Guidance

Interception of non-compliant solid wood packaging and other material: 1 April 2022 - 30 September 2022

Updated 12 September 2023

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1. 1. Top 5 Ports

  • Southampton 29%
  • Grangemouth 27%
  • Felixstowe 25%
  • Liverpool 8%
  • London Gateway 6%

2. 2. Top 5 Regions

  • Asia (including Turkey) 46%
  • North America 19%
  • Europe 19%
  • Africa 13%
  • Australasia 2%
  • South America 2%

3. 3. Materials affected

  • solid wood packaging material 63%
  • dunnage 22%
  • sawn timber 8%
  • other 7%

4. 4. Action Taken

  • destruction 83%
  • remedial treatment 14%
  • re-export 3%
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