Monday, March 5, 2012

Export Packaging ISPM 15 Participating Countries

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


North AmericaAfrica
United States*  Egypt
Canada* Kenya
MexicoNigeria
Senegal
Latin AmericaSeychelles
ArgentinaSouth Afirica
Brazil Tanzania
Bolivia
ChileAsia Pacific
ColumbiaAustralia
Costa RicaChina
CubaIndia
Dominican RepublicIndonesia
EcuadorIsrael
GuatamalaJapan
HondurasJordan
JamaicaLebanon
NicaraguaMalaysia
ParaguayNew Zealand
PeruOman
Trinidad & TobagoPhilippines
VenezuelaSouth Korea
Sri Lanka
Europe
Syria
European Union**Taiwan
Norway
Thailand
Switzerland Vietnam
Turkey
Ukraine
Croatia

  
*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, 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 coutesy of the NWPCA.