CBP Posts Links to Wood Packaging Material Resources Online
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted the following links to online resources on wood packaging material (WPM):
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- USDA WPM Information for Importers (here)
- USDA Policy Statement concerning WPM Infested with Live Wood Borers (here)
- List of Approved U.S. Fumigators, National Wooden Pallet & Container Association (here)
- List of Approved U.S. Heat Treatment Facilities, American Standard Lumber Committee (here)
- International Standards for Phytosanitary Measurements (ISPM) Publication No. 15: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade (here)
- 7 CFR 319.40 - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Foreign Quarantine Notices (here)
(In 2005, the U.S. and other countries committed to enforce International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15), which calls for certain WPM to be either heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide and marked in a certain way certifying treatment. The U.S. and Canada have provided each other mutual ISPM 15 exceptions for their WPM; however, the countries have recently been working to terminate these exceptions and begin implementation of the ISPM 15 for each others' WPM. See ITT's Online Archives 11041826 and 11021807 for summaries. See ITT's Online Archives 11071909 for summary of the IPPC considering dielectric heat treatment as an approved third treatment option for WPM.)