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Cargo to Brazil – Wooden Packing Material Regulation – Update
December 10, 2015
Dear Customer,
Further to our Customer Info of November 18, 2015 we would like to remind you about the content of Normative Instruction No. 32/2015 of Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil (based on International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures – ISPM No.15), please note that Brazilian Customs and Port Authorities will update their system, introducing wooden packing material as mandatory information, for all cargoes arriving in Brazilian territory.
Due this regulation and with immediate effect, you are required to provide the wooden packing material details for all cargoes destined to Brazil, by the time you submit the Shipping Instruction (S.I.) as follows:
To be indicated on your Shipping Instruction:
Wooden package: not applicable
Wooden package: not treated and not certified
Wooden package: treated and certified
Wooden package: processed
Please note that in case there is no declaration of wooden packing material on your Shipping Instruction, we will assume it as being “not applicable”.
For your reference, please find the following link to the official Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil.
For further information please contact your local Hapag-Lloyd office.
Kind regards,
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Chairman
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