FAQ

From 1 January 2010 the logo of the IPPC mark needs to be the following:

       Example of the new IPPC mark                Example of the old IPPC mark

  NL    ISO-country code for the Netherlands
 000    Unique registration number of the registered company
  HT    Treatment applied: Heat Treatment (HT)
  DB    DB indicating that the wooden packaging has been debarked

The new IPPC mark is effective as of 1 January 2010. The following additions are expired in the new IPPC mark:

  DB    DB indicating that the wooden packaging has been debarked. Though it is obligatory for wood products and dunnage to
          use debarked wood
   D     Dunnage (Loose wood)

For the new IPPC mark exists a transition period of two years; this transition period will therefore apply until 1 January 2012.
Please note that as of 18 March 2010 fumigation by means of Methyl bromide (MB) is prohibited in Europe as treatment method.

Click here for more detailed information and examples of the IPPC mark.

Manufacturers complying with the requirements of ISPM 15 receive a unique registration number, which must be applied and be recognisable in the IPPC mark on the wood. This mark is internationally recognised. To ensure that the supplier is allowed to use the mark, purchasers / users of wood packaging material need to verify that the supplier has been registered at SMHV as follows:

• Verify the number of the supplier on the website of SMHV;
• On the invoice of the supplier must be specifically mentioned that, for the supply of treated products that meet the requirements of ISPM 15, the company is registered at SMHV with reference to the registration number.

Consequently this guarantees that your supplier is indeed registered in the central register of SMHV. Simply the statement that the wooden packaging has undergone a heat treatment, is not sufficient. Don't take any risks - select a registered supplier!

More and more countries demand that the packaging of imported goods comply with ISPM 15.

• You risk that the wooden packaging will be retained, sent back or destroyed by the country involved, in the case that:

■ you acquire wooden packaging from a non-registered company;
■ the number cannot be traced to a registered supplier;
■ on your wooden packaging no mark is indicated;
■ on the invoice not specifically is mentioned that, for the supply of treated products that meet the requirements of ISPM 15, the company is registered in the central register of SMHV referring to the registration number;
■ your wooden packaging has not been marked in compliance with the marking system.

Manufacturers complying with the requirements of ISPM 15 receive a unique registration number, which must be applied and be recognisable in the IPPC mark on the wood. This mark is internationally recognised. Make sure:

• to avoid risks as a purchaser / user of wood packaging and obtain your wood packaging from a registered supplier;
• to verify the number of the supplier on the website of SMHV;
• that on the invoice of the supplier is specifically mentioned that, for the supply of treated products that meet the requirements of ISPM 15, the company is registered at SMHV with reference to the registration number;