The United States, Canada, and Australia, among other countries, attach great importance to the import quarantine of wood packaging materials. Even before the formulation of ISPM 15, there were already regulations on quarantine or treatment requirements for importing countries. After the incident involving the Asian longhorn beetle, the U.S. Animal and Plant Quarantine Bureau reviewed its quarantine policies on wood packaging materials and adopted stricter quarantine measures. At the same time, it strengthened the inspection and monitoring of various longhorn beetles and bark beetles, as well as other important wood pests, at various U.S. ports of entry. In addition, a special research group was established to be responsible for the risk analysis of the Asian longhorn beetle and the formulation of an eradication plan.
Following the ISPM 15 announcement, many countries have adopted this guideline as a reference and, based on their own circumstances, have established stricter quarantine treatment measures for wood packaging materials than before. For example, since June 1, 2002, Canada has required that wood packaging materials imported into Canada from all countries (excluding the United States) be treated in accordance with ISPM 15 guidelines or methods approved by Canadian quarantine authorities before importation. Applicable products include wooden pallets and dunnage. Before being imported into Canada, these materials must be treated under the supervision of professional quarantine personnel in one of the following ways: 1. Heat treatment: heating the packaging material to a center temperature of 56°C for at least 30 minutes using dry heat; 2. Methyl bromide fumigation; or 3. Other methods approved by Canadian quarantine authorities, and stamped on the treated wooden packaging materials, are required before they can be shipped to Canada. Subsequently, based on expert analysis of the harmful organism risks of wooden packaging for EU goods, China also pointed out that the quarantine risks of wooden packaging for EU goods are very high, often carrying a variety of dangerous forest pests such as longhorn beetles, bark beetles, longhorn beetles, and nasal termites. To protect China's forests, ecological environment, and tourism resources, in accordance with the provisions of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine" and its implementing regulations, and in conjunction with the ISPM 15 guidelines, it was announced that emergency quarantine measures would be implemented on wooden packaging materials for goods from the European Union, effective October 1, 2002. The European Union had already taken emergency measures on October 1, 2001, to treat and mark non-manufactured wood packing materials (NMWP) originating from mainland China, the United States, Canada, and Japan to prevent pine wilt disease from entering the importing countries. After the formulation of the ISPM 15 guidelines, its quarantine measures and treatment methods have been gradually revised to make them more comprehensive.
