Chain-of-Custody Certification

Before a product may carry an FSC or SCS label, all stages of the production, distribution, and sale of the product must be independently evaluated. Wood must be tracked from the certified forest to the finished product.

Through the Chain-of-Custody Certification Division, SCS certifies wholesalers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, who handle wood coming from certified forests. SCS also provides group and multi-site certification. To become certified, these entities must meet the six principles of chain-of-custody, such as maintaining adequate inventory control systems that allow for separation and identification of the certified product.

SCS requires the tracking of certified products throughout the production process to ensure the validity of the certified claim.

If a wood product carries the FSC or SCS logo, a customer can have confidence that it was made with wood harvested from an FSC-certified forest.

For Chain-of-Custody program materials, including application forms, click here.

For a current list of companies certified for Chain-of-Custody, click here.

For details of the certification methodology employed by SCS, see the FCP Program Description and Operations Manual.

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