International Standards

When you ship something out of the country in a Timber container or on a Timber pallet, it has to have an ISPM 15 stamp. The exporting agencies and customs officials are looking for this stamp on any exported wooden containers, pallets, etc. Wooden crates with the ISPM 15 stamp satisfy the requirements of the IPPC, an international treaty to prevent the spread and introduction of pests in wood and plant products. We use only ISPM 15-compliant, heat-treated and stamped wood packaging to build your export Crates.

ISPM 15 is an International Phytosanitary Measure developed by the IPPC that directly addresses the need to treat wood materials of a thickness greater than 6mm, used to ship products between countries. It affects all wood packaging material (pallets, crates, dunnages, etc.) requiring that they be treated with heat or fumigated with methyl bromide and marked, often branded, with a seal of compliance. This seal of compliance is colloquially known as the "bug stamp." Products exempt from the ISPM 15 are made from alternative material, like paper, plastic or manufactured wood products (eg. plywood)

Dunhill Timber Pallets can supply Heat Treated Pallets with ISPM Stamp only or Certificate if required.

Certificates are not always necessary; please check with your Shipping Agent.