What treatments does AQIS accept for solid timber packaging associated with containerised cargo?
AQIS has long regulated imported timber packaging (including dunnage) and over time has approved a number of treatments. AQIS commenced accepting timber packaging marked with ISPM 15 compliant stamps on 1 September 2004. All AQIS approved treatments are outlined in the AQIS publication ‘Cargo Containers: Quarantine aspects and procedures’ and on the AQIS Import Conditions database (ICON). If timber packaging (including dunnage) has been subjected to an ISPM 15 approved treatment, AQIS requires the timber packaging to be marked with ISPM 15 compliant marks to be granted quarantine clearance without any further quarantine intervention. NB: Timber packaging marked with ISPM 15 compliant stamps is considered acceptable under existing Australian compliance agreement arrangements such as the Containerised Cargo Clearance for FCL/X Scheme. AQIS offers a number of clearance mechanisms for containerised consignments that have been treated offshore. These include clearance on the basis of a trea
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