1. Wood Packaging Materials (WPM) Program Ready. Resourceful. Responsive!
Presented by:
Janette Johnson NAVICP
Ready. Resourceful. Responsive!

2. Agenda Wood Packaging Material Program History Background
Official WPM Markings
WPM Shipment Requirements
IPPC Participants
DoD Site Usage
WPM Way Ahead
Summary
Reference Material

3. WPM History
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) – UN Treaty (1952)
ISPM 15 Guidelines for WPM - Regulating International Trade (2002)
American Lumber Standards Committee (ALCS) – Establishes treatment and audit guidelines (2002)
APHIS-USDA – Adopts all IPPC guidelines (2004)
DoD Federal Regulations – Importation of WPM (2004)
Navy/WPM Website developed (2004)
DoD Interim Policy Release (2005)
DPPG forms WPM Working Group (2005)
Funding agreement by all services for WPM Website maintenance
Navy Site Identification (2006)
Navy Website Transitions to ‘DoD’ Website (2007)
Navy Implementation Plan (2007)
Final DoD Policy Release (2007)

4. Background
Based on concerns of invasive pests, the United Nations International Plant Protection Convention (UN IPPC) issued guidelines contained in ISPM-15 to regulate Wood Packaging Material (WPM).
WPM is defined Non-Coniferous (Hardwood) and Coniferous (softwood) packaging material used in supporting, protecting, or carrying a commodity. Examples of WPM include but are not limited to pallets, skids, pallet collars, containers, crates, boxes, cases, bins, reels, drums, load boards, and dunnage.
IPPC guidelines affect both new and used WPM. All WPM imported and exported must be marked to indicate the method of treatment and the facility where it was treated.
Wood packaging made of exempt materials but combined with solid wood components must still be treated and marked.
WPM does not include processed wood materials and manufactured wood products such as plywood, particle board, veneer and oriented strand board used in packaging and crating. Additionally, pieces of wood that are less than 6 mm (0.24 inches) in any dimension are not affected.

5. Background (con’t)
ISPM-15 requires all WPM to be either Heat-Treated (HT) or fumigated with Methyl Bromide (MB). This must be done by certified institutions (including DoD sites) and the WPM must then be marked with the IPPC mark to be considered compliant.
The Department of Defense and its Components engaged in packaging of material for transnational shipments shall comply with WPM procedures in order to gain access to aerial and water ports. If these procedures are not followed, there is a strong risk that the improperly marked and/or untreated material will become frustrated cargo.
The DoD Components shall actively promote, implement, monitor, and measure WPM procedures to ensure the elimination of “pests” using WPM as a host.

6. Type of WPM Certification Mark
Official WPM Markings
Type of WPM Certification Mark
Usage
DoD “Pest Free” Mark
DoD “Pest Free” Mark is for all existing WPM inventories not made with heat treated lumber. This mark does not meet ISPM #15 Guidelines and only applies to shipments into or within the United States.
ISPM #15 Mark
The ISPM #15 Mark is required for all WPM shipped into and around European Union countries. The ISPM #15 Mark can only be used on heat treated (HT) lumber. DoD components should be using HT lumber for all new or remediated WPM.

7. WPM Shipment Requirements
Given that most Department of Defense (DoD) cargo is palletized, crated or boxed with WPM, the impact is significant.
Shipments into the European Union, Turkey, Japan, and Korea pose a significant problem for DoD.
Shipments containing untreated/uncertified WPM (i.e. lacking the IPPC mark) arriving at international borders in signatory countries are subject to the following actions:
Refused entry and return to country of origin at owners expense,
Destruction at the point of entry,
Repackaged in accordance with the ISPM-15 rules and forwarded to destination at owners expense.

8. IPPC Participants
As of November 2009, the IPPC has 173 contracting parties (countries) which participate and have signed treaties with IPPC and adhere to the regulations of the IPPC for the management of WPM. As more and more countries sign on and become IPPC members, this list will expand.
IPPC link to 173 participating countries:

9. DoD WPM Site Usage Total Trained – 6518 Total Sites Registered – 458
Manager
Site
Custodian
Auditor
Worker
Total
Trained
Monthly Lumber
Usage Report
Monthly DoD
Pest Free
Certification
Audit
Navy (MALS) 91 68
182
116
786
1159 66 64 62
Army
121
n/a
132 79
1736
1966 45 46 19
Air Force
234
314
706
2012
159
155
187
USMC (ground) 12 13 9 92
134 2
DLA
1247
Agreement that each service would pay $30,000 annually to NAVICP for the maintenance and support of the WPM Program
DLA using DoD WPM website for training of personnel
DLA has not provided the Navy any funding for WPM support/maintenance
Should DLA pay some percentage to Navy for maintenance
Total Trained – 6518
Navy – 18%
Army – 30%
Air Force – 31%
USMC – 2%
DLA – 19%
Total Sites Registered – 458
Navy – 20%
Army – 26%
Air Force – 51%
USMC – 3%
DLA – n/a 9

10. WPM Way Ahead
Continue to actively monitor, review and implement WPM guidance and policy direction from IPPC.
Continue to promote and implement the WPM program to include more USMC/Navy activities which fall under the requirements
Utilize NAVICP/TARP field reps to assist where/when applicable
Continue to analyze WPM web-tools, site visit and SDR information for program improvements
Continue to improve WPM database and web-tools for increased management and customer service functions
USDA consideration to move forward to enforce WPM shipment requirements domestically (CONUS)

11. Summary
Newest version of DoD to be released soon, website will reflect all updates and changes per policy mandates
New wood marking stamp format implementation
Number of countries participating with ISPM 15 standards continues to grow
DoD Pest Free marking no longer accepted in ISPM 15 countries
WPM enforcement domestically

12. Reference Material
Compliance for Defense Packaging: Phytosanitary Requirements for Wood Packaging Material (WPM) DoD M-1
International Plant Protection Convention:
ISPM 15 Export Guidelines, USDA APHIS website: x.shtml
DoD WPM website:
American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) website:

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