ISPM 15 Countries List 2025

Here is an alphabetically sorted list of countries with information on import regulations for wood packaging and pallets according to the ISPM 15 standard:

A

• Afghanistan:
  • Regulation: 2019/2516
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2020
• Albania:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Algeria:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Andorra:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Argentina:
  • Details: Wood must be debarked; all wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Armenia:
  • Details: Wood must be debarked; all wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Australia:
  • Details: Wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15. A “Packing Declaration” is required. For Methyl Bromide (MB) treatments, a fumigation period of 24 hours and a treatment certificate are required. Wood must be debarked and may be subject to additional requirements for wood not covered by ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2004
• Azerbaijan:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007

B

• Bangladesh:
  • Details: Wood packaging must comply with ISPM 15 and be free of bark.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Belize:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Bolivia:
  • Details: Wood must be debarked; all wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Bosnia and Herzegovina:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
• Botswana:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Brazil:
  • Details: ISPM 15 markings from Germany are recognized; all wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005

C

• Cambodia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Cameroon:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Canada:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2004
• Chile:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• China:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Costa Rica:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Cuba:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

D

• Dominican Republic:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

E

• Ecuador:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005

• Egypt:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005

• El Salvador:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Eritrea:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• European Union:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005

F

• Fiji:
  • Details: ISPM 15 implementation announced.
  • Implementation: Not yet implemented.
• French Guiana:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005 (part of France, for imports from non-EU countries)
• French Polynesia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

G

• Gabon:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Georgia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Guadeloupe:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Guatemala:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Guernsey:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Guyana:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

H

• Honduras:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Hong Kong:
  • Details: ISPM 15 is recommended; Macau does not require it but it is recommended.
  • Implementation: 2005

I

• India:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Indonesia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15. A “Packaging Declaration” is recommended.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Iran:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Isle of Man:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Israel:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

J

• Jamaica:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Japan:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Jersey:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Jordan:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

K

• Canary Islands:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005 (part of the EU for imports from non-EU countries)
• Kazakhstan:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Kenya:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Kosovo:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Kyrgyzstan:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• North Korea (not confirmed):
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• South Korea:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Kuwait:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

L

• Lesotho:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Liberia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Libya:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Liechtenstein:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005

M

• Macao:
  • Details: ISPM 15 is recommended.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Madagascar:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Malaysia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Maldives:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Mali:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Malta:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Mauritius:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Mexico:
  • Details: ISPM 15 markings from Germany are recognized.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Moldova:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Monaco:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Montenegro:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005

N

• Namibia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Nepal:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• New Zealand:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2003
• Nicaragua:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Niger:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Nigeria:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• North Macedonia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Norway:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Mongolia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Mozambique:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

O

• Oman:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

P

• Pakistan:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Palestine:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Panama:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Papua New Guinea:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Paraguay:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Peru:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Philippines:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Poland:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Portugal:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005

Q

• Qatar:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

R

• Romania:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Russia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Rwanda:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

S

• San Marino:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Saudi Arabia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Senegal:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Serbia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Seychelles:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Sierra Leone:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Singapore:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Sint Maarten:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Slovakia:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Slovenia:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Solomon Islands:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• South Africa:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Spain:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Sri Lanka:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Sudan:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Suriname:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Swaziland:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Sweden:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Switzerland:
  • Details: ISPM 15 applies only to imports from non-EU countries.
  • Implementation: 2005

T

• Tanzania:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Thailand:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Togo:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Trinidad and Tobago:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Tunisia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Turkey:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005

U

• Uganda:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Ukraine:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• United Arab Emirates:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• United Kingdom:
  • ISPM 15 applies to all imports from the EU and from other countries outside the United Kingdom. The requirement remains in place after the 2025 EU–UK trade agreement.
  • Implementation: 2005
• United States:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Uruguay:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Uzbekistan:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

V

• Vanuatu:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2007
• Venezuela:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005
• Vietnam:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005

Y

• Yemen:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006

Z

• Zambia:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2006
• Zimbabwe:
  • Details: All wood packaging must be treated and marked according to ISPM 15.
  • Implementation: 2005

Countries in Process of Implementing ISPM 15

• Cape Verde: Pending implementation.
• Congo, Republic of: Pending implementation.
• Iceland: Pending implementation.
• Lebanon: Pending implementation.
• Mauritania: Pending implementation.

Countries Not Adopting ISPM 15

• Bhutan
• Brunei Darussalam
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Chad
• Ethiopia
• Gambia
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Iraq
• Kiribati
• Laos
• Malawi
• Marshall Islands
• Nauru
• Niue
• Palau
• Samoa
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Tonga
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu

Notes on Specific Countries

• China: Requires registration of manufacturers of wood packaging material.
• European Union: Applies ISPM 15 only to imports from non-EU countries.
• India: Requires treatment and marking according to ISPM 15 and additional declarations.
• Indonesia: Requires fumigation certificate.
• Japan: Requires treatment and marking according to ISPM 15 and inspection upon arrival.
• Korea, Republic of: Requires treatment and marking according to ISPM 15 and inspection upon arrival.
• United States: Requires treatment and marking according to ISPM 15 and importers must have a permit.

Additional resources:
Source 1: ISPM 15 Standard
Source 2: ISPM 15 Treatment Methods
Source 3: ISPM 15 Stamp, Marking & Logo