U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published guidelines for how importers and carriers may mitigate penalties for violations of wood packaging materials regulations. CBP enforces wood packaging ...

The emerald ash borer, a recent insect immigrant to North America carried in with the wooden packing material of imported goods, is projected to cause over a billion dollars in damages annually over ...

A new international standard for wood packaging material used in international trade is significantly slowing the inadvertent export of stowaway invasive bark- and wood-boring insects."The reduction ...

The United Nations’ IYPH for 2020 aims to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. The ...

Cross border truckers take heed: The Dept. of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the Dept. of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ...

(CN) - The 2nd Circuit upheld federal regulations green-lighting the importation of wood packaging materials, including crates and pallets, despite the risk that the materials will transport invasive ...

Accra, July 7, GNA - The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) on Thursday announced that henceforth, all wood used as packaging material in International Trade must be subjected to internationally ...

Pallets and other packaging materials made of wood are being treated with an eco-friendly method that uses heat to keep them from the ravages of pests. This is in accordance with the Guidelines for ...

ISLAMABAD, May 4: As a part of the Phytosanitary Rules, new requirements for wood packaging materials has entered into force from March that apply to all wood packaging materials imported into ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published guidelines for how importers and carriers may mitigate penalties for violations of wood packaging materials regulations. CBP enforces wood packaging ...