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| Australia Rules Alert for Plywood Used in Export Wood Packaging | 2007-01-05 |
Please note that shipments to Australia from the U.S. utilizing wood packaging that include plywood require a “Newly Manufactured Plywood Products Certificate”.
This certificate is a self-declaration on company letterhead form that will need to include country of manufacture and date of manufacture (month and year stamped on the plywood face on most but not all grades of plywood). A statement that the plywood has NOT been “pre-used” is also necessary on the form as “pre-used” plywood is not acceptable.
This form is in addition to the “Packing Declaration” form required for IPPC ISPM 15 stamped wood packaging destined for Australia.
Australia’s official “Quarantine Aspects and Procedures” document for cargo containers, revised November 15, 2006, discusses this requirement on page 9 and a sample declaration is provided on page 76. The full regulation may be viewed by clicking here, or contact NELMA by email (info@nelma.org) or phone (207-829-6901) for further information or sample copies. | |
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