Department clamps down on protected wood shipmentsMr Ronnarong says the importation of timber logs through customs checkpoints in Tak, Kanchanaburi and Mae Hong Son provinces is prohibited. The order also prohibits the import of phayung logs, processed phayung and artefacts made from phayung from Cambodia and Laos. He said the export of phayung logs, processed phayung wood, balled and burlapped phayung tree, and artefacts made from phayung wood is prohibited. The export of timber logs and processed wood, other than the prohibited items listed earlier, is allowed but requires authorisation. According to Commerce Ministry data, the value of Thailand's wood and wood product exports totalled 104 billion baht last year.
