Wood Packaging for export shipments must comply with ISPM15
More than 70 countries currently require wooden packaging materials to comply with International Standards for Phytosanitary Measure no. 15 (ISPM15). The purpose of ISPM15 is to stop the spread of wood-based insects and disease that could detrimentally affect the ecosystems of territories that goods are destined for or transiting through. Failure to use ISPM15 compliant wooden packaging materials can result in one or more of the following: refusal of entry of goods; return of goods to country of origin; order for goods to be destroyed; fines being levied on the importer; a requirement for the goods/packaging to go through a fumigation process.
In Ireland the Forest Service, (Dept of Agriculture & Food), is responsible for implementing ISPM15 and for ensuring that systems for exports meet the requirements set out in this standard.
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