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TIMBER PRODUCTS May 2023 HT Newsletter Volume: 05/22/2023
Online Newsletter
Matt McGowan - WPM Program Manager
mmcgowan@tpinspection.com
mmcgowan@tpinspection.com
Office: 770.785.4769
Mobile: 678.480.2451
Mobile: 678.480.2451
For more information on the IPPC program
Please contact:
Matt McGowan
Director of Wood Packaging
Peachtree City GA
Office 770.785.4769
Mobile 678.480.2451
The unauthorized and/or fraudulent use of the TP IPPC mark is illegal and a situation we take seriously. Anyone with information regarding the misuse of IPPC marks should contact TP's WPM Manager immediately. Thank you for helping to protect the integrity of the ISPM 15 program which is vital to our business and economy.
Thoughts for the Month
“Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.” — Clarence Thomas
“Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.” — Condi Rice
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
“There is a simple maxim that I use to express this situation, ‘when tolerance becomes a one way street, it leads to cultural suicide.'” — Allen West
“The right to do something doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do.” — Michael Steele
"Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company." - Booker T. Washington
"Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The best way to help your neighbor is not to live off your neighbor.” — AlfonZo Rachel
“We’ve become a culture where earning money doesn’t entitle you to it, but wanting it does. That is the essence of redistribution.” — Ken Blackwell
"Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work." - Booker T. Washington
TP Training Modules
TP has developed WPM Training Modules on our website to assist in the training of facility personnel. The modules are set up as PowerPoint presentations with many pictures and easy to understand explanations. These modules can be printed, reviewed individually on a computer, or projected on a wall or screen for training classes with larger groups. Please take advantage of these resources to ensure that everyone involved in your IPPC program has a good understanding of the ISPM 15 requirements. There are also three modules in Spanish for employees that are more comfortable with that language.
Canada Bound WPM Review
In 2005, an exemption was established for the movement of wood packaging material (WPM) from the U.S. to Canada. In speaking with Tyrone Jones, USDA Director of Forest Products, this standard works conversely between the two countries and for review, the exemption specifies in part:
- All WPM entering or transiting Canada except wood of U.S. origin entering from the U.S., must be heat treated or fumigated and be marked with an approved logo (IPPC Mark) certifying that it has been treated.
- Shipments containing non-compliant WPM will not be allowed to enter Canada.
- This exemption applies only to the “Continental United States”. Wood from Hawaii and U.S. territories is not included in the exemption.
The exemption applies to both WPM shipping as a commodity and WPM bearing product. In some situations, a declaration is required to document the origin of the wood used to build the WPM as being sourced from the Continental United States.
A declaration is not required on:
- ISPM 15 conforming WPM with all material having proper IPPC marks (U.S. or foreign).
A declaration is required on:
- WPM constructed from wood of Continental U.S. origin with no marks.
- ISPM 15 conforming WPM with foreign IPPC markings shipped along with unmarked WPM constructed from wood of Continental U.S. origin. (Without this declaration, the unmarked pallets will be considered not of U.S. origin and denied entry into Canada.)
- This declaration should state on the paperwork sent with the shipment that “Non-IPPC marked wood packaging on this shipment was constructed from wood of Continental United States origin”.
On Repaired WPM:
- Repaired WPM not of U.S. origin will need to be treated and IPPC marked to legally gain entry into Canada from the U.S.
- Companies trying to send repaired WPM with obliteration marks into Canada will need to have enough knowledge of the wood origin to convince Canadian Customs it is U.S. or Canadian sourced. Since this will be almost impossible with properly obliterated marks, it will be best to treat and remark the WPM.
- Repaired and untreated WPM with obliterated marks attempting entry into Canada could be considered a sign of fraud by Canadian Customs even with a declaration and entry may be denied.
It is important that facilities and their customers are aware of this standard in order to avoid costly delays at the border and potential loss of business.