Lacey ACT Compliance

Aayers Floors is dedicated to practicing sustainable harvesting, and all our hardwood products are in full compliance with the Lacey Act.

We fully support the 2008 amendment to the Lacey Act, which controls the illegal importation of harvested timber into the United States. Illegal timber is any wood that has been harvested or transported in violation of a law or regulation of the country in which it was sourced.

Aayers Floors sources wood from the U.S., China, Brazil, the European Union, and Canada. Government regulations in all of these countries have become much more stringent over the last decade, and we fully support their efforts to protect their forests.

The Lacey Act requires end users of regulated wood species to certify the legality of their supply chain all the way back to the trees. If an importer knowingly imports tainted wood that has been illegally cut, they face investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency and enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice.

This legislation matters for a number of reasons. First, it protects the world's forests. Second, it protects buyers who practice due diligence when importing wood from outside the United States. Third, it eliminates the influx of low-cost, low-quality wood flooring produced from illegally harvested wood.

Learn more about our approach to Safety & Sustainability and CARB Compliance, or contact us with questions about our sourcing and certification process.