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An export-grade wood crate is one whose solid wood has been debarked, treated by an approved ISPM-15 method and stamped with the IPPC mark. For heat treatment (HT) that means the wood reached 56 degrees C throughout its profile for 30 continuous minutes. Plywood and OSB panels are exempt; the solid-wood frame, skids and boards are not.
The grade is about the wood, not the crate's age. A crate can be new or used and still be export grade, provided every solid-wood part carries a valid mark. A domestic crate built from kiln-dried lumber is not export grade, because a KD stamp is not an IPPC mark, and a used crate repaired with untreated boards loses the grade.
Buy export grade whenever crated cargo will cross a border into a country that enforces ISPM-15. Unmarked wood packaging can be detained, treated, destroyed or re-exported at the destination.
What to Look For When Buying
- IPPC mark with country code, producer number and treatment code
- Mark on every solid-wood part, including skids and frame members
- No bark left on any board
- No replacement boards without their own mark
- Mark legible, not painted over or cut through
Ideal For
- International shipments of machinery and equipment
- Ocean freight of crated cargo
- Exporters who ship crated goods regularly
- Returning crated equipment to a supplier abroad
Buying Tips
- Ask for photos of the mark on the frame and on the skids
- Confirm any repair used marked wood and was re-marked
- Keep the builder's treatment records with your shipping documents
- Check the destination country's wood packaging rules before you ship
What buyers pay
$259.41average per unit, $23.30 to $648.51
Common Misconceptions
- A kiln-dried (KD) stamp does not meet ISPM-15; only the IPPC mark does
- Plywood panels need no mark, but the solid-wood frame and skids do