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Pressure on UK companies to use compliant wooden packaging and pallets post-Brexit has relaxed, with a temporary easement in regulations.

Heat-treated wooden components will be allowed, temporarily, for the repair of pallets and packaging, so companies can raise their stocks of compliant wooden packaging material (WPM) before the end of the transition period on 31 December.

After Brexit, all WPM must be compliant with ISPM15, currently not a requirement in the internal EU market.

ISPM15 incorporates phytosanitary requirements, which mean pallets need heat ...

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