[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":72},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-en-crackdown-on-illegal-imports-of-russian-wood-products-through-kazakhstan-and-tuerkiye-woodstock-consortium-applauds-commission-findings":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"_locale":6,"body":7,"category":55,"date":56,"description":13,"excerpt":57,"extension":61,"image":62,"meta":63,"navigation":65,"path":66,"seo":67,"slug":68,"stem":69,"subtitle":70,"__hash__":71},"news/news/10.crackdown-on-illegal-imports-of-russian-wood-products-through-kazakhstan-and-tuerkiye-woodstock-consortium-applauds-commission-findings/newsitem.en.md","Crackdown on illegal imports of Russian wood products through Kazakhstan and Türkiye","en",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":51},"minimark",[10,14,17,20,23,26,29,41,46],[11,12,13],"p",{},"The Woodstock Consortium welcomes the imposition of import duties following the findings of the European Commission that existing import duties on Russian birch plywood are being circumvented - by sending the wood to the EU via Kazakhstan and Türkiye - which were announced to all parties earlier today.",[11,15,16],{},"Even before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and after a lengthy investigation, the EU had increased existing import duties on Russian birch plywood by as much as 15.8% to protect the EU against low-priced Russian products. However, as soon as these duties were introduced in November 2021, evidence began to emerge that Russian producers and others were simply trying to circumvent the duties by selling in various ways through third countries. In the case of Kazakhstan and Türkiye, neither was previously known as a major exporter of this type of plywood.",[11,18,19],{},"The Woodstock Consortium, in cooperation with industry leaders and important European associations, formally presented increasing evidence of circumvention to the European Commission, which led to a formal and accelerated investigation in August 2023. Today's announcement of the Commission's findings to more than 30 stakeholders is a crucial milestone in exposing the deceptive practices of certain actors in the timber trade. These revelations are the result of the consortium's dedicated efforts to bring to light misleading trade practices that cost the European industry daily in terms of lost revenue and income.",[11,21,22],{},"After extensive on-site inspections in Kazakhstan and Türkiye, the European Commission itself found irrefutable evidence of circumvention, making it necessary to extend anti-dumping duties to all imports from these countries to correct market imbalances. In addition, it is now expected that in cooperation with national authorities and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), strict measures will be taken, possibly regarding customs fraud and evasion of sanctions.",[11,24,25],{},"The current findings will now form the basis for a regulation that will take effect immediately and will retroactively extend the anti-dumping duty to imports from Kazakhstan and Türkiye, and then maintain it. For all imported plywood from these two countries, the same duties of 15.8% as for Russia now apply, with the arrears plus VAT being collected retroactively from August 2023.",[11,27,28],{},"Now that Russian birch plywood is in the spotlight, controls and inspections are likely to increase, given the fraud and violations of sanctions by individual market participants, including importers, traders and users, as evidenced by the Commission's findings. Separate legal, and in some countries criminal, rules determine customs fraud and violations of sanctions with serious consequences and liability for those involved, or those who circumvent the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR). The Woodstock Consortium and its supporters urge the European Commission and all EU member states to remain alert and watch for Russian sanctioned wood entering the EU through various routes or practices, and to make use of all national and EU defense measures at their disposal.",[11,30,31],{},[32,33,34,35,40],"em",{},"For media inquiries, please contact: ",[36,37,39],"a",{"href":38},"mailto:info@woodstock.eu","info@woodstock.eu"," or call +39 345 5210180",[11,42,43],{},[32,44,45],{},"About the Woodstock Consortium",[11,47,48],{},[32,49,50],{},"The Woodstock Consortium was founded in 2019 and consists of industry market leaders, such as Paged-Pisz of the Paged Group in Poland, Latvijas Finieris from Latvia and UPM Plywood from Finland, together with important sectoral EU associations. The consortium uses international trade rules and is committed to a level playing field that ensures fairness and sustainability in the timber industry.",{"title":52,"searchDepth":53,"depth":53,"links":54},"",2,[],"market-news","2024-03-07",{"type":8,"value":58},[59],[11,60,13],{},"md","/content/news/streng-optreden-tegen-illegale-invoer-van-russische-houtproducten-via-kazachstan-en-turkiye/header.png",{"media_order":64},"header.png",true,"/news/crackdown-on-illegal-imports-of-russian-wood-products-through-kazakhstan-and-tuerkiye-woodstock-consortium-applauds-commission-findings/newsitem.en",{"title":5,"description":13},"crackdown-on-illegal-imports-of-russian-wood-products-through-kazakhstan-and-tuerkiye-woodstock-consortium-applauds-commission-findings","news/10.crackdown-on-illegal-imports-of-russian-wood-products-through-kazakhstan-and-tuerkiye-woodstock-consortium-applauds-commission-findings/newsitem.en","Woodstock Consortium applauds Commission findings","fDf9EmHuWqRbEwDUMgvOVRWHzDNHTLcyC0ZVDd1vhiM",1789381545932]