There are two types of FSC certificates available from certification bodies:

•Forest Management (FM) Certificate
（森林管理認證) Forest management certification involves an inspection of the forest management unit by an independent FSC-accredited certification body to check that the forest complies with the internationally-agreed FSC Principles of Responsible Forest Management.

•通過授權的第三方認證，證明森林管理單位是符合FSC關于森林管理原則與要求的

•If the forest complies with FSC standards, then the FSC accredited certification body issues a certificate for the operation. Certified forest operations can claim the forest products they produce come from a responsibly managed forest.

•獲得FM認證的森林管理者(開發商)可以宣稱產品是來自于合理管理的森林

•Before a certified forest operation can sell their products as FSC certified, they must also obtain chain of custody certification (FM/COC).

•當一個獲得FM認證的森林在銷售FSC認證的森林之前，其必須獲得COC認證

•Chain of Custody (COC) Certificate
（供應商鏈管理認證)Chain of custody certification provides a guarantee about the production of FSC-certified products. Chain-of-custodý is the path taken by raw materials from the forest to the consumer, including all successive stages of processing, transformation, manufacturing and distribution.

•COC認證向符合FSC認證的產品提供了一個保證,供應鏈認證是包含從森林原料到消費者(包含森林資源加工，運輸,制造與分銷）

•From a customer perspective, the FSC label represents a promise that is being made to them. Chain of custody standards are the mechanism FSC has to ensure that promise is delivered.

•從消費者的關點而言，FSC標記是一個種承諾，標明某一產品從原料到加工都是符合FSC要求的

•Operations that have been independently verified for FSC chain of custody certification are eligible to label their products with the FSC logo.

        通過FSC COC認證的業主，將被允許在他門的產品上貼上FSC的標簽.