Heat treated pallet USA?

Ice Rich · 28 Apr 2012 at 16:02

Hi all,

Need to send a pallet to USA soon and was informed the pallet should be 'heat treated', anyone have any experience sending pallets abroad and if this is true?

I cannot contact my shipping agent until next week so would appreciate any advice,

Cheers,

Tyron · 28 Apr 2012 at 16:02

What are you sending?

Jokester · 28 Apr 2012 at 16:04

I would suspect that heat treating the pallet would ensure that any bugs etc in the wood are killed, as the US are very strict on that sort of thing.

dbmzk1 · 28 Apr 2012 at 16:22

Ice Rich said:
Hi all,

Need to send a pallet to USA soon and was informed the pallet should be 'heat treated', anyone have any experience sending pallets abroad and if this is true?

I cannot contact my shipping agent until next week so would appreciate any advice,

Cheers,

It is indeed true. Not just when sending to the US but actually to most countries too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISPM_15

Lopéz · 28 Apr 2012 at 16:54

It's completely true - the pallet should be IPCC stamped and travel with a phytosanitary certificate.

orderoftheflame · 28 Apr 2012 at 16:59

Tyron said:
What are you sending?

Irrelevant surely?

dbmzk1 said:
It is indeed true. Not just when sending to the US but actually to most countries too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISPM_15

This is exactly what it's for. Is the shipping agent providing the pallet? I'd have thought they'll be aware of this for you.

HAz · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:42

orderoftheflame said:
Irrelevant surely?

Maybe but if it was a box of *****s it would make for a good conversation no?

Edit: uh wth why is that word filtered.