Fumigation and Fumigation Certificate

Definition of the Certificate of Fumigation

Certificate of Fumigation is to certify the export cereals, oilseeds, pulses, hides and other goods, as well as the wood packaging and vegetable stuffing have been fumigated.

Ways of Fumigation

Disinfection methods: fumigation with methyl bromide -MB, Heat Treatment-HT; (by using chemical agents < such as methyl bromide> to fumigate wood packaging, although the long-horned beetle, the dissemination medium of pine wood nematode, could be killed, the pine wood nematode itself could not be completed rid of. While Heat Treatment could kill long-horned beetle and the pine wood nematode both at the same time.

Fumigation is to kill the insects in the woods with chemical agent, while the heat treatment is to do so through high temperature and humidity. Besides, the heat treatment can also reduce the moisture content of wood, which fumigation is not capable of. Therefore, many world-renowned international companies (MOTO) has clearly stated that fumigation is not allowed.

Why Fumigation Is Necessary

In international trade, in order to protect the domestic resources, countries will implement compulsory quarantine procedures on all the imported products. And the fumigation of the wood packaging is a mandatory measure taken to prevent the pests from damaging the forest resources of the importing country. Therefore, exports of goods containing wood packaging must be fumigated before the shipment. therefore, it is an effective way of Disinfection.

Products Need Fumigation

Refers to the materials generally used in packaging, bedding, support, and reinforcement of goods. Such as wooden boxes, crates, pallets, pad positions, casks, chocks, linings, axes, pegs and so on. All the logs must be fumigated and stamped with the Mark of IPPC.

Sample of the Certificate of Fumigation

The actual fumigation procedure is as follows:

• Have the place checked by plant inspectors. The main indications are: to keep cabinets is closed, vent hole should be sealed dead, wood packaging without bark, do the borers holes, detection of wood bags.
• Use inflatable sealing.
• Fumigation time is 24 hours.
• The wooden article after the inflatable sealing is not movable.
• Release gas after 24 hours, open the gas box. Generally, after half a working day, you can close the box, seal the lead and drag into the port.
• Customs clearance should be done after half a day of gas release, with little contact.
• The fumigation Certificate can be received generally after three working days from the fumigation.

 Which items are exempt?

There are several articles that are exempt because they are considered to have a very low risk of spreading diseases / pests, such as: Wood packaging with thickness of less than 6 mm, Wood packaging made entirely of processed wood, such as plywood or conglomerate, which has been treated using resin, heat, pressure or a combination thereof, barrels of wine and alcohol that have been heat treated during manufacture, gift boxes for cigars, wine and other articles that have been treated or manufactured in a way that ensures they do not contain pests or diseases, sawdust and wood chips and wood materials permanently adhered to transport vehicles or containers.