{"id":7258,"date":"2025-04-21T08:03:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/?p=7258"},"modified":"2025-04-24T08:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:43:04","slug":"wood-producers-call-for-relaxed-regulations-to-reactivate-the-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/wood-producers-call-for-relaxed-regulations-to-reactivate-the-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood producers call for relaxed regulations to reactivate the sector."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7258\" class=\"elementor elementor-7258\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fc64e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wood producers call for relaxed regulations to reactivate the sector.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1d19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c1d19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Panamanian authorities claim that the necessary actions are being taken to take advantage of the U.S. tariff increase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e5af16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/madera_panama_0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/madera_panama_0.jpg 850w, https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/madera_panama_0-600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/madera_panama_0-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/madera_panama_0-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Currently, the industry is at a standstill. Photo: Pexels<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5689f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5689f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although Panamanian authorities and businesspeople foresee that the wood sector will be one of the beneficiaries of the U.S. tariff increase, teak producers argue that these measures hinder their strategic planning. Therefore, they are requesting the State to demand fair treatment under the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) with the United States (U.S.).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Bianca Frieda Moran, a teak exporter for the past 15 years, points out that the unilateral and ever-changing decisions regarding tariffs make it difficult for companies to cope with such changes, ultimately affecting global trade.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Amid this uncertainty, she suggests that Panama should request equal treatment from the U.S. in terms of trade promotion. While exports of teak in the form of logs, blocks, and boards are tariff-exempt, value-added products such as kiln-dried, planed, or profiled teak face a 10% tariff.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This is a contradictory measure, according to the exporter, since the U.S. does not import teak logs as it lacks an outdoor furniture industry.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Such manufacturing is primarily carried out in Vietnam, which also faces a 10% tariff but has a greater industrial capacity than Panama.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>She mentions that Panama cannot compete on equal terms in the manufacturing sector due to multiple factors ranging from lengthy procedures to the lack of a forest policy that protects both the natural environment and wood traders.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cThe absence of a clear forest policy aimed at the commercial development of the sector has hindered the industry, despite more than $500 million in foreign direct investment in Dari\u00e9n, which has created thousands of jobs in an area with no formal employment alternatives,\u201d she told <em>Panam\u00e1 Am\u00e9rica<\/em>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Frieda Moran urges authorities to stop viewing teak producers as an environmental problem, instead recognizing them as \u201ca solution for sustainable forest coverage and a generator of foreign exchange.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>She also believes it is necessary to reconsider whether the sector should remain under the Ministry of Environment or be transferred to the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), as has happened in other countries.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The exporter reiterates that without guidance, classification, technical support, and market access, the investment made by small landowners will be lost, and there will be no \u201ctrue\u201d development of the sector.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cInternational trade requires legal certainty, institutional efficiency, and a national vision,\u201d she asserted.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A few weeks ago, during a 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https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/madera_panama_0.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/wood-producers-call-for-relaxed-regulations-to-reactivate-the-sector\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWood producers call for relaxed regulations to reactivate the sector.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/wood-producers-call-for-relaxed-regulations-to-reactivate-the-sector\/\" aria-label=\"M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Wood producers call for relaxed regulations to reactivate the sector.\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7249 post type-post status-publish format-standard 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class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/panamanian-exports-shielded-from-trumps-tariff-policies\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPanamanian exports, shielded from Trump&#8217;s tariff policies\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/panamanian-exports-shielded-from-trumps-tariff-policies\/\" aria-label=\"M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Panamanian exports, shielded from Trump&#8217;s tariff policies\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7242 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-economy\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" 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href=\"https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/sip-and-apex-demand-clear-rules-in-panama-to-establish-themselves-in-the-market\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSIP and APEX demand clear rules in Panama to establish themselves in the market.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotopiateak.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/sip-and-apex-demand-clear-rules-in-panama-to-establish-themselves-in-the-market\/\" aria-label=\"M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre SIP and APEX demand clear rules in Panama to establish themselves in the market.\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939e21f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"939e21f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Although Panamanian authorities and businesspeople foresee that the wood sector will be one of the beneficiaries of the U.S. tariff increase, teak producers argue that these measures hinder their strategic planning. Therefore, they are requesting the State to demand fair treatment under the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) with the United States (U.S.). \u00a0 Bianca Frieda Moran, a teak exporter for the past 15 years, points out that the unilateral and ever-changing decisions regarding tariffs make it difficult for companies to cope with such changes, ultimately affecting global trade. \u00a0 Amid this uncertainty, she suggests that Panama should request equal treatment from the U.S. in terms of trade promotion. While exports of teak in the form of logs, blocks, and boards are tariff-exempt, value-added products such as kiln-dried, planed, or profiled teak face a 10% tariff. \u00a0 This is a contradictory measure, according to the exporter, since the U.S. does not import teak logs as it lacks an outdoor furniture industry. \u00a0 Such manufacturing is primarily carried out in Vietnam, which also faces a 10% tariff but has a greater industrial capacity than Panama. \u00a0 She mentions that Panama cannot compete on equal terms in the manufacturing sector due to multiple factors ranging from lengthy procedures to the lack of a forest policy that protects both the natural environment and wood traders. \u00a0 \u201cThe absence of a clear forest policy aimed at the commercial development of the sector has hindered the industry, despite more than $500 million in foreign direct investment in Dari\u00e9n, which has created thousands of jobs in an area with no formal employment alternatives,\u201d she told Panam\u00e1 Am\u00e9rica. \u00a0 Frieda Moran urges authorities to stop viewing teak producers as an environmental problem, instead recognizing them as \u201ca solution for sustainable forest coverage and a generator of foreign exchange.\u201d \u00a0 She also believes it is necessary to reconsider whether the sector should remain under the Ministry of Environment or be transferred to the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), as has happened in other countries. \u00a0 The exporter reiterates that without guidance, classification, technical support, and market access, the investment made by small landowners will be lost, and there will be no \u201ctrue\u201d development of the sector. \u00a0 \u201cInternational trade requires legal certainty, institutional efficiency, and a national vision,\u201d she asserted. \u00a0 A few weeks ago, during a meeting with exporters from various sectors, the Minister of Commerce and Industries (MICI), Julio Molt\u00f3, assured that the necessary actions are being taken to capitalize on the U.S. tariff increase. \u00a0 She added that this is an opportunity for Panama to become a hub for collection and packaging, opening up to new markets. About us Ecotopia Teak, S.A., we are a family-owned company dedicated to reforestation, harvesting, and exporting wood from commercial plantations. We work under high production standards and with social responsibility to obtain high-quality wood according to the needs and demands of national and international markets. Additionally, we actively contribute to the local economy by creating employment opportunities in the communities where we operate. Our commitment is to lead the industry in sustainable reforestation and wood production, preserving our natural resources and building a greener and more sustainable future. 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Although Panamanian authorities and businesspeople foresee that the wood sector will be one of the beneficiaries of the U.S. tariff increase, teak producers argue that these measures hinder their strategic planning. Therefore, they are requesting the State to demand fair treatment under the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) with the United States (U.S.). \u00a0 Bianca Frieda Moran, a teak exporter for the past 15 years, points out that the unilateral and ever-changing decisions regarding tariffs make it difficult for companies to cope with such changes, ultimately affecting global trade. \u00a0 Amid this uncertainty, she suggests that Panama should request equal treatment from the U.S. in terms of trade promotion. While exports of teak in the form of logs, blocks, and boards are tariff-exempt, value-added products such as kiln-dried, planed, or profiled teak face a 10% tariff. \u00a0 This is a contradictory measure, according to the exporter, since the U.S. does not import teak logs as it lacks an outdoor furniture industry. \u00a0 Such manufacturing is primarily carried out in Vietnam, which also faces a 10% tariff but has a greater industrial capacity than Panama. \u00a0 She mentions that Panama cannot compete on equal terms in the manufacturing sector due to multiple factors ranging from lengthy procedures to the lack of a forest policy that protects both the natural environment and wood traders. \u00a0 \u201cThe absence of a clear forest policy aimed at the commercial development of the sector has hindered the industry, despite more than $500 million in foreign direct investment in Dari\u00e9n, which has created thousands of jobs in an area with no formal employment alternatives,\u201d she told Panam\u00e1 Am\u00e9rica. \u00a0 Frieda Moran urges authorities to stop viewing teak producers as an environmental problem, instead recognizing them as \u201ca solution for sustainable forest coverage and a generator of foreign exchange.\u201d \u00a0 She also believes it is necessary to reconsider whether the sector should remain under the Ministry of Environment or be transferred to the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), as has happened in other countries. \u00a0 The exporter reiterates that without guidance, classification, technical support, and market access, the investment made by small landowners will be lost, and there will be no \u201ctrue\u201d development of the sector. \u00a0 \u201cInternational trade requires legal certainty, institutional efficiency, and a national vision,\u201d she asserted. \u00a0 A few weeks ago, during a meeting with exporters from various sectors, the Minister of Commerce and Industries (MICI), Julio Molt\u00f3, assured that the necessary actions are being taken to capitalize on the U.S. tariff increase. \u00a0 She added that this is an opportunity for Panama to become a hub for collection and packaging, opening up to new markets. 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Although Panamanian authorities and businesspeople foresee that the wood sector will be one of the beneficiaries of the U.S. tariff increase, teak producers argue that these measures hinder their strategic planning. Therefore, they are requesting the State to demand fair treatment under the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) with the United States (U.S.). \u00a0 Bianca Frieda Moran, a teak exporter for the past 15 years, points out that the unilateral and ever-changing decisions regarding tariffs make it difficult for companies to cope with such changes, ultimately affecting global trade. \u00a0 Amid this uncertainty, she suggests that Panama should request equal treatment from the U.S. in terms of trade promotion. While exports of teak in the form of logs, blocks, and boards are tariff-exempt, value-added products such as kiln-dried, planed, or profiled teak face a 10% tariff. \u00a0 This is a contradictory measure, according to the exporter, since the U.S. does not import teak logs as it lacks an outdoor furniture industry. \u00a0 Such manufacturing is primarily carried out in Vietnam, which also faces a 10% tariff but has a greater industrial capacity than Panama. \u00a0 She mentions that Panama cannot compete on equal terms in the manufacturing sector due to multiple factors ranging from lengthy procedures to the lack of a forest policy that protects both the natural environment and wood traders. \u00a0 \u201cThe absence of a clear forest policy aimed at the commercial development of the sector has hindered the industry, despite more than $500 million in foreign direct investment in Dari\u00e9n, which has created thousands of jobs in an area with no formal employment alternatives,\u201d she told Panam\u00e1 Am\u00e9rica. \u00a0 Frieda Moran urges authorities to stop viewing teak producers as an environmental problem, instead recognizing them as \u201ca solution for sustainable forest coverage and a generator of foreign exchange.\u201d \u00a0 She also believes it is necessary to reconsider whether the sector should remain under the Ministry of Environment or be transferred to the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), as has happened in other countries. \u00a0 The exporter reiterates that without guidance, classification, technical support, and market access, the investment made by small landowners will be lost, and there will be no \u201ctrue\u201d development of the sector. \u00a0 \u201cInternational trade requires legal certainty, institutional efficiency, and a national vision,\u201d she asserted. \u00a0 A few weeks ago, during a meeting with exporters from various sectors, the Minister of Commerce and Industries (MICI), Julio Molt\u00f3, assured that the necessary actions are being taken to capitalize on the U.S. tariff increase. \u00a0 She added that this is an opportunity for Panama to become a hub for collection and packaging, opening up to new markets. 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