US TREE Act introduced to ban imports tied to illegal deforestation
The TREE Act (H.R. 8744) was introduced in the US House on 12 May 2026. If passed, it would prohibit imports of certain commodities linked to illegal deforestat
reg: US TREE Act
jur: US
status: Bill introduced
date: 2026-05-12
what changed: The TREE Act (H.R. 8744) was introduced in the US House on 12 May 2026. If passed, it would prohibit imports of certain commodities linked to illegal deforestation, with the ban applying from 1 January 2029.
so what: Watch this one if you sell forest-risk commodities into the US, where origin and legality evidence would become important.
what to check: Whether your commodities would fall in scope if the bill passes
Whether you hold legality-of-harvest evidence for forest-risk inputs
applies to: Suppliers of forest-risk commodities to the US
next date: 2029-01-01
source: US Congress
source url: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8744