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| Implementation of the Wood Packaging Material (WPM) Regulation. |
 Beginning on February 1, 2006, Phase II of the Wood Packing Material (WPM) regulations will continued 'informed compliance measures' on all regulated WPM except pallets & crates. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) will begin full enforcement of the ban on violative pallets and crates will be ordered if the Port Director determines that it is not feasible to separate merchandise from the violative WPM. Bbeginning July 5, 2006, Phase III will represent full enforcement of the WPM ban regulated by 7 CFR § 319. CBP will no longer conduct informed compliance at the shipment level. In Phase III, immediate export of all shipments containing violative WPM will be ordered if the Port Director determines that it is not feasible to separate merchandise from the violative WPM . All expenses incurred for the services of CBP Officers and Agriculture Specialists involved in the separation of cargo will be billed to the importer or other party of interest. WPM and associated merchandise will be exported at the expense of the importer or other party of interest. The U.S. regulation for WPM does not allow for treatment at the ports. It does not allow for any alternative disposal methods. It only allows for the immediate export of the non-compliant WPM .
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