Wood Heat Treatment Certificate

The canadian heat treated wood products certification program ht program is an official certification system for the export of wood products to countries requiring heat treatment prior to entry including member countries of the european union new zealand and the republic of korea.

Wood heat treatment certificate.

Pallet manufacturer or recycler pest control cargo forwarding export brokerage must be certified by an inspection agency. Heat treated to achieve a minimum wood core temperature of 56 degrees celsius for a minimum of 30 minutes. Has been heat treated to recognized standards. Inclusion of this certification number ensures that the wood packaging material can be traced back to the treatment provider and or the manufacturer.

This service is essential for lumber and wood packaging material wpm that is shipped to foreign destinations. Ht is the code for heat treatment to a minimum of 56 c 133 f for a minimum of 30 minutes. The treatment could be for each individual piece or the completed packaging and the method of treatment could be either via heat treatment ht or fumigation. The heat treatment certificate for consolidated shipments is permitted provided that there is an original heat treatment certificate s covering all of the material.

Heat treatment certificates for the european union eu countries. Represents the treatment applied to the wood packaging material. Why is ispm 15 required. To apply the mark your facility i e.

The heat treatment certificates may only be issued to certify wood specifically destined to the european union. The heat treatment ht and methyl bromide mb fumigation programs were developed in order for the american lumber standard committee alsc to implement a quality control program for the official labeling of heat treated or methyl bromide fumigated wood packaging material with the ispm 15 official mark to signify compliance with the ispm 15 standard. Plib s ht program certifies mills wood packaging facilities and other operations with dry kilns or heating chambers to use ht stamps or issue ht certificates on wood that. Untreated lumber poses a risk of carrying harmful plant pests.

For questions pertaining to treatment and marking of wpm under the heat treatment and.