Third party certification
Verifying certification
Certificate holders are audited annually and provide their enrollment records to AFF for inclusion in the ATFS Verification Database. Learn more about that ATFS verification database and how to access it.
The ATFS Verification Database allows mills, manufacturers, and other authorized participants in the fiber supply chain to verify the certification status of the properties where products are being sourced.
Verification database subscriptions support administration of the ATFS Standards, database maintenance, and ATFS technical support. Subscription rates are:
- $600/year for a single mill or manufacturing facility
- $1750/year for companies that wish to verify certification for 3 or more facilities
- $500/year for consulting firms, log buyers, and similar entities Verification Database Agreement
Subscribers will be given password access to the on-line verification system after filling out the ATFS database agreement.
The password can be shared by the subscriber to appropriate verifiers within the facility’s procurement network. However, supporting facility procurement entities such as wood buyers and other extra-company wood consolidation entities need to subscribe separately.
Fees are assessed yearly on the date the contract was signed by the subscriber.
For further information or to learn how your organization can subscribe, please contact ATFS Certification Manager Steve Lloyd at [email protected].