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Rules apply on shipments containing wood packaging material such as pallets, crates, dunnages, drums, wood cases etc.
ISPM 15 requires that all freight shipments using any species of raw wood packaging must be fumigated or heat treated to kill insects or fungus and stamped with the approved stamp, before the shipment is allowed entry or crossing through a participating country.
The Revision of ISPM No. 15 (2009) under Annex 1,[2] requires that wood used to manufacture ISPM 15 compliant Wood Packaging must be made from debarked wood.
Products exempt from the ISPM 15 are made from alternative material, like paper, plastic or wood panel products (i.e. OSB, hardboard, and plywood).
Failure to comply can incur delays, fines and even declined entry into the country.
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ISPM Marking
Signatories to ISPM15
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Rep
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Poland
Portugal
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Romania
Seychelles
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Taiwan
Ethiopia
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Ukraine
Venezuela
Vietnam
What is ISPM 15 Groupage
ISPM 15 is the international standard on wood packaging material that describes phytosanitary measures to reduce the risk of introduction and/or spread of quarantine pests associated with wood packaging material for use in international trade to protect local eco systems from foreign insects and disease.