No Government Shutdown on Wood Packing Materials (WPM)

Gateway Crate and Freight is required to use proper Wood Packing Materials (WPM) when we build crates or pallets or use dunnage in a container to package and protect items we ship out of the United States.

The International Standards For Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) is an International Phytosanitary Measure developed by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) that directly addresses the need to treat wood materials of a thickness greater than 6mm, used to ship products between countries.

Its main purpose is to prevent the international transport and spread of disease and insects that could negatively affect plants or ecosystems in other places around the world. Certain insects for example may be indigenous to one region and kept in check by local predators may thrive and devour entire wood species in other countries in which their predators don't exist.

ISPM 15 affects all wood packaging material (Pallets, crates, dunnages, etc.) requiring that they be debarked and then heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide and stamped or branded with a mark of compliance. Products exempt from the ISPM 15 are made from alternative material, like paper, plastic or wood panel products (i.e. OSB, hardboard, and plywood).

Gateway Crate and freight adheres to these standards and we are monitored monthly by both private and governmental agencies.

I always wonder why when a good law is passed to protect the environment that it needs to be regulated to the point it requires resources from a multitude of government agencies.

To be able to make and export wood crates we have to pay to be monitored on a monthly basis by a private firm who is also monitored by the ALSC (American Lumber Standards Committee) who is also monitored by APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) who is also monitored by the USDA (U.S Department of Agriculture)

Need a crate for your next export? Give Gateway Crate and Freight a call toll free 855-474-4685 or visit our website www.gatewaycrateandfreight.com...but its gonna cost you a little more, we got agencies to pay...even when the government shuts down.

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