ISPM 15
Also called: wood packaging standard · ISPM 15 mark
The international phytosanitary standard requiring wood packaging material, such as pallets and crates, to be heat-treated or fumigated and marked with an approved stamp to prevent the spread of pests. Most countries enforce it at import, and non-compliant packaging can be treated, destroyed or sent back.
In practice
Even goods that need no phytosanitary certificate can be held because their pallets lack the ISPM 15 mark.
EU
Türkiye
UK
USARelated terms
- Phytosanitary certificate
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- Physical examination
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