Issue 481, July 28, 2005

On September 16, 2005, the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (AHPIS) will bring into effect their new regulations involving the importation of many types of wood packaging material such as pallets, crates, boxes, and dunnage.

Wood packaging material used in international trade will be required to be treated either by heat treatment or fumigation by use of methyl bromide. Such packaging material will be required to be marked as having undergone such treatment.

For additional information on the new regulation, requirements and certain exceptions to the requirements; such as, WPM entering the U.S. from Canada, please visit the AHPIS website directly at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/.

Please note that due to the complex nature of the subject matter, DHL Danzas Air & Ocean cannot be responsible for actions taken by the reader in reliance on the information contained herein without prior consultation with DHL Danzas Air & Ocean.