The EU will strengthen the quarantine of wooden packaging of goods exported from China

It was learned from Dongguan Inspection and Quarantine Bureau that since April 1, 2013, the European Union will take stricter quarantine measures on the wooden packaging used for stone materials with 5 types of HS codes (25140000, 2515, 2516, 68010000, 6802) from China .

According to the introduction of Dongguan Inspection and Quarantine Department, due to the interception of harmful organisms in the wooden packaging of Chinese goods exported to Europe, since April 1, 2013, the European Union will set 5 types of HS codes from China (25140000, 2515, 2516, 68010000, 6802) Strict quarantine measures are taken for the wooden packaging used for the stone materials. At that time, most of the exported stone and wood packaging will face a high proportion of random inspections of 90% when entering the EU ports.

It is understood that wood packaging is widely used in international trade and has a high risk of carrying plant pests. In order to effectively prevent the epidemic from spreading around the world with the wooden packaging of goods and ensure that the impact on international trade is minimized, the IPPC (International Plant Protection Convention) has issued ISPM15 (Guidelines for the Management of Wood Packaging Materials in International Trade), which requires all countries or regions. Take unified wood packaging pest control measures and apply unified IPPC logo.

In order to ensure the smooth export of goods from China to Europe, and to avoid the obstruction of customs clearance of goods in the EU due to violations of wooden packaging. Dongguan Inspection and Quarantine Bureau reminds the majority of export enterprises to use wood packaging that has undergone effective pest control treatment and applied the IPPC logo. Avoid the occurrence of newly added dunnage, sleepers, linings, etc. that do not meet the regulations, such as no logo, unclear logo, bark or "blue change" in the process of transporting or carrying goods. During the storage process of wooden packaging Reinfection should be avoided.