USDA Issues Report on China's New Pinewood Import Rules
USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service issued a report Dec. 27 on China’s new pinewood log and lumber import requirements (see 2112200012), including information on new phytosanitary requirements, port of entry quarantine requirements and designated ports for receiving the imports. USDA warned…
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that all U.S. pinewood logs and lumber will need to comply with the new requirements by Feb. 1 or risk rejection or destruction at Chinese ports. The agency also said U.S. exporters should be careful not to confuse the new requirements with China’s recently issued notice on designated regulatory sites for imported logs. The new pinewood import rules require exports of the wood from affected countries to enter China through a “narrower list of ports,” USDA said.