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American Samoa

Samoa Classed as USA

Argentina

1 January 2006 | WTO Phytosanitary agreement – Apr 2005WTO notification (PDF)

Australia

1 January 2004 | Revised from 1 August 2009 November 2009 revision ISPM15 – Solid Wood Packaging Country Implementation Dates (Notice to Industry) See our NEWS page for updates – to go there click HERE Latest AQIS Cargo Containers guide click HERE New documentary requirements

Bolivia

24 May 2005 | WTO Phytosanitary agreement – July 2005

Brazil

Withdrawn implementation of ISPM15 and has reverted to previous legislation from 2004. However, wood packaging with IPPC mark will be accepted.

Bulgaria

As of 1/1/07 Bulgaria joined the EU. Therefore European policies apply.

Canada

Canada 1 January 2006 |Canada’s Import Policy for Wood Packaging Materials Entry requirements for Wood Packaging Materials – PDF

Chile

1 June 2005

China

1 January 2006

Colombia

15 September 2005

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Dominican Republic

1 July 2006 WTO notification (PDF)

Ecuador

Egypt

Egypt 1 October 2005 WTO Notification (PDF)

European Union

WTO notification (PDF) Applies from 1 July 2009: In addition to the implementation of treatment and marking requirements described in ISPM 15, the new EC import requirements provide that the WPM instead of being produced from debarked round wood from 1 January 2009 onwards, will need to be free from bark with exception for the presence of any number of individual pieces of bark. These should be either less than 3 cm in width (regardless of the length) or, if greater than 3 cm in width, of not more than 50 cm2 in area. This latter free-from-bark requirement will be applicable from 1 July 2009 onwards. WTO notification 2009 ammendment (PDF) The enforcement date of the latest amendment to EC 2006/133/EC regarding Portugal will be postponed from 16 June 2009 to 1 January 2010.
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Fiji

Intention to implement

Guatemala

Guyana

Formal sources indicate that Guyana has implemented ISPM15. However documentation on this matter is not yet available.

Honduras

25 February 2006 WTO notification (PDF)

Hong Kong

Not required unless en-route to another destination e.g. China

India

1 November 2004

Indonesia

September 2009 | WTO notification and UPDATE. Indonesian News

Israel

Israel Implementing on 23 June 2009. Enforcement from 1 October 2009. WTO notification (PDF)

Japan

1 April 2007 http://www.pps.go.jp/english/woodpack/index.html http://www.pps.go.jp/english/faq/index.html WTO notification (PDF)

Jordan

9 March 2006 Lebanon

http://www.ispm15.com/Decree%20_1_19e.pdf

Malaysia

1 January 2010

Mexico

16 September 2005 WTO notification (PDF)

New Caledonia

1 June 2006

New Zealand

16 April 2003 Revised Nov 2009 FAQ – Wood Packaging Material Revised Import Health Standard (pdf)

Nicaragua

To be advised. Packing declaration & ISPM15 compliant packaging advised. WTO notice of Intent (PDF)

Nigeria

30 September 2004 Packing declaration advised. Will accept wood packaging with IPPC marking.

North Korea (DPRK)

1 June 2005 Heat treated or Methyl Bromide treatment of WPM acceptable.

Norway

1 January 2009 WTO notification (PDF

Oman

December 2006 WTO notification (PDF)

Panam

17 February 2005

Paraguay

28 June 2005 WTO notification (PDF)

Peru

8 September 200

Philippines

1 January 2006 Philippines – Guidelines for WPM (PDF)

Russian Federation

Awaiting confirmation Indication of possible implementation from USDA (PDF)

Samoa

Phytosanitary certificate required unless ISPM15 compliant WPM.

Seychelles

1 March 2006 WTO notification (PDF)

South Africa

1 January 2005

South Korea

1 June 2005

Sri Lanka

Adopted 1 March 2004 Implementation from 8 March 2010 http://www.agridept.gov.lk/

Switzerland

1 March 2005 May be regarded as EU http://www.aramis-research.ch/e/15863.html

Syria

1 April 2006 Packing declaration advise

Taiwan (also Penghu, Kinmen & Matsu)

First enforced: 1 November 2005 Fully enforced: 1 January 2009

Tanzania

No date set

Turkey

1 January 2006 http://www.kkgm.gov.tr/

Ukraine

1 October 2005 http://www.eppo.org/ABOUT_EPPO/EPPO_MEMBERS/countries/animation/ukraine.htm

USA

16 September 2005 http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/wood_packaging_materials.shtml

Venezuela

1 June 2005

Vietnam

5 June 2005 Vietnamese Government Sites