Plain-language definitions of 133 terms used in raw material trade: Incoterms, payment, shipping, customs, quality documents, plastics, metals, chemicals, agriculture and energy.
A phytosanitary certificate is issued under IPPC standards by the exporting country’s official plant-protection organisation after inspection, confirming that plant products – grain, pulses, seeds, timber, wooden pallets – are free of pests and meet the importing country’s requirements. Animal products such as meat, milk powder, fishmeal and gelatin require an official veterinary health certificate instead. Wooden packaging must be heat-treated and stamped under ISPM 15. Missing or non-compliant certificates lead to detention, destruction or re-export at customs.
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