Trade (Illegal Logging, Dumping)
All Australian domestic plantation timber products and paper production competes against overseas production in both domestic (through imports) and export markets. A3P will work co-operatively with the Australian Government for the removal of barriers to trade (such as subsidies, tariffs etc) distorting world trade in plantation timber and paper products; advocate, develop and implement optimal policy settings and incentives; and ensure a level playing field for domestic industry.
Key issues in this area include:
- Australia's Anti-dumping and Countervailing System
- The importation of illegally logged forest products
- Timber and paper products trade (Free Trade Agreements)
- Quarantine and biosecurity
More Information
- Submission on the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report into Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements
- Submission on the Final Inquiry Report into Australia's Anti-dumping and Countervailing System
- Submission on the Draft Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) - Proposed New Policy on Illegally Logged Timber
- Submission to the Malaysia FTA Task Force
- Submission to the Korea FTA Task Force
- Submission to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Australia’s anti-dumping system.
- A3P Quarantine and Biosecurity Review Submission (April 2008)
- Potential Australia-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement (Feb 2008)
- Australian Government’s discussion paper: Bringing Down the Axe on Illegal Logging – A Practical Approach (Jan 07)
Links
- A3P Illegal Logging Guidelines
- Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- A3P Fact and Figures
- KPMG Australian Pine Log Price Index
- Australian Customs
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Illegal Logging
- Australian Forestry Standard
- Forest Stewardship Council
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Timber Information
Free technical information on the source, selection, properties and other attributes of plantation timber based products available for use in building and construction applications.