FSC™ COC CERTIFICATION

FSC ACCREDITATION SCOPE

ESTS (Extensive Standard Technical Services Co., Ltd.) is an FSC accredited certification body. The FSC accreditation scope of ESTS is:

•     Technical scope: FSC Chain of Custody (CoC)

•     Geographical scope: Worldwide (excluding Belarus, Myanmar and Russian Federation)

•     Certification standards: FSC-STD-40-003, FSC-STD-40-004, FSC-STD-40-005, FSC-STD-40-006 and FSC-STD-40-007, and the FSC Regulatory Module standards FSC-STD-40-004r and FSC-STD-40-006r (current versions)

ESTS is not accredited for FSC Forest Management (including controlled forest management) Certification.

•     ASI accreditation code: ASI-ACC-090 (ASI approval code: ASI-APP-090)

•     FSC licence code: FSC™ A000543

•     Verify our accreditation on the ASI website: https://www.asi-assurance.org/ASIAccreditationDetail?cab=ESTS&program=FSC

ASI ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE FOR ESTS

FSC OFFICIAL WEBSITE

The Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) is dedicated to promoting responsible forestry worldwide. Learn more at www.fsc.org

FSC COC CERTIFICATION PROCESS

FSC COC certification is designed for companies that process or trade forest products: certification of single businesses or facilities, or of multiple sites under multi-site or group certification (this could be for large companies that operate multiple sites, or smaller enterprises that choose to group together to achieve collective certification).

When ESTS issues an FSC COC certificate to a company, it provides credible guarantee that all chain of custody operations within the scope of a certificate conform to all applicable requirements of the relevant FSC normative documents at the time of ESTS evaluation. In order to provide such a guarantee, ESTS shall:

•     analyse and describe the chain of custody operation and/or group or multisite certificate to be evaluated in terms of one or more operational sites;

•     confirm that there is a control system in place capable of ensuring that all the applicable requirements are implemented by every operational site, including non-certified suppliers as part of controlled wood and reclaimed material verification programs and contractors as part of outsourcing agreements, within the scope of the evaluation;

•     where applicable, carry out sampling of operational sites, non-certified suppliers, contractors, documents, management records, and interviews with personnel sufficient to verify that the control system is being implemented effectively and consistently across the whole scope of the certificate;

•     confirm that any nonconformity is adequately addressed by the company within the established timelines.

The CERT-2018-023-V04 - Annex II. Description of FSC CoC Certification Process presents ESTS procedures concerning FSC Chain of Custody certification. These procedures are developed according to FSC certification requirements.

FINANCIAL SOURCES

ESTS CERTIFICATION FEES

The ESTS certification fees are composed of:

•     Audit fees (main audit, surveillance audits and, where necessary, additional audits), including time for audit preparation, on-site audit and reporting – standard rate: RMB 7,000 per auditor-day;

•     Certificate administration fee, including client service and certificate delivery;

•     Audit travel and accommodation expenses;

•     FSC Annual Administration Fee (see below).

A detailed quotation is provided with each application.

FSC ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION FEE (AAF)

FSC charges every year an annual fee to the FSC certificate holders, and the AAF is collected by ESTS. This is expressed in US dollars and charged in local currency according to the exchange rate in effect at the time of invoicing.

The AAF for CoC certificates is calculated on the basis of the certificate holder's annual Forest Products Turnover, i.e. the revenue of all certified and uncertified forest products and of all products containing wood, fibre or non-timber forest components (including forest-based reclaimed materials, regardless of the percentage), for the most recently completed fiscal year. Seven AAF classes apply; the AAF consists of a base fee plus a variable fee on the turnover exceeding the minimum turnover of the class.

The calculation of the AAF is defined in FSC-POL-20-005 Annual Administration Fee (current version V3-6, effective 1 January 2026), available on the FSC Document Centre: https://connect.fsc.org/document-centre

The ESTS Annex III. FSC CoC Annual Administration Fee class table (CERT-2018-024) is extracted from FSC-POL-20-005 V3-6.

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR FSC CERTIFICATION

FSC TRADEMARK USE BY CERTIFICATE HOLDERS

FSC certificate holders shall use the FSC trademarks in accordance with:

•     FSC-STD-50-001 V2-1 Requirements for use of the FSC trademarks by certificate holders (may be used until 31 December 2028), including the applicable derogations; or

•     FSC-STD-50-001 V3-0 Use of the FSC trademarks by certificate holders (effective 1 July 2026) together with FSC-STD-50-001a V1-0 Promotional statements for certificate holders.

All uses of the FSC trademarks must be approved by ESTS before use, unless the certificate holder operates a trademark management system approved by ESTS.

Download the standards (English): https://connect.fsc.org/document-centre

Chinese translations: https://cn.fsc.org/cn-zh/zhengceyubiaozhun

FSC CERTIFICATES DATABASE

Verify FSC certificates on the FSC certification database: https://search.fsc.org

FSC™ COC CERTIFICATION STANDARDS

ESTS certifies against the current versions of the following FSC standards: FSC-STD-40-004 Chain of Custody Certification; FSC-STD-40-003 Chain of Custody Certification of Multiple Sites; FSC-STD-40-005 Requirements for Sourcing FSC Controlled Wood; FSC-STD-40-006 FSC Standard for Project Certification; FSC-STD-40-007 Sourcing Reclaimed Material for Use in FSC Product Groups or FSC Certified Projects; FSC-STD-50-001 Use of the FSC Trademarks by Certificate Holders; and the FSC Regulatory Module standards FSC-STD-40-004r and FSC-STD-40-006r.

Applicable standards (English): https://connect.fsc.org/document-centre

Applicable standards (Chinese): https://cn.fsc.org/cn-zh/zhengceyubiaozhun

COMPLAINT & APPEAL RESOLUTION PROCEDURE

Complaints and appeals may be submitted to ESTS at integrity@estsglobal.com

LIST OF BODIES PROVIDING OUTSOURCED SERVICES (AFFILIATE OFFICES) FOR ESTS FSC CERTIFICATION

CERTIFICATION RULES (ONLY REQUIRED IN CHINA)

English original: https://connect.fsc.org/document-centre

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