harry schmitt. Timber. Import & Trade. Founded in 2001, we specialize in sourcing semi-finished and finished products manufactured according to the individual needs of international markets. As part of our role, we also market established products, consistently specialized in specific assortments, delivered at market-driven conditions and by reliable suppliers.
Early on, after the company was founded, we established collaborations with solid and reliable producers and local business partners. Maintaining and expanding these cooperations is very important to us. We also have excellent connections in other European countries. Through information and purchasing trips, we constantly open up new supply sources, new contacts, and opportunities for success. We are internationally focused. We find customers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, as well as in other European countries and overseas. Our regular clientele includes timber wholesalers, sauna manufacturers, manufacturing companies in furniture and interior design, as well as for facades & building envelopes, and a variety of other customers from the wood processing industry.
Managing Owner
bastianschmitt@hs-holzimport.de
Authorized Signatory & Management
harryschmitt@hs-holzimport.de
What makes us unique
We guarantee easy accessibility and individual support to ensure your needs are always our priority.
Flexibility and reliability are fundamental to us, so we can meet your requirements at any time.
Our close, partnership-based relationships with customers and suppliers form the foundation of our success.
With half a century of experience, we safely navigate the specialized and competitive timber market.
Our Goal: To open up new markets, deliver high-quality products, and market advanced solutions for the benefit of our partners.
The Baltic states are our main supplier countries, known for high-quality wood products and reliable partnerships.
After 35 years of professional experience in the timber industry, Harry Schmitt founds “Harry Schmitt Timber Import & Trade” based in Mutterstadt, Palatinate. The initial focus is on marketing pine window scantlings and glued laminated timber panels from renowned manufacturers in the Baltics.
Start of cooperation with the Latvian company 4PLUS SIA from Aluksne, a manufacturer of kiln-dried aspen wood. Exclusive distribution for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Expansion of the product range to include aspen semi-finished and finished products for the needs of the sauna industry.
Focus on the marketing of semi-finished and finished products made from aspen, birch, and pine, manufactured according to the individual needs of the wood processing industry.
Expansion of business premises and relocation to Limburgerhof.
Exports to the European single market reach 1/3 of sales.
Bastian Schmitt joins the management with a focus on succession.
harry schmitt Timber. Import & Trade celebrates 20 years of successful business development in the timber industry.
The company management passes to the next generation with Bastian Schmitt.
The entire brand identity, including logo and website, was completely revamped and modernized to position the company for the future.
PEFC is the largest institution for ensuring sustainable forest management through an independent certification system. Wood and wood products with the PEFC seal are demonstrably sourced from ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable forestry.
PEFC Germany e.V. was founded in 1999 and develops the standards and procedures for certification, provides information to the public, and grants the rights to the PEFC logo in Germany. PEFC is the most important forest certification system in Germany: With 7.5 million hectares of certified forest area, approximately two-thirds of German forests are already PEFC-certified.
Our PEFC Certificate Registration No.: TUEV-PEFC-COC-160662-057
The FSC® aims to preserve forests. It seeks to achieve this goal not only through forest protection but primarily by promoting responsible forest management. Strict management criteria prevent uncontrolled logging, human rights violations, or excessive environmental impact. This preserves fundamental forest functions. Certification of the processing and timber trade chain (Chain-of-Custody) from forest to final retail creates transparency for the consumer.
Since its founding in 1992, over 179 million hectares worldwide in 80 countries have been certified according to FSC® rules. This makes the FSC® one of the leading forest certification systems worldwide. In addition to over 1200 forest certificates, there are currently approximately 25,940 Chains-of-Custody in downstream wood processing and trade.
Our FSC® Certificate Code: SCS-COC-003050
Our aspen sawn timber was tested in 2012 by the Development and Testing Laboratory for Wood Technology (eph®) Dresden for formaldehyde emission at an elevated temperature of 90°C.
Subsequently, both the requirements for E1 according to EN 13968 and the guideline values specified in ÖNORM M 6219-1 “Requirements for public and commercial sauna facilities, infrared cabins, steam and other heat chambers” were met.
