The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection, begins enforcing the third and final phase of its wood packaging material regulation on July 5.
All wood packaging material (i.e., pallets, crates, boxes, wood pieces used to support or brace cargo) must meet import requirements.
All wood packaging material must be free of timber pests before it enters or transits through the United States.
All wood packaging material must be either heat-treated or fumigated with methyl bromide as outlined in the "International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade."
All wood packaging material must be marked with the approved international logo to certify it has been treated.
Get more complete details about the July 5, 2006, full enforcement of the Wood Packaging Material Import Regulations at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website.
Download this PDF for trade community operating procedures regarding implementation of the wood packaging materials regulations.
For any questions or concerns regarding wood pallet regulations, visit the APHIS website.
