What Are Heat Treated Pallets?

Kiln drying (KD), chemical pressure impregnation (CPI) or other treatment methods can be regarded as heat treatment as long as they meet the heat treatment requirements. For example, chemical pressure impregnation can be achieved by steam, hot water or dry heat.

Heat-treated wooden pallets

What is the international standard for quarantine measures for wooden packaging?

In March 2002, the International Plant Protection (IPPC) issued the International Phytosanitary Measures Standards Publication No. 15-Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade, which is wood packaging International Standards for Quarantine Measures. IPPC is the agency that sets the international standards for phytosanitary measures designated by the WTO / SPS.

2. Why should we establish an international guarantee standard for wooden packaging quarantine?

The first is to reduce the risk of the spread of forest pests with wood packaging worldwide in international trade; the second is to coordinate WTO members to formulate unified wood packaging management measures to avoid unreasonable technical measures affecting international trade.

3. What are the main contents of the international standards for quarantine measures for wooden packaging?

International standards for quarantine measures for wooden packaging require that wooden packaging used for international trade be effectively fumigated or heat-treated before export, and a globally uniform label is applied to qualified wooden packaging, and no phytosanitary certificate is required.

4. What are the wooden packages covered by the international standards for quarantine measures for wooden packaging?

Refers to wooden materials used to carry, pack, pave, support, and strengthen goods, such as wooden boxes, wooden crates, wooden pallets, wooden frames, wooden barrels, wooden shafts, wooden wedges, cushions, sleepers, linings, etc. Wood packaging materials (such as plywood, fiberboard, etc.) that have been artificially synthesized or further processed by heating and pressing are excluded. Except for thin-plate rotary cutting cores, sawdust, wood wool, wood shavings, etc. and wood materials with a thickness of 6 mm or less.

V. What are the harmful treatment methods approved by the international standards for quarantine measures for wooden packaging?

At present, the approved treatment methods include heat treatment and methyl bromide fumigation treatment. The IPPC can review and modify approved pest treatment methods or approve other pest treatment methods based on the information provided by the NPPO.

6. Can wooden packaging for outbound cargoes be fumigated or heat treated as specified in international standards?

no. Corresponding decontamination methods should be implemented according to the requirements of the importing country. For example, South Korea requires that all coniferous wood packaging in China must be heat treated.

7. Can exporters use labeled wood packaging from other countries or regions?

can. The logo is a globally recognized mark that wood packaging has been harmed. Exporters can use the wood packaging that has been marked, regardless of whether the wood packaging comes from the exporting country or region.

8. Can the wooden packaging with the mark be reused?

Yes, but the packaging must be clearly marked, without adding any wood material that has not been harmlessly treated, and must not carry harmful living organisms, signs of damage to live pests, soil, etc.

9. Can the marked wooden packaging be used again after being reprocessed or repaired?

If new wood materials are used, they shall be re-implemented and labelled as required before use.

10. Why should China adopt the international standard for quarantine measures for wooden packaging to formulate the "Management Methods for Quarantine Treatment of Outbound Wooden Packaging"?

At present, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, the European Union and other countries have formulated their own wooden packaging quarantine measures in accordance with international standards for wooden packaging quarantine measures, and have been implemented since 2004. In order to ensure that the wooden packaging of China's outbound shipments meets the inspection requirements of importing countries, and to fulfill the obligations of WTO member countries, it is necessary to adopt international standards and amend China's current quarantine regulations for wooden packagings for exits.

11. Are all international wooden packagings required to adopt international standards?

No. If the importing country or region adopts the international standard for quarantine measures for wooden packaging, it shall be treated in accordance with the prescribed method for disinfection, and a label shall be added to each package. If the importing country or region has not adopted the international standard for quarantine measures for wooden packaging, the original regulations shall still apply.

12. Which countries or regions propose to adopt international standards?

The WTO encourages member states to adopt international standards, but the time when each country or region adopts international standards is different. The General Administration of Quarantine and Inspection will announce the list and implementation time of importing countries or regions that adopt international standards in a timely manner. At present, the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, the European Union, Australia, Switzerland, South Africa, the Philippines, and India have successively adopted international standards, and some countries have entered the transitional or full implementation stage.

13. Who signs the wooden packaging for departure?

The label is a symbol confirmed by the IPPC to indicate that wooden packaging has undergone effective decontamination treatment. Only wooden packaging production enterprises that have passed the inspection and inspection and quarantine inspection and are eligible to use the label.

14. How does a wood packaging manufacturer obtain the qualification to use a logo?

Manufacturers of wood packaging that need to use the logo should apply to the inspection and quarantine institutions, and often the inspection and quarantine institutions pass the assessment.

15. What is a labeling and imposing enterprise for the treatment of wood packaging (hereinafter referred to as the labeling and imposing enterprise)?

The label-plus-application enterprise is a specific wooden packaging manufacturer that possesses the ability to deal with the harmful effects of wooden packaging and the corresponding epidemic prevention ability, and has passed the inspection and quarantine agency's assessment and obtained the qualification to use the label.

16. Can logos be applied at will?

Nope. The labeling and applying enterprise shall report to the local inspection and quarantine institution before the decontamination treatment, and the inspection and quarantine institution shall carry out quarantine on the wooden packaging and supervise the decontamination treatment process. The inspection and quarantine agency shall supervise the application of the mark if the treatment is qualified.

XVII. How to apply a logo?

Under the supervision of the inspection and quarantine agency, after the label application company implemented the decontamination treatment on the wooden packaging of outbound goods, the logo brush (printed / burned) in a prominent position on the wooden packaging according to the prescribed pattern, at least two opposites of each wooden packaging. Face, the logo color is black. Companies can add other wooden packaging-related information to the logo.

18. Where do exporters buy wood packaging with logos?

The exporter should purchase from a wooden packaging manufacturer that has obtained the qualification for use of the logo, and the inspection and quarantine agency will publish the list of wooden packaging manufacturers that have obtained the qualification for use of the logo through appropriate means.

XIX. Do exporters still need to report to the inspection and quarantine institutions when using wooden packaging with a qualified label?

For the importing country that has adopted the international standard for wooden packaging quarantine measures, the exporter does not need to report to the inspection and quarantine agency, but should accept the supervision of the inspection and quarantine agency; for the importing country that has not adopted the international standard for wooden packaging quarantine measures, and needs to issue plants For quarantine certificates and fumigation and disinfection certificates, exporters still need to report to the inspection and quarantine institutions for inspection.

20. Is it necessary to issue a phytosanitary certificate when using wooden packaging with a logo?

Phytosanitary certificates are no longer required for importing countries that have adopted international standards for quarantine measures for wooden packaging; those that have not adopted international standards for packaging and quarantine measures for importing countries and need to issue phytosanitary certificates or fumigation / disinfection certificates will continue to be the original Provisions are enforced.

21. Is it possible to carry out harm removal treatment at exit ports for wooden packaging that needs to be marked?

no. Wood packaging is best implemented in the place of origin of wood packaging. Because the goods need to be digged out of the box to be labeled after they have been harmed at the exit port.

22. What are the special regulations for the labeling of exit wooden packaging in China?

The logo contains the two-digit code of each inspection and quarantine bureau and the three-digit registration number identifying the application company. This combination represents the unique code of each identification application company. With the consent of the inspection and quarantine agency, the enterprise may add other necessary information to the logo, such as the production serial number and anti-counterfeiting logo.

23. What are the supervision and management measures for logo-imposing enterprises?

Labeling and applying enterprises shall ensure the quality of harm removal treatment and apply the labels correctly. If there is any hidden danger to the quality of wooden packaging quarantine, the inspection and quarantine agency will order it to make rectification. If the goods are reprocessed, destroyed or returned overseas, and fraudulent behavior occurs, the qualification for using the mark will be cancelled and announced.

24. How will the penalties be forged, altered or misappropriated?

The logo is a specific mark registered on IPPC for wood packaging that is qualified for pest control. China has applied to the IPPC Secretariat and was approved to use it. It is a legal inspection and quarantine mark. Whoever forges, alters or misappropriates the marks shall be punished in accordance with the relevant provisions of the People's Republic of China Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine Law and its implementing regulations.

25. When will the "Administrative Measures for the Inspection and Quarantine of Wooden Packagings for Outbound Goods" be implemented?

It has been implemented since March 1, 2005.

1. Are there any size or thickness restrictions for heat treated wooden pallets?

2. What are the maximum and minimum temperatures of heat treatment? And will there be temperature requirements based on changes in board thickness?

3. How long is the heat treatment time?

4. Is the wooden pallet after the heat treatment valid for use?

Disposal of wooden packaging for outbound cargo

International Wooden Packaging Quarantine Measures Standard

First, heat treatment (HT)

1. The temperature of the wood core must be at least 56 ° C for more than 30 minutes.

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Second, methyl bromide fumigation treatment (MB)

1. Under normal pressure, handle according to the following standards

Temperature dose

(G / m3) Minimum concentration requirement (g / m3)

0.5 hours 2 hours 4 hours 16 hours

21 48 36 24 17 14

16 56 42 28 20 17

11 64 48 32 22 19

2. The minimum fumigation temperature should not be lower than 10 , and the minimum fumigation time should not be less than 16 hours.

3. International phytosanitary measures standards or other pest control methods recognized by the importing country / region.

As long as the kiln can be installed, there is generally no size requirement

In terms of expiration date, since the heat treatment date is not indicated on the heat treatment logo, there should be no specific requirements. As long as the heat treated trays are stored properly, there will be no problem for a long time.