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August 2014 Issue

 

Our Mission Statement:
 
TP provides superior quality assurance programs and services to the forest products industry. This is accomplished by providing timely, cost effective services, thorough and accurate inspections, and exemplary customer service.
 
 
 
 
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Update on ISPM 15 Participating Countries

 

 

 

Below is an updated list of countries participating in the ISPM 15 program:

 

North America
Africa
United States*  Egypt
Canada*Kenya
MexicoNigeria
 
Senegal
Latin America
Seychelles
ArgentinaSouth Africa
BrazilTanzania
Bolivia 
ChileAsia
Columbia  
Costa RicaAustralia
Cuba
China
Dominican RepublicIndia
EcuadorIndonesia
GuatamalaIsrael
HondurasJapan
JamaicaJordan
NicaraguaLebanon
ParaguayMalaysia
PeruNew Zealand
Trinidad & TobagoOman
VenezuelaPhilippines
South Korea
Europe
Sri Lanka
European Union**
Syria
NorwayTaiwan
SwitzerlandThailand
Turkey Vietnam

Ukraine

 
 

  

*The U.S. and Canada currently maintain a bilateral agreement allowing for the movement of WPM across each other's border without ISPM 15 marks.

 

**European Union - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

 

There are countries not on this list that are enforcing ISPM-15 without any published regulation. It is recommended to use ISPM-15 compliant wood packaging regardless of international destination.

 

Content courtesy of the NWPCA.

 

Upcoming Events:

 

IWF 2014

August 20-23, Atlanta, GA

 

NHLA Convention 2014

October 8-10, Las Vegas, NV

 

NWPCA 2014 Recyclers Conference

October 22-24, Dearborn, MI

 

For more information, Contact:
EST, CST:  Matt McGowan  (770) 922-8000 ext. 156  mmcgowan@tpinspection.com
PST, MST:  Casey Dean      (360) 449-3138 ext. 12    cdean@tpinspection.com