On December 18, 2025, China's Hainan Free Trade Port officially initiated island-wide special customs operations. Following the implementation, the range of "zero-tariff" goods expanded from 1,900 tariff lines to 6,600, covering 74% of all goods tariff lines.

On December 5, the Republic of the Congo officially launched the tax module of its Timber Legality Verification System (SIVL). The SIVL tax module enables the full automation of forest tax collection.

On December 29, Mexico's Official Gazette of the Federation published amendments to the Law of General Import and Export Taxes (LIGIE), effective January 1, 2026.

The Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia has stated that all recreational, logging, and planting activities within forest areas should be suspended during the Northeast Monsoon season to prevent accidents and reduce the impact of natural disasters.

Gabon's finance bill establishes new differentiated export tax rates based on the level of processing: 15% for primary processed products; 10% for secondary processed products; and 3.5% for tertiary processed products.

Ecuador's Ministry of Environment and Energy announced the progress of national REDD+ policy implementation. The data shows that 705,639 hectares of natural forests are currently under protection, and 353,782 hectares are under sustainable forest management.

In September 2025, China's imports of logs and sawnwood reached 4.669 million cubic meters, a 15.9% increase from August, halting a consecutive five-month downward trend.

Driven by the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) mandatory traceability requirements and intensified tax audits across multiple countries, suppliers in major timber-producing nations in Africa like Ghana, Cameroon, and Gabon have broadly raised quotes.

Ecuador's exports of particleboard (MDP) reached USD 128.2 million between January and August 2025, a 3.5% decrease compared to the same period in 2024, according to customs data.

China imported a total of 4.029 million cubic meters of logs and sawnwood in August 2025, marking a 13.4% decline from July and a 20.2% decrease compared to the same period in 2024.