§DO YOU EXPORT TO THESE EU
COUNTRIES?Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden or the United Kingdom.
§
IF NO, STOP HERE.
The
new EU regulations do not apply to you.
§IF YES
AND IF YOU USE LUMBER FOR YOUR SHIPMENTS YOU MUST:
Purchase
lumber from a certified supplier with each piece of lumber HT stamped.
Conner is an approved certified supplier that can supply you with HT lumber.
Be
certified by an approved grading agency to “no bug” stamp your assembled
lumber crates, packing, pallets, etc. We recommend Timber
Products Inspection (TPI). Contact Ronnie Williams or Jay Moore at
(770)922-8000.
Have all
coniferous pallets, crating, packing blocks, drums, cases, load boards,
pallet collars, skids, etc. stamped with
the "no bug" stamp on shipments made to these EU countries after
October 1, 2001.
Talk to a Conner Sales Representative
about the availability of alternative lumber products exempt from stamping
requirements.
§If you or your freight
forwarder have questions, please visit our FAQ’s on our website at
§For more details on the
regulations visit the US Department of Agriculture site at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov
§For exporting to countries
other than the 15 EU countries above, you will need a letter of
certification
for lumber used in your crating and packaging in order to obtain
required
export
documents. Conner Industries can supply the required letter of
certification for
your
freight forwarder.Please contact our sales department at (800)543-4893.
§Please voice any concerns you may
have relating to the export regulations to:
Tom Searles –
American Lumber Standards (ALS) (800)260-9173
Ronnie Williams
or Jay Moore – Timber Products Inspection (TPI) (770)922-8000
Tom Jones or Jim
Loy – Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB) (850)434-2611
Mr.
Kenneth I. Juster, Undersecretary for Export Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington D.C.20230
Your Congressman and Senator
Conner
Industries, Inc.
3800 Sandshell Drive, Suite 235, Fort Worth, TX USA 76137
(817) 847-0361 (800) 543-4893 (817) 232-9264 FAX
Email us at
info@connerindustries.com
