QUESTION: We purchase heat treated wood with stamping KD/HT but it does not contain the IPPC labeling needed for international shipping. Would like to understand what steps need to be taken in order for our company to become eligible to stamp ourselves. We checked with USDA and were told it is done though and independent […]
QUESTION: We understand that under new (2017) guidance on non-compliant wood packaging material (WPM), CBP is issuing penalty notices against first offenders at 100% of the value of the merchandise. We have heard that for entries involving unmarked WPM, CBP is mitigating those penalties to 3% of value or sometimes $500. Any experience with mitigation […]
QUESTION: One of our divisions had multiple shipments of product on pallets that Brazil is saying are non-compliant. While the pallets are stamped on the front of the pallet with the ISPM mark, they aren’t stamped on the back. Logistics has arranged for the product to be removed from the non-compliant packaging and has been […]
QUESTION: We recently had an empty wooden crate returned back to the U.S. from Brazil. We use plastic pallets into Brazil but at times some products will have ISPM-15 compliant wooden crates for added protection. We are being told that “Even stamped pallets are returning to their origin if Brazilian Customs find them a “threat”…”. […]
Question: Is there a restriction on the dimension of the wood imports and exports that are subject to ISPM 15 requirements? I seem to remember reading that wood pieces less than 1/4″ in any dimension were not subject to ISPM 15. Can anyone confirm this? ========== That would be found in, of all things, International […]
Question: Could someone provide me with the location of regulations related to how you can package your freight related to pallets? I know you can’t use wood ones but what about plastic?? ********** Answers: http://www.ispm15.com/ISPM15_Revised_2009.pdf http://www.ispm15.com/ ************* You can use ISPM-15 certified wood pallets. The fumigation stamp has to be on them *************** You can […]
Question: We recently had a container stopped by CBP at the Detroit border and subsequently had to have container returned to France because CBP said that the ISPM 15 compliance marking that indicates the wood packaging had been heat treated had to be visible and appear on all sides of each wooden crate. We provided […]
Question: My company uses the same wood pallets that go back and forth across theborder. Do they need to be re-treated each time they cross? Also, if arepair is made to the pallet, does the whole pallet need to bere-treated or just use treated wood to make repairs?
Question: My company uses the same wood pallets that go back and forth across theborder. Do they need to be re-treated each time they cross? Also, if arepair is made to the pallet, does the whole pallet need to bere-treated or just use treated wood to make repairs?
QUESTION: Do any of the members understand what the final criteria will be forproduct imported on softwood lumber skids / pallets? What do our suppliers need to know? Cannot find details of the requirements. Are hardwood heat treated exempt?
Currently the solid wood packing requirements apply only to China. The new International Standards Phytosanitary Measures will take effect for the United States (import/Export) in September 2005. Clarify if my statements are incorrect – Recently via an email from Argentina it was mentioned that they are fumigating all shipments that contain wood packing to the […]
A shipper from Japan is under the impression that regulatory changes are going to occur & supposedly that NITL (National Industrial Transportation League) has announced this information. There is nothing on the NITL site. Does this make sense to anyone? Are there new rules coming out for SWPM?
