Export licenses

The wood license in Indonesia is known as the V-Legal. But this “V Legal Furniture” export license is the equivalent of the “FLEGT” (the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade).

Indonesian V Legal wood export certification

In short, the FLEGT is an action plan of the European Union intending to combat illegal timber traffic. If you want to know more about this European legislation, click here. Similarly, to read more about the interaction between FLEGT and V LEGAL, you can follow this link.

So, this single-use document confirms the legal origin of the wood. And it is accepted by all destination countries.

Important note: This license is drawn up for a said number of items. Hence, the quantity stated must exactly match the one loaded in the container.

There are four types of V-Legal: basic license (aka V-Legal “normal” or “biasa”), furniture, handicraft (decorative objects and accessories) and kitchen tools & frame.

Mandatory to export from Indonesia for:

INTERIOR :

• the surface (width x length) by piece (or plank or board) cannot be superior to 40 cm²,
• the wood cannot be raw (it must be processed / profiled /planed).

EXTERIOR:

• the thickness by piece (or plank or board) cannot be superior to 3.5 cm,
• the width by piece (or plank or board) cannot be superior to 20 cm,
• any piece (or plank or board) needs to be grooved (4 mm) on the whole length.

Mandatory to export from Indonesia for: all furniture totally or partially made of wood.
Important note: If a single shipment involves items under the categories of both V-Legal basic and V-Legal furniture, this last one will not be necessary. Therefore, the V-Legal basic will regroup all items.

Not mandatory to export from Indonesia but might be to import in other countries.

Objects of decorations and accessories partially or totally made of wood.
Important note: as this license is not mandatory for Indonesian exports, Limajari Cargo will deliver it on request (you will have to inquire as to its necessity with your freight-forwarder agent at destination).

Not mandatory to export from Indonesia but might be to import in other countries.

All wooden kitchenware such as spoons, bowls, plates, picture frames, mirror frames, decorative frames…

Important note: as this license is not mandatory for Indonesian exports, Limajari Cargo will deliver it on request (you will have to inquire as to its necessity with your freight-forwarder agent at destination).

We will need to inspect any other wood item to confirm their possible exportation. If your wood items (totally or partially) are not subject to any of the 4 categories above, we advise you to contact us for validation before your purchase them. Otherwise, you might risk finding those items un-exportable from Indonesia.