ISPM 15
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International Standards For Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 is an International Phytosanitary Measure developed by the International Plant Protection Convention that directly addresses the need to treat
A photo of the IPPC seal on a wine shipping crate
Wooden crate of clementines (mandarins) from Morocco, showing the ISPM 15 logo in the lower-left corner (MA for Morocco, from the French "Maroc") in 2010.
Sample ISPM logo showing the MB for methyl bromide treatment of the wood.
Sample ISPM 15 marking with dunnage designation.
Pallet
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A pallet is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, a front loader, a jacking device, or an erect crane. Many pallets can
ISPM 15
…international transport and spread of disease and insects that could negatively affect plants or ecosystems. ISPM 15 affects all wood packaging material (pallets, crates, dunnage, etc.) and requires that they be debarked and then heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide, and stamped or branded with a mark…
A classic wooden pallet, with a glove for scale
A plastic skid with nine legs, which can be lifted from all four sides. This type of transport is commonly called a pallet, but since it has no bottom, it is technically a skid.
A metal pallet with removable beams, in this case for firewood
Automated palletizer of bread with industrial KUKA robots at a bakery in Germany