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What is ISPM 15?

ISPM 15 is the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Publication No. 15: Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade.

Why was ISPM developed?

ISPM 15 was developed to address the global spread of timber pests by regulating the movement of timber packing and dunnage in international trade. ISPM 15 describes phytosanitary measures to reduce the risk of introduction and/or spread of quarantine pests associated with solid timber packing material (including dunnage).

Who developed and endorsed ispm 15?

The United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) addresses plant quarantine through the International Plant Protection Convention (IPCC). The IPCC is an international treaty administered the FAO and implemented through the cooperation of member governments. Australia is a member or contracting party to the treaty.

As with all other ISPMs, the Secretariat to the IPCC coordinated the development and preparation of ISPM 15 over a period of time through an agreed and defined process of draft development and country consultation. ISPMs are recognised as the basis for phytosanitary measures applied by members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) under the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS Agreement). Australia has been a WTO member since 1995.

What is timber packaging & dunnage?

ISPM 15 was developed to address the global sp read of timber pests by regulating the movement of timber packing and dunnage in international trade. ISPM 15 describes phytosanitary measures to reduce the risk of introduction and/or spread of quarantine pests associated with solid timber packing material (including dunnage).

what wood packaging material does ispm 15 apply to?

ISPM 15 was developed to address the global sp read of timber pests by regulating the movement of timber packing and dunnage in international trade. ISPM 15 describes phytosanitary measures to reduce the risk of introduction and/or spread of quarantine pests associated with solid timber packing material (including dunnage).

why does aqis require imported timber packaging (included dunnage) to be free or back?

ISPM 15 was developed to address the global sp read of timber pests by regulating the movement of timber packing and dunnage in international trade. ISPM 15 describes phytosanitary measures to reduce the risk of introduction and/or spread of quarantine pests associated with solid timber packing material (including dunnage).

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