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PQ REQUIREMENT FOR PACKING
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Wood Packing
material means “wood or wood products (excluding paper
products) used in supporting, protecting or carrying a commodity (includes
‘Dunnage’)”
Dunnage means “ wood
packing material used to secure or support a commodity but which does not
remain associated with the commodity (FAO-ISPM-15)”
In order to
prevent movement of pests associated with the packing materials the import of
consignments packed in packing materials is regulated by PQ Order, 2003 as specified
in clause 3(20A) all packing materials shall be permitted only after
appropriate treatment. The treatment
include heat kiln at 56oC for 30 minutes or equivalent thereof or
Methyl bromide fumigation at 48gm/M3 for 16 hours at 21oC
and above or chemical impregnation of wood or any other approved treatment as
per international standard and the treatment to be endorsed in the
Phytosanitary certificate and for articles packed with hay and straw the
conditions are as specified in 3(20b) no
article packed with hay or straw shall be allowed import unless it is
appropriately treated prior to export.
The treatment shall include methyl bromide fumigation @ 48 gm/m3
for 24 hrs at NAP at 21oC or above or equivalent thereof; or steam
sterilization under pressure (120oC) for 15 min; or any other
treatment approved by the Plant Protection Adviser and a treatment certificate
shall accompany the article.
The articles
packed with packing materials shall not be released by the Customs Officers
unless the packing material appropriately treated and the same is marked on the
packing material as per FAO-ISPM-15 https://www.ippc.int/servlet/BinaryDownloaderServlet/ISPM_15_English.pdf?filename=1055161712885_ISPM15_e.pdf
or consignment is accompanied by a Phytosanitary certificate in respect of the
said packing material with endorsement of the treatment in the Phytosanitary
Certificate. In the absence treatment
marking on the packing material or Phytosanitary Certificate for the packing
material the Custom shall refer the material for Plant Quarantine
Inspection. The PQ staff shall inspect
the packing material and if required subject the packing material to treatment
at the expense of the importer and then accord plant quarantine clearance.
The above
conditions shall not be applicable to wood packing materials wholly made of
processed wood process such as plywood, particle board, oriental strand board
or veneer that have been created using glue, heat and pressure or combination
thereof. Also the above conditions are
not applicable to wood packing materials such as veneer peeler cores, saw dust,
wood wool and shaving and thin wood pieces (less than 6mm thickness) unless
they are found to be harboring any regulated pests specified in the Plant
Quarantine Order, 2003.
Further the above
conditions shall not be applicable to wood packing materials used for packaging
of bonafide passenger baggage containing goods other
than plants and plant products.
The conditions are
applicable to wood packing materials shipped on or after
The conditions
specified in Clause 3, sub-clauses 21 and 22 of PQ Order, 2003 published vide S.O.No. 1322(E) dated
.