Export WPM Fumigation Program
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NWPCA and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MUO) giving the association the authority to administer the Export Wood Packaging Material (WPM) Fumigation Program. The program conforms with the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Publication No. 15 (ISPM15) Regulations for wood packaging materials in international trade and adheres to the Export WPM Fumigation Program POLICY and ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS. [June 2009] .
The fumigation program is designed to have a system in place that will allow WPM to be used in export thus, facilitating international trade without the associated problem of quarantine forest pests. Here is the list of countries that are now implementing ISPM 15:
North America ( United States, Canada and Mexico)
Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela)
Europe (Bulgaria, European Union, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine)
Asia Pacific (Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam)
Africa (Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania)
These countries will only accept properly treated and marked WPM under a marking system of the exporting country. To make your WPM suitable for international shipment, it must be marked with the HT or MB treatment mark. To apply the mark, your facility (i.e. pallet manufacturing or recycling, pest control, cargo forwarding, export brokerage) must be certified by an inspection agency. These agencies provide inspection and auditing services to certified facilities that use the MB treatment mark. To date, this USDA program has accredited five inspection agencies. All inspection agencies have inspectors all over the nation and here is their contact information:
| Inspection Agency | Contact Information |
| Export Wood Packaging Inspection Service | PO Box 25881, Prescott Valley, AZ 86312 Phone: 877-400-7750 Fax: 719-344-2353 www.exportwoodpi.com Contact Person: Richard Alvarado |
| Lee Inspection and Consulting Services, Inc. | 2207 California Plaza #3B, Bossier City, LA 71171 Phone: 800-508-6232 Fax:800-508-5531 www.leeinspect.com Contact Person: Don Stokes |
| Package Research Laboratory | 41 Pine Street, Rockaway, NJ 07866 Phone: 973-627-4405 Fax: 973-627-4407 www.package-testing.com Contact Person: Dave Dixon |
| Stafford Inspection & Consulting Services, LLC. | 14418 Roxane Drive, Orlando, FL 32832 Phone: 407-380-7914 Fax: 407-380-8914 www.staffordinspection.com Contact Person: Tina Stafford |
| Timber Product Services | 1641 Sigman Road, Conyers, GA 30012 Phone: 770-922-8000 Fax: 770-922-1290 www.tpinspection.com Contact Person: Matt McGowan |
