We have recently been recognized through a major international freight forwarding company in China AQSIQ Inspections to intercept consignments from Europe due to wooden pallets were found to have a national standard code for project management. 15 markers, not related to national exports. The example given relates to the fact that the German marker trays have been airlifted to China, so it is considered to be non-complaint.

AQSIQ agreed that the EU interpretation of Trader 15, they will issue a notice to the inspection and quarantine agencies to clarify that the standard project management standards of wooden pallets acceptable even if the origin is not from the national team. The EU should signal the problem if they are still there. "

UK Exporters Please note that the problem has been solved and they should continue to report any circumstances where the barrier to export the ISPM 15 compliant wood packaging material to stay in China.

EU Inspector General of AQSIQ intercepts consignments from Europe because the article wood packaging material was found to have a national standard code in the ISPM 15 logo, which does not involve state exports. The example given relates to the German mark of the wooden pallets have been airlifted to China Austria (in), so it is considered non-complaint.

The problem posed as a sanitary and phytosanitary (quarantine) problem with the Chinese authorities as a guide in their practice does not reflect the wooden tray used in the ISPM 15, the European Commission has informed us that the problem has now been solved , AQSIQ representatives provided the following statement -

"Wood packaging materials

 Through contact with the British Embassy in Beijing of the Forestry Commission of the Plant Health Service in China AQSIQ representative suggested as section 4.3 Tray 15 made it clear that if the use of wooden pallets is only shipped to another country and one - no further official Interventions are necessary. It is only in case the word is repaired or regenerated, the form of official intervention, or is necessary to deal with.

In response to AQSIQ officials said that wooden pallets must be re-processed and re-marked in the country's exports, and in fact this is processed and marked in the country of origin. Kunshan wooden pallets

Due to differences in the use of reusable wooden pallets defined in the ISPM 15, which is affecting exporters in some EU member states, the UK NPPO (nppo) is working with the European Commission to raise the issue as a challenge through sanitary and phytosanitary Quarantine (quarantine) or bilateral process.

While the process of an e-commerce or bilateral challenge is under consideration, the ukwpmmp member should note the fact and inform the customer that it exports the fact that the national standard code for the wooden pallet is marked in the ISPM 15 and it does not involve national exports, The Ombudsman can intercept and order the remedial fumigation.

FSC's Plant Health Service will advise members that through timcon's results, any EC or Bilateral Challenge China will soon be aware of the results.

 Therefore, the author believes that China will continue to encourage exporters to use wooden pallets.