ISPM NO 15 Revision.pdf

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS for PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES Revision of ISPM No. 15

REGULATION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

REQUIREMENTS: USE THE LASTEST REVISION OF (ISPM NO. 15)

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED

NATIONS-IMPLEMENTED RESTRICTIONS ON WOOD PACKING MATERIAL

(WPM). THIS REQUIREMENT IS SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH

INVASIVE SPECIES SUCH AS THE PINEWOOD NEMATODE. WPM IS

DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET

COLLARS, WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAMES, AND

CLEATS. THE STATEMENT BELOW CITES THE REQUIREMENTS IN

DETAIL AND COVERS LUMBER FOR BUILDING CONTAINERS AND

PALLETS USED FOR DELIVERIES RESULTING IN SHIPMENTS

WORLDWIDE (DIRECT, OR THROUGH AIR LOGISTICS CENTERS (ALC),

CONTAINER CONSOLIDATION POINTS (CCP), OR OTHER BASES).

WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLET AND PACKAGING/CONTAINER

STATEMENT:

ALL WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLETS AND WOODEN CONTAINERS

PRODUCED ENTIRELY OR IN PART OF WOOD PACKING MATERIAL (WPM)

SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM DEBARKED WOOD IN ADDITION TO

HEAT-TREATED (HT) MATERIAL (HT TO 56 DEGREES CENTIGRADE OR

133 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 30

MINUTES). CERTIFICATION/MARKING IS REQUIRED BY AN

ACCREDITED AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN LUMBER

STANDARDS COMMITTEE (ALSC). FOR REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION,

SEE “INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES,

LATEST REVISION OF ISPM NO. 15. AND DOD 4140.01-M-1

COMPLIANCE FOR DEFENSE PACKAGING: Phytosanitary

Requirements for Wood Packaging Material (WPM) Office.”