An FSC review should connect a specific product to the supply-chain role, certificate scope, transaction records and customer-facing wording. This page provides a record-review framework; it does not mean that a product is FSC certified or that any trademark permission has been granted.
1. Define the product and supply-chain role
Build a SKU-level register covering the product name, model or version, forest-based materials, finished-product and packaging layers, production sites, selling entity and target market. Then identify the organisation’s role: material supplier, processor, printer, trader, distributor, brand owner or retailer. The need for chain-of-custody certification depends on actual possession, processing, packaging, labelling, selling and promotional activities, not on the brand name alone.
Match every SKU to the supplier certificate number, certificate holder, certificate status, product-group scope and transaction records. A product is not automatically within scope merely because its material came from the same supplier.
2. Review the chain-of-custody evidence
Organisation and scope: retain the certificate number, certificate holder, sites, product groups, material categories and status from the certificate record or FSC Public Search, and compare them with the actual transaction parties.
Source and receipt: keep supplier certificate information, purchase orders, invoices, delivery records and batch or quantity records. FSC claims, material categories and quantities in transaction documents should trace back to the relevant product or batch.
Processing and control: document identification, storage, production, packaging and dispatch controls, including separation or volume-control methods, loss calculations and responsible personnel. When materials are mixed, confirm the applicable product-claim rule instead of inferring a percentage or category.
Sale and delivery: compare the customer, product, quantity, date and FSC claim on sales documents with shipping records. Website wording should stay within the evidence supported by the sales documents, certificate scope and actual product label.
3. Set boundaries for labels and marketing claims
An FSC mark is not a self-created environmental badge. Before using an on-product label, an FSC claim in sales documents or an FSC trademark in promotional material, confirm the organisation’s eligibility, trademark licence, label content and approval requirements. Without permission, do not download or modify FSC graphics, and do not turn “wood-based,” “recyclable” or “responsibly sourced” into an FSC certification conclusion.
For a consumer-facing page, use verifiable wording such as: “This page links the claim to FSC supply-chain records for a defined SKU and remains subject to certificate scope, sales documents and licence status.” Retain the certificate number, version, product scope and review date. Avoid unsupported statements such as “guaranteed approval,” “officially endorsed” or “all products certified.”
4. Five manual checks before submission
① Do the SKU, model, packaging and material category match the certificate product group? ② Do supplier and transaction parties match the certificate and sales documents? ③ Was certificate status, site and scope checked through FSC Public Search or the certification body? ④ Do purchasing, batch, quantity, processing and dispatch records form a continuous chain? ⑤ Are FSC words and graphics on the page, label and sales document within the relevant licence and rule set?
Keep source files, URLs, query dates, reviewer names, findings and missing records in the review log. If the product, supplier, site, material source, packaging or claim changes, reassess the impact instead of carrying forward an old conclusion.
5. Evidence boundaries and service scope
FSC standards, certification-body assessment results and trademark licensing decisions are separate sources of authority. This page is a documentation and claim-boundary framework. 绿色方舟（深圳）认证有限公司 can help map products, parties, certificates, transaction records and page content, but it does not replace FSC or an independent certification body for certification, licensing or final determinations.
