With the merger of the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America and the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association  into the Wood Industry Association, the WMMA Export Trade Certificate (ETC) is no longer valid. 

The certificate offers export protections to those that the document.

The WIA is in the process of applying for a new ETC. The new WIA Certificate will afford certain protections related to activities conducted by one or more WIA members for exports from the U.S. to all markets outside the United States. 

These activities may include joint promotional activities, such as advertising and trade shows, and information exchanges aimed at developing existing or new export markets.

According to the WIA, if you would like to be a member of the WIA’s Export Trade Certificate, contact Fred Stringfellow at [email protected] to apply. Information is due no later than April 1, 2024.

To apply, your company will be asked to provide the dollar value of your company’s domestic (US) sales and total export sales for the previous two fiscal years (2023 and 2022). This information will be part of WIA’s application to the Department of Commerce, but will be kept in strict confidence.