Fee in Lieu (FIL) of Manufacture

All export fees are to be paid to the government for timber exported under an exemption and are non-refundable. Note that no fee is due for timber/logs with a Canadian destination and fee rates for blanket Order in Council (OIC) exemptions are specific to each exemption.

Fees for the interior zone and all deciduous timber

For all deciduous timber and timber under Ministerial exemption in the interior zones (all areas in the Province outside the coastal zone) the Fee in Lieu (FiL) of manufacture remains at the minimum base rate of $1.00/m³ for all species and grades.

Fees for the coastal zone

For timber under Ministerial exemptions in the coastal zone the FiL is calculated individually by timber mark, species and grade, and is based on the Coast Domestic Log Values (posted monthly).

For coastal BCTS Timber Sale Licences (TSLs) advertised on or after July 1, 2019, a variable FiL policy is in effect, based on the appraised Estimated Winning Bid (EWB) of the TSL. The FiL percentage will be identified in the Safety and Highlights report for each TSL and is in effect for the duration of the TSL.

Coast wide implementation of the variable FiL was effective December 15, 2020 to align with an update to the Coast Market Pricing System (MPS).

• Coast Fee in Lieu of Manufacturing Policy, as of January 5, 2022 (PDF, 160KB)

Have questions about the Coast area Fee in Lieu policy? Look here for more information: Coast FiL Q & A - January 5, 2022 (PDF, 205KB).

Or use the coast FiL% lookup tool here:

Coast FiL% Lookup Page

Coast Domestic Log Values

Effective March 1, 2013, the coast domestic log values are combined old and second growth log prices that create one blended, volume-weighted average price by species and grade, for the latest 3-month data available at the beginning of each month.

• Fee in Lieu of Manufacture Rates, as of March 1, 2013 (PDF 3.2MB)
• Fee in Lieu of Manufacture Refund Policy, as of April 30, 2006 (PDF, 10KB)

Since March 2013, domestic log value tables are updated and posted monthly. See below for the latest tables.

Contact information

Go to our Contacts page to see the list of provincial log export contacts.