Our Mission Statement
As a responsible partner TP delivers to clients, employees and the industries we serve the confidence to drive value through the effective use of our diverse professional team.
As a responsible partner TP delivers to clients, employees and the industries we serve the confidence to drive value through the effective use of our diverse professional team.
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Past Due Invoicing
It is important that facilities confirm their billing information is accurate especially if processed by a third party. In order to ensure an efficient payment process make certain to:
Facilities with past due accounts risk losing their stamps until the account is brought up-to-date. We want to avoid this and ask that you make certain all areas of the invoice process are up-to-date.
Does this New Chinese Regulation Apply to WPM?
China authorities just announced new regulation regarding Pine wood, taking effect Feb. 1, 2022. All importation with wood made of Pinus palustris/Pinus spp./Pine wood:
needs to produce Plant Quarantine Certificate issued by related authority of the exporting country stating “This consignment of pine wood has been sampled and tested in laboratory, and Bursaphelenchus xylopilus was not detected”.
When asked, Tyrone Jones, USDA Trade Director Forestry Products, commented that:
"Concerning the inclusion of wood packaging material to the new Chinese Pine wood requirements, the document never places those stipulations. Section 5-iii of the notification stipulates:
Based on these inspection protocols, wood packaging material will continue to follow the treaty agreement and regulation concerning the entry of wood packaging material made from pine.”
In other words, this new regulation should not affect the movement of U.S. WPM into China.
Import Challenges for Lumber Entering the U.S.
On february 10th the USDA held a webinar on import requirements for lumber (including components) entering the U.S. For the import of lumber into the U.S., the USDA requires that the material meet one of three possible treatment types and the treatment type chosen must be documented on the import paperwork:
In addition, the mill must also have the related kiln records to provide verification of the treatment documented if requested by Customs. Once it is in the country, if it is to be used for the manufacture of wood packaging receiving an IPPC mark, it must then meet the ISPM 15/ALSC requirements for heat treated lumber. This is a completely independent requirement to what is needed by the USDA for entry into the U.S. This not only includes the 140°F for 30 consecutive minutes requirement, but also the marking requirement. There are two ways to meet this marking requirement:
In summary, when lumber/components are being imported into this country, it must first meet USDA requirements for entry into the U.S. and then ALSC/ISPM 15 requirements for heat treated material if it is to be used to manufacture wood packaging receiving an IPPC mark.