Department clamps down on protected wood shipments

Mr Ronnarong says the importation of timber logs through customs checkpoints in Tak, Kanchanaburi and Mae Hong Son provinces is prohibited.

The Commerce Ministry has issued two regulations prohibiting the importation of timber, processed wood and wooden artefacts, unless traders hold a certificate of import, in addition to barring phayung (Siamese rosewood) exports.

The first prohibition comes into effect on July 17, with the latter enforced from Aug 16.