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Wood

Wood, charcoal, paper and wooden furniture. Wood already covered by the former EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) applies from 30 December 2026, with no extension for micro and small companies. The rest follows the standard dates.

Commodity

For wood already covered by the former EUTR, company size does not change the date: no extension applies. The rest of the wood in scope follows the standard dates: 30 December 2026 for large and medium-sized companies, and 30 June 2027 for micro and small. In the public sources we reviewed, only 2 of 13 wood companies show sales to an EU country.

Figures with sources

  • USD 15.8 million

    wood, paper, furniture and wooden seats the EU imported from Mexico in 2025 (upper bound).

    Source: UN Comtrade, 2025.

  • USD 6.2 million

    paper and paperboard (chapter 48) in 2025.

    Source: UN Comtrade, 2025.

  • USD 1.1 million

    charcoal (4402) in 2024, 3,338 tons.

    Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.

  • 901 of 1,023 thousand tons

    pulp Mexico imported in 2020, out of what it consumed.

    Source: FAO 2020, cited in a 2025 study by PROINFOR and FIRA.

  • 2 of 13 companies

    with public sales to an EU country, in the sources we reviewed in October 2026.

    Source: Geometría's own review of public sources.

  • 30 December 2026

    application date for wood already covered by the former EUTR, with no extension.

    Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Article 38.

What's covered

Annex I of the Regulation. All wood codes are "ex", so only the parts described below are covered:

  • Chapter 44 (ex 4401 to ex 4421): wood, wood products and charcoal (ex 4402), for example sawn wood (ex 4407) and moldings (ex 4409). Most exclude used or second-hand goods; some also exclude single-use packaging (ex 4401, ex 4405, ex 4415, ex 4416).
  • ex 47 and ex 48: wood pulp (ex 47), and paper and paperboard (ex 48), excluding waste, used goods and packaging.
  • Seats: six subheadings of ex 9401 (ex 9401 31 00, ex 9401 41 00, ex 9401 61 00, ex 9401 69 00, ex 9401 80 00 and ex 9401 91 90).
  • Furniture: ex 9403 30, ex 9403 40, ex 9403 50, ex 9403 60 and ex 9403 91, wooden furniture and parts.
  • ex 9406 10 00: prefabricated wooden buildings.

Not covered:

  • Books and printed matter (chapter 49). Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 removed them from Annex I.
  • Single-use packaging that only holds, protects or transports another product.

How the chain works, Mexico → EU

  1. Forest or ejido (communal land). Holds a harvesting permit.

  2. Harvesting. Trees are cut into logs.

  3. Sawmill or processing plant. May be part of the same ejido or a third party.

  4. Mexican exporter. May be the ejido, a trading company or the industrial plant. Needs a customs agent.

  5. Importer in the EU. Submits the DDS Submits the DDS and enters its reference number in the customs declaration.

  6. Trader or end customer in the EU.

What they will ask you for

  • The polygon of each plot larger than 4 hectares. Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Article 2(28).
  • The harvest date.
  • Name, address and email of the supplier and the customer.
  • Legality evidence.

How we help

We review your wood chain, from the management area to shipment. We bring together the polygons, harvest dates and data on your suppliers and customers, and leave them ready for the DDS.

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