WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Australia #3339 (v.4)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
29/04/2026 - present
Current active version v.4
Reporting member
Australia
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Unprocessed wood
National legal basis
Export Control Act 2020
Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2021
Administrative mechanism
An export licence is required from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment for the export of 2 tonnes or more of: woodchips, wood in the round, or wood with a cross-sectional area of 225 square centimetres.

The following wood (and woodchips) are exempt from licensing requirements: wood that meets the definition of RFA Wood as defined under Section 4A of the Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002; wood from trees harvested outside Australia; wood that has been processed into its end use form; and wood sourced from a plantation, with an approved plantation code of practice.

Details of export requirements available from:
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/forestry/industries/export
Responsible entities
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
HS version
HS 2022
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Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) of the GATT
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
NAL-X
Symbol
NAL-X

Tariff lines
Various
within