International Standards For Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM-15) Required Wood Packaging Markings
International Standards For Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) is an International Phytosanitary Measure developed by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) that directly addresses the need to treat wood materials of a thickness greater than 6mm, used to ship products between countries. Its main purpose is to prevent the international transport and spread of disease and insects that could negatively affect plants or ecosystems. ISPM 15 affects all wood packaging material (pallets, crates, dunnages, etc.) requiring that they be debarked and then heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide and stamped or branded, with a mark of compliance. Products exempt from the ISPM 15 are made from alternative material, like corrugated paper (boxes, gaylords, corrugated pallets, etc.).
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Regulation applies to wood packaging being shipped between countries, and does not apply to corrugated paper pallets.
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Algeria
Date of enforcement 1 April 2010 (unofficial communication with the IPPC). American Samoa US Associated territories and federal district of the USA – see the USA. Argentina Date of enforcement 1 June 2005. Australia Date of enforcement 1 September 2004. Bolivia Date of enforcement 24 May 2005. Brazil Date of enforcement 15 January 2004. Canada Date of enforcement 5 July 2006. Chile Date of enforcement 1 June 2005. China Date of enforcement 1 January 2006. Colombia Date of enforcement 15 September 2005. Costa Rica Date of enforcement 19 March 2006. Cuba Date of enforcement 1 October 2008. Dominican Republic Date of enforcement 1 July 2006. Ecuador Date of enforcement 30 September 2005. Egypt Date of enforcement 1 October 2005. (EU): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Date of enforcement 1 March 2005. Note: The implementation of this standard does not apply to the trade of commodities on wood packaging within the borders of the European Union (including Switzerland under a EU-Swiss bilateral arrangement) Fiji Notification of the intent to implement ISPM 15 has been issued, but no official enforcement date has been confirmed. French Polynesia Date of enforcement 1 September 2007. Guam US Associated territories and federal district of the USA – see the USA. Guatemala Date of enforcement 26 January 2005. Guyana Date of enforcement 2005 (unofficial communication with the IPPC). Honduras Date of enforcement 3 February 2006. Hong Kong Not requested for Hong Kong as final destination, but strongly recommended India Date of enforcement 1 November 2004. Indonesia Date of enforcement 1 September 2009. Indonesia requires an additional declaration by the exporter. Click here for copy of the document: Indonesia ISPM 15 – Exporter Declaration Israel Date of Enforcement October 2009. Jamaica Date of Enforcement 1 January 2011. Japan Date of enforcement 1 April 2007. Jordan Date of enforcement 17 November 2005. Kenya Date of enforcement 29 July 2010. Lebanon Date of enforcement 1 July 2006. Lesotho Date of Enforcement January 2012. Malaysia Date of Enforcement 1 January 2010. Mexico Date of enforcement 16 September 2005. New Caledonia Date of enforcement 1 June 2006. New Zealand Date of enforcement 16 April 2003. |
Nicaragua
Notification of the intent to implement ISPM 15 was issued March 2006, but no official enforcement date has been confirmed. Nigeria Date of enforcement 30 September 2004. Northern Marianna Islands US Associated territories and federal district of the USA – see the USA. Norway Date of enforcement 1 January 2008. Oman Date of enforcement 1 December 2006. Panama Date of enforcement 17 February 2005. Paraguay Date of enforcement 28 June 2005. Peru Date of enforcement 1 September 2005. Philippines Date of enforcement 1 June 2005. Puerto Rico US Associated territories and federal district of the USA – see the USA. Republic of Georgia Unofficial communication. Republic of South Korea Date of enforcement 1 June 2005. Russia (Russian Federation) Date of enforcement 15 July 2009 (unofficial communication). Samoa Enforced - Unofficial sources Senegal Date of enforcement 15 August 2010. Serbia Date of enforcement September 2010. Seychelles Date of enforcement 1 March 2006. Singapore Singapore is not demanding ISPM 15 compliance in its own right. For transhipment cargo, and any cargo that is imported solely for re-export, it is recommended that the wooden packaging material should be treated and certified at the country of origin in accordance with the destination country’s requirements for wood packaging material. South Africa Date of enforcement 1 March 2005. Sri Lanka Date of enforcement 8 March 2010. Switzerland See European Union Syria Date of enforcement 1 April 2006. Taiwan Date of enforcement 1 January 2009. Thailand Date of enforcement 1 August 2009. Trinidad and Tobago Date of Enforcement 21 September 2005. Tunisia Enforced: Unofficial communication with the IPPC Turkey Date of enforcement 1 January 2006. Ukraine Date of enforcement 16 September 2005. USA Date of enforcement 5 July 2006. Additional information is available at: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/wpm/import.html Uruguay Unofficial communication with the IPPC Venezuela Date of enforcement 2 May 2005. Vietnam Date of enforcement 5 June 2005. Virgin Islands US Associated territories and federal district of the USA – see the USA. |