WTO notification · TBT
ChileProposed measure, may since have been adopted
NCh1970/2:2017 Wood - Part 2: Coniferous species - Visual classification for structural use - Quality grade specifications
NCh1970/2:2017 Maderas - Parte 2: Especies coníferas - Clasificación visual para uso estructural - Especificaciones de los grados de calidad
Chile notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 5 January 2026. The comment period closed on 6 March 2026.
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Dry sawn or planed wood from coniferous species
Madera aserrada o cepillada seca proveniente de especies coníferas
The comment period closed on 6 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CHL/772; it can take them up with Chile.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)1.1. The notified Standard establishes the requirements to be met by dry sawn or planed wood (moisture content ≤ 20%) of softwood species, intended for structural use and classified visually. 1.2. The softwood species to which this Standard applies are listed in Table 1. Table 1 - Softwood species grown in Chile for structural use - Common name - Botanical name - Structural group in dry state under Chilean Standard (NCh) No. 1989; Guaitecas cypress - Pilgerodendron uvifera - ES6; Chilean cedar - Austrocedrus chilensis - ES5; Prince Albert yew - Saxegothaea conspicua - ES6; Willow-leaf podocarp - Podocarpus saligna - ES4; Chilean Totara - Podocarpus nubigena - ES5; Douglas fir - Pseudotsuga menziesii - ES5. NOTE: The wood of softwood species that do not appear in this list, except for Pinus radiata, may be classified using the specifications in this Standard, provided that due account is taken of the structural group, in dry state, to which it belongs.
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