challenged. We trace the chain back to the plot or the mill and keep the evidence you would need to produce.
Specification
Variants & Grades
This one trades to a single commercial specification rather than a graded range. We fix grade, packaging and certification in the contract before engaging anyone, then confirm it by independent inspection at origin.
Sourcing
Origin Countries
We source this from the countries below. Origin is not a preference. It decides which phytosanitary and licensing rules apply, what specification is achievable, how the freight routes and what sanctions exposure you take on. We choose it against your compliance and delivery needs, not on price alone.
Standards
Compliance & Documentation
Everything below is applied as standard on this commodity. You get the complete document set when the transaction closes.
- EUDR due diligence: geolocation of the harvest plot, legality evidence and a risk assessment report
- FLEGT licence where the country of harvest operates a Voluntary Partnership Agreement
- UK Timber Regulation and EU Timber Regulation due diligence
- CITES permit for listed species
- ISPM 15 heat treatment or fumigation marking
- Chain of custody documentation (FSC or PEFC) where specified
Verification
Quality & Inspection
Put the parameters below in your brief with a tolerance against each, not a single target figure. A specification without tolerances gives the contract nothing to fall back on when a cargo lands marginally out.
- Botanical species and commercial name
- Grade and defect class
- Dimensions and sawing tolerance (mm)
- Moisture content (%, kiln dried or air dried)
- Treatment applied (KD, HT, fumigated)
- Density and durability class
We appoint an independent inspection agency at origin. They check quantity, quality against what was contracted, and the condition of the packaging, all before the shipment is released for loading. That certificate is what any later claim rests on.
Movement
Getting it to you
| Packaging | Strapped and bundled packs, corner-protected, with polythene or breathable wrap for kiln-dried material |
|---|---|
| Shipment | 20 ft or 40 ft FCL for sawn and panel products; breakbulk vessel for logs and large sections |
| Storage | Covered and ventilated, stickered to maintain airflow and hold moisture content |
| Incoterms | FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP |
Engagement
How to order Wood Chips
Send us a brief covering the points below. Within one working day we will tell you whether we can fulfil it, how we would approach it, what paperwork it needs and roughly how long it takes.
- Which grade of Wood Chips you need, with tolerances
- Volume, and whether this is one shipment or a regular requirement
- Where it needs to land, which port, and by when
- Any certification you need: organic, Halal, Kosher, RSPO, FSC or other
- Preferred Incoterms and how you want to pay
- Packaging format and any labelling
Next step
Need Wood Chips?
Send us the specification, the volume and when you need it. We will confirm whether we can do it, and how, within one working day.