CHANGES IN PALLETIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Notice Date

August 3, 2001

Contracting Office

Defense Supply Center Columbus, P.O. Box 16704, DSCC-PLI, Columbus OH 43216-5010

ZIP Code

43216-5010

Description

NOTICE OF FINAL CHANGES IN PALLETIZATION REQUIREMENTS Effective October 1, 2001, European countries will no longer accept any shipments in or on Non-manufactured Wood Packaging Material (NMWPM) (i. e., pallets, boxes, crates, etc.) that do not show a Heat Treatment (HT) certification stamp. All contracts and orders where NMWPM may be used to ship material to U.S. forces and Foreign Military Sales customers in Europe shall require the HT stamp. This requirement includes all shipments moving through the Container Consolidation Points at the Defense Distribution Depots in Susquehanna, PA and San Joaquin, CA and the aerial ports of embarkation at Dover AFB, Delaware, Travis AFB, CA, Naval Air Station, Norfolk, VA and Charleston AFB, South Carolina to the affected countries. The following commercial heat treatment process has been approved by the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) and is required for all NMWPM entering a European country: "All wooden pallets and wood containers produced of non-manufactured wood shall be constructed from Heat Treated (HT to 56 degrees Centigrade for 30 minutes) material and certified by an accredited agency recognized by the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) in accordance with Non- manufactured Wood Packing Policy and Non-manufactured Wood Packing Enforcement Regulations both dated May 30, 2001." All NMWPM must be marked to indicate the method of treatment and the facility where it was performed. Failure to comply with all the requirements of this restriction may result in the refusal, destruction, or treatment of materials at the point of entry.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010807/SPMSC016.HTM (W-215 SN50T9E2)