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What are European Union ( EU) requirements for imports of wooden pallets/packing material?
As of October 2, 2001, the Commission of the European Communities requires all imports of new and used coniferous (e.g. pine, spruce, fir) non-manufactured wood packing material originating in the U.S., Canada, China, or Japan to be treated and marked. This is being enforced to prevent the introduction of pinewood nematode, which is a microscopic eelworm that has caused extensive mortality in pines in Japan and China. Non-manufactured wood packing made entirely of hardwoods are exempt from being marked. There are three treatment options for coniferous non-manufactured wood packing: heat treatment (HT), fumigation or chemical pressure impregnation (CPI). In all cases treated wood must have a mark indicating the organization that treated the non-manufactured wood packing and the location of the organization. For additional information, you can visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture's, Animal and Plant Health Inspection web site. You can also obtain a list of organizations that provide the above treatment services.
European Commission (EC)
http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
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