All wooden packaging material (WPM), including wood used for dunnage, i.e., pallets or lumber, must be fumigated or treated if entering the U.S. All WPM must have an insignia marked on each crate/pallet evidencing proper fumigation. Fumigation certificates alone will not be accepted. Plywood and any wood product less than 6mm in thickness are exempt as are imports from Canada. Once a wood product is fumigated and properly marked, it never needs to be treated again. Any freight not complying will immediately be sent back to its origin and the forwarder and/or exhibitor will be assessed a fine. For further details about this regulation, please visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture/APHIS website.
Rogers Worldwide Customs Brokerage and International Freight Forwarding
1-702-272-1596, import@rerogers.com, www.rerogers.com
