International Seminar on

Goho-Wood

2012~ Initiatives by Industry Association in Japan
to Combat Illegal Logging andPromote Legality Verification of woodand Wood Products ~11th November 2012
Yokohama, Japan

Japan Lumber Importers’ Association (JLIA)
Executive Director Y. Ohashi

JLIA

About “JLIA”

Japan Lumber Importers’ Association (JLIA) A voluntary membership association of timber import,

63 years since the establishment in 1950.

 To enhance intimate relationship between timber

importers, to conduct necessary activity with a resultof research and investigation. to present comments toGovernment & other relative industries.

 Membership:

54 companies, composed of general
trading houses, timber trading companies, makers,
wholesalers, etc. 40 of those are active importers.

 JLIA members import about 10-million m3 per year,almost 60% share of total Timber Imports in Japan.

JLIA*** Timber excludes wood chips

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Guideline for Verification on Legality & Sustainability
Verification by private enterprises
authorized by relative organizations

Reference (2)Forest Owners

Timber Market

Sawmills

Processors

Wholesalers

SuppliersPreparingverification inwriting

Preparingverificationin writing

Preparingverificationin writing

Preparingverificationin writing

Preparingverificationin writing

Preparingverificationin writing

1. Legality
The logging must comply
with the forest laws of thecountries or areas of origin.

Submission
ofverification

2. Sustainability
The timbers must be harvested
from the forest under themanagement of sustainable forest.

Guarantee oflegality andsustainability

Industrial
Association

JLIA

by Forestry Agency

Preparation ofa Code ofconduct

Submissionofverification

Verified timbersof legality andsustainability
under a separate
custody aredealt.

Submissionofverification

Verified timbersof legality andsustainability
under a separate
custody aredealt.

Guarantee ofa separate
custody

Submission
ofverification

Verified wood
products oflegality andsustainability
under a separate
custody areprocessed.

Guarantee ofa separate
custody

Submission
ofverification

Verified wood
products oflegality andsustainability
under a separate
custody areprocessed.

Guarantee ofa separate
custody

Industrial
Association

Industrial
Association

Industrial
Association

Industrial
Association

Preparationof a code of
conduct

Preparationof a code of
conduct

Preparationof a code of
conduct

Preparationof a code of
conduct

Submissionof
verification

Suppliers with a
specification ofverified wood
products oflegality andsustainability

Guarantee ofa separatecustody※ In case of imported wood and wood products, the exporters are added to the above flow chart.

Government
Agencies ofJapan
Verification
inwritingPurchasing
officers enter
into aconditional
contract that
includes theuse of verified
wood andwood
products of
the legalityandsustainability.

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JLIA Authorized Supplier Year 2004～2005:

Surveyed the overseas traceability
system and documents related to timber shipment, incooperation with Forestry Agency.

 Year 2006:

Based on the guideline by the Forestry
Agency, JLIA established Authorization System andstarted registration of JLIA Authorized Supplier.

 Year 2010:

Submitted a request letter to overseas
industry associations requesting for supplying GohoWood (including CoC certified timber).

 39 members are registered as JLIA Authorized Supplier

as of now, of which imported volume accounts for
97～98 % of total imported volume by all members.

JLIA3

Guideline for Verification on Legality & Sustainability
Reference (1)Forest Owners

Acquisitionof Forest
Certification
Verification by
the acquisitionof Forest
Certification
Verification by thelegality andsustainabilitydomestically andinternationally

JLIA

Verification by Forest Certification and
CoC Certification System
Timber Market

Sawmills

Processors

Wholesalers

by Forestry Agency

Suppliers

Acquisition of CoC Certification separately
Verification bytimber market's
acquisition of

Verification bysawmill's
acquisition of

Verification by
Processor's
acquisition ofVerification bywholesaler's
acquisition of

CoC
Certification

CoC
Certification

CoC
Certification

CoC
Certification

Separate custodyof verified andnon- verified
timbers

Separate custodyof verified andnon-verified
timbers

Separate custodyof verified andnon-verified
wood products.

Separate custodyof verified andnon-verified
wood products.

Supplies with a
specification ofverified woodproducts< Main Certification Systems of Exporting countries >Verification is a method
similar to attachinglabels onto products, inaccordance with thestandard of respective
certification systems.

・Europe （FSC & PEFC）
・America （FSC、U.S.A.：SFI、Canada：SFI & CSA、South-America：FSC）
・South Asia （FSC、Malaysia：MTCC、Indonesia：LEI)・Oceania（Australia：FSC & PEFC、New Zealand：FSC）
・Africa （FSC)・Japan （SGEC & FSC）

Government
Agencies ofJapan

Verificationinwriting

Purchasing
officers enter
into aconditional
contract that
includes theuse of verified
wood andwood productsof the legality
andsustainability.

4CoC Certification by JLIA Members
By: JLIA Members only
As of 2012

CoC Certificate
Holders

RegularImporters

FSC

PEFC

40293196%

85%

JLIA Member Companies

Share in Japan: abt. 60%

Presumed share among JLIA
members (in terms of M3)

Transition of JLIA members obtaining CoC Certification
before2006 2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

FSC:

4111419252829 (at present)

PEFC:

7101118232931 (at present)

JLIA

5Imports of The Legality Certified Timber
Apr.2011~Mar.2012( 12-months )TOTAL
IMPORT(A)JLIA only(Unit: 1,000m3)(Unit: 1,000m3)

CERTIFICATERECEIVED (B)(B)/(A)SELLINGCERTIFICATEISSUED (C)(C)/(A)

Logs

2,807

1,686

60.1%

754

26.9%

Lumber

3,163

421

13.3%

149

4.7%

after

Plywood

2,585

2,266

87.7%

273

10.6%

2-years

Others

1,328

508

38.2%

206

15.5%

G. TOTAL

9,883

4,881

49.4%

1,383

14.0%

CERTIFICATERECEIVED (B)(B)/(A)SELLINGCERTIFICATEISSUED (C)(C)/(A)

Apr.2009~Mar.2010( 12-months )Logs

2,396786

32.8%

605

25.3%

Lumber

2,346

45

1.9%

40.2%

Plywood

2,052

1,846

90.0%

154

7.5%

Others

713

29

4.1%

20.2%

7,508

2,707

36.1%

764

10.2%

G. TOTAL

JLIA

TOTAL
IMPORT(A)・・・ Fiscal year (Apr.~Mar.) basis

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Training and Monitoring (by JLIA)

Visiting every member(JLIA authorized suppliers)
to offer training for managers
as well as person in charge
Also evaluating
members’ measuresthrough monitoring

JLIA

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Imports of Wood Products and Goho-Wood
Apr.2011~Mar.2012( 12-months )(Unit: 1,000m3)(Unit: 1,000m3)

CERTIFICATERECEIVED (B)(B)/(A)SELLINGCERTIFICATEISSUED (C)(C)/(A)

Logs

2,807

1,686

60.1%

754

26.9%

Lumber

3,163

421

13.3%

149

4.7%

Plywood

2,585

2,266

87.7%

273

10.6%

Others

1,328

508

38.2%

206

15.5%

G. TOTAL

9,883

4,881

49.4%

1,383

14.0%

CERTIFICATERECEIVED (B)(B)/(A)SELLINGCERTIFICATEISSUED (C)(C)/(A)

Apr.2009~Mar.2010( 12-months )TOTAL
IMPORT
(A)

Logs

2,396

786

32.8%

605

25.3%Lumber

2,346

451.9%

40.2%

Plywood

2,052

1,846

90.0%

154

7.5%

Others

713

29

4.1%

20.2%

7,508

2,707

36.1%

764

10.2%

G. TOTAL

JLIA

TOTAL
IMPORT(A)JLIA only

・・・ Fiscal year (Apr.~Mar.) basis

6More CoC certified timber supply to Japan Market
CanadaJLIA

U.S.A.

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Guideline for Verification on Legality & Sustainability
Reference (1)Forest Owners

Acquisitionof Forest
Certification
Verification by
the acquisitionof Forest
Certification
Verification by thelegality andsustainability
domestically andinternationally

JLIA

Verification by Forest Certification and
CoC Certification System
Timber Market

Sawmills

Processors

Wholesalers

by Forestry Agency

Suppliers

Acquisition of CoC Certification separately
Verification bytimber market's
acquisition ofVerification bysawmill's
acquisition of

Verification by
Processor's
acquisition ofVerification bywholesaler's
acquisition of

CoC
Certification

CoC
Certification

CoC
Certification

CoC
Certification

Separate custodyof verified andnon- verified
timbers

Separate custodyof verified andnon-verified
timbers

Separate custodyof verified andnon-verified
wood products.

Separate custodyof verified andnon-verified
wood products.

Supplies with a
specification ofverified wood
products

Forest/CoC Certified< Main Certification Systems of Exporting countries >Verification is a method
similar to attachinglabels onto products, inaccordance with thestandard of respective
certification systems.

・Europe （FSC & PEFC）
・America （FSC、U.S.A.：SFI、Canada：SFI & CSA、South-America：FSC）
・South Asia （FSC、Malaysia：MTCC、Indonesia：LEI)・Oceania（Australia：FSC & PEFC、New Zealand：FSC）
・Africa （FSC)・Japan （SGEC & FSC）

Government
Agencies ofJapan

Verification
inwritingPurchasing
officers enter
into aconditional
contract that
includes theuse of verified
wood andwood productsof the legality
andsustainability.

4Guideline for Verification on Legality & Sustainability
Verification by private enterprises
authorized by relative organizations

Reference (2)Forest Owners

Timber Market

Sawmills

Processors

Wholesalers

SuppliersPreparingverification inwriting

Preparingverification inwriting

Preparingverificationin writing

Preparingverificationin writing

Preparingverificationin writing

Preparingverificationin writing

Submissionof
1. Legality
The logging must comply with verification
the forest laws of the countries orareas of origin.

2. Sustainability

SubmissionofverificationVerified timbers oflegality andsustainability
under a separate
custody aredealt.

Submissionofverification

Verified timbersof legality andsustainability
under a separate
custody aredealt.

Legality Certified

The timbers must be harvested fromthe forest under the management ofsustainable forest.

“GOHO-Wood”
Guarantee oflegality andsustainability

Industrial
Association

JLIA

by Forestry Agency

Preparation ofa Code ofconduct

Guarantee ofa separate
custody

Submissionof
verification

Verified wood
products oflegality andsustainability
under a separate
custody areprocessed.

Guarantee ofa separatecustody

Submissionofverification

Verified wood
products oflegality andsustainability
under a separate
custody areprocessed.

Guarantee ofa separate
custody

Industrial
Association

Industrial
Association

Industrial
Association

Industrial
Association

Preparation ofa code ofconduct

Preparationof a code of
conduct

Preparationof a code of
conduct

Preparationof a code of
conduct

Submissionofverification

Suppliers with a
specification ofverified wood
products oflegality andsustainability

Guarantee ofa separate
custody※ In case of imported wood and wood products, the exporters are added to the above flow chart.

Government
Agencies ofJapan
Verification
inwritingPurchasing
officers enter
into aconditional
contract that
includes theuse of verified
wood andwood
products of
the legality
andsustainability.

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Major Timber Imports in JAPAN
Building Standard Law
amendedLog(1,000m3)

2006

Southsea

1,372

1,021 -26

N.America

3,240

3,020-7

2,638-13

Russia

4,942

3,986-19

1,888

N.Zealand

848

808

-5

10,4238,861-15(Logs Total)

2007

East Japan
Earthquake

Lehman Shock

07/06

2008

2011

11/10

423 -42556 +32

511-8

2,468-6

2,905 +18

3,078+6

2,279+3-53650-66440-32343-22

228-21

869+8533-39

722 +35707-2

541-1

6,148-31

4,091-33

4,637 +13

4,652+03,311-5+9640+92,748 +21

2,786+1

1,977-4-6

683+8

471-14398 +27234-22728 -29

2009

09/08

2010

2012

10/09

08/07

Jan~Sep

12/11

253 -39Southsea

516

N.America

3,427

2,724-21

2,929+8

2,272-22

Russia987

954-3

666-30679+2635

NZ / Chile477

463-3459-1

245-47313 +28

Europe3,045

2,654-13

2,009-242,036+12,281 +122,485+91,851-3(Lumber Total)

8,451

7,244-14

6,708-7

5,769-14

6,563 +146,992+7

4,972-4

Plywood

4,881

4,008 -18

3,560 -11

2,844 -20

3,130 +10

3,666 +17

Glue-Lam.

806

642 -20404 -37

457 +13564 +24

671 +19516

M. D. F.

471

588 +25

411 -30

348 -15415 +19484 +17450 +28

P.B. / OSB

461

453-2

403 -11354 -12

406 +15563 +39375 -13

25,493 21,796-15

LumberG.Total

JLIA

450 -13643 +4317,634▲45% in 3-yrs-19

537 -17

13,862-21586

15,716 +13 17,028＋22% in 2-yrs+8➘➘

440 -10

2,585 -10

12,209+1-6

9Major Timber Imports and Goho-Wood
N. AmericanLogs Imports

Plywood
2,800

100%

2,600

2,585Mm3

1,800

Ratio (%) of
Goho-Wood

1,600

2,400

Unknown or
not confirmed

2,200

JLIA only(87.7%)
80%

100%

1,565Mm3
80%

1,400

2,000
1,200

1,800

Ratio (%) of
Goho-Wood

1,600
1,40060%(54.5%)

1,000

800

1,20060%

Unknown or
not confirmed

40%

40%

1,000600Goho-wood

800
60020%

40020%

Goho-wood

400
200

200
00%
2007年度

JLIA

2008年度

2009年度

2010年度

2011年度

00%
2007年度

2008年度

2009年度

2010年度

2011年度・・・ Fiscal year (Apr.~Mar.) basis

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Major Timber Imports and Goho-Wood
N. AmericanLogs Imports

Plywood

2,800
2,600

2,400
2,200

Stronger demand for
2,585Mm3
Goho-Wood(87.7%)
from manufacturers
Unknown ornotas
confirmed
using logs
materials,

100%

JLIA only

1,800

Ratio (%) of
Goho-Wood

1,600

80%

100%

1,565Mm3
80%

1,400

2,000

… like N. American Logs
for plywood.
Ratio (%) of1,200

1,800

60%

1,600

1,000

Goho-Wood

1,400(54.5%)

Whereas, demand for
Goho-Wood from
Goho-wood
distributors
who purchasewood products, like
Softwood Sawn-Timber,is still weak.

1,200

800

60%

Unknown or
not confirmed

40%

40%

1,000

600

800

600

20%

400

20%

Goho-wood

400

200

200

00%
2007年度

JLIA

2008年度

2009年度

2010年度

2011年度

00%
2007年度

2008年度

2009年度

2010年度

2011年度・・・ Fiscal year (Apr.~Mar.) basis

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Major Timber Imports and Goho-Wood
N. American
Lumber Imports

1,800

100%

1,800

JLIA only

European Lumber+ Glue-Lam

1,711Mm3

100%

1,6001,60080%

1,400

1,20080%

1,400

1,200

Ratio (%) of
Goho-Wood

970Mm31,00060%

60%
1,000

Unknown or
not confirmed

800

800

40%

40%
600

400

600

Unknown or
not confirmed(16.9%) 20%

Ratio (%) of
Goho-Wood

400

20%

200

200

Goho wood

証明書発行 Goho wood
0JLIA0%2007年度

2008年度

2009年度

2010年度

2011年度(20.0%)

00%
2007年度

2008年度

2009年度

2010年度

2011年度・・・ Fiscal year (Apr.~Mar.) basis

11Promoting the Use Wood and “GOHO-WOOD”

JLIA reconfirmed its commitment to thepositive procurement and domestic supplyof GOHO-WOOD .
In the sense of the legality certification,
the verification method by Association
Authorization system has the same effect as
the method of FM & CoC certification system.
To ensure the reliability of the system, JLIA andthe authorized suppliers keep understanding thesystem accurately and make proper use of it.
JLIA

Thank you for your kind attention !!!
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