Full Enforcement of Wood Packaging Material Import Regulations Begins July 5th
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and will begin enforcing the third and final phase of the wood packaging material (WPM) regulation on July 5, 2006. All WPM, including pallets, crates, boxes and pieces of wood used to support or brace cargo (dunnage), must meet import requirements and be free of timber pests before entering or transiting through the United States.
All WPM entering or transiting through the United States must be either heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide as outlined in the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade (ISPM 15). The WPM must also be marked with an approved international logo, certifying it has been appropriately treated. For more details and information see the WPM page on CBP's website at: www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforcement/wpm/
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