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Any export shipment that uses wooden pallets or crates must use wood treated to the international ISPM 15 standard, or it may be rejected or delayed at the destination port. New Pallet provides heat treatment (HT) for wooden pallets and crates for international shipping.
ISPM 15 is an international standard from the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) that prevents pests spreading through wood packaging such as pallets, crates and dunnage. It is applied by most countries, including the EU, the USA, China and the Gulf states.
Heat treatment raises the wood core temperature to at least 56 °C for 30 continuous minutes, killing insects and larvae. It is the chemical-free alternative to methyl bromide (MB) fumigation, which many countries restrict or ban.
The wood must be debarked. In Egypt the competent authority is the Central Administration of Plant Quarantine, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. Engineered wood such as plywood, MDF and OSB is exempt.
Yes. ISPM 15 covers all solid-wood packaging: pallets, crates and dunnage.
Only if they carry an intact ISPM 15 mark and were not repaired with untreated wood. New heat-treated pallets are the safer choice.
Destination authorities may reject the shipment or require re-treatment or destruction of the wood at the exporter’s cost.