Enforcement of Wood Packaging Rule Begins on September 16th
On September 16, 2005, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin enforcement of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) import regulation for wood packaging material (WPM). The rule requires WPM, such as pallets, crates, boxes, and dunnage used to support or brace cargo, to be treated and marked. In cases of noncompliance, the WPM will be subject to immediate export along with the accompanying cargo.
CBP has created a page on its website with information on the WPM regulation, inclulding a link to the USDA's final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 2004. The site can be viewed at the following link:
www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/import/commercial_enforcement/wpm/.
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