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What are the requirements for Wood Packaging Material imports?
The IPPC standard calls for most WPM to be either heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide in accordance with the Guidelines and marked with an approved international mark certifying that treatment. ALL IMPORTS (with certain exceptions) WILL BE DENIED ENTRY IF THEIR WOOD PACKING MATERIAL DOES NOT CONFORM TO THESE GUIDELINES AND MARKING REQUIREMENTS. The only option for non-compliant materials is to be immediately exported. There will be no fumigation of untreated wood at U.S. Ports. The exceptions include: WPM made entirely from Canadian origin wood, which is exempt from the treatment and marking requirements, Manufactured wood materials such as fiber board, plywood, whisky and wine barrels, and veneer, Pieces of wood that are less than 6 mm (0.24 in.) in all dimensions, Sawdust, wood wool, wood shavings, produced as a result of sawing or shaving wood into small slender and curved pieces less than 6mm in all dimensions, WPM used for most Department of Defense shipments imported by either the Department or DOD contractors, Firewood, mesquite wood for cooking and small, non commercial packages of unmanufactured wood for personal cooking or personal medicinal purposes coming directly from Mexican border states. U.S. origin WPM exported prior to fumigation MAY NOT be reimported without first being treated overseas.
Customs & Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security
http://www.cbp.gov/
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