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TIMBER PRODUCTS INSPECTION January 2026 HT Newsletter Volume: 01/12/2026
Online Newsletter
Matt McGowan - WPM Program Manager
mmcgowan@tpinspection.com
mmcgowan@tpinspection.com
Office: 770.785.4769
Mobile: 678.480.2451
Mobile: 678.480.2451
For more information on the IPPC program
Please contact:
Matt McGowan
Director of Wood Packaging
Peachtree City GA
Office 770.785.4769
Mobile 678.480.2451
The unauthorized and/or fraudulent use of the TP IPPC mark is illegal and a situation we take seriously. Anyone with information regarding the misuse of IPPC marks should contact TP's WPM Manager immediately. Thank you for helping to protect the integrity of the ISPM 15 program which is vital to our business and economy.
WPM Class Registration Open
March 3, 2025 at the Timber Products - Conyers, GA facility, 1641 Sigman Road, Conyers GA 30012
Registration Cost Per Person: $250 for TP Clients, $750 for non-clients
Lunch will be provided.
Click on the link below to register.
Training Services: Timber Products Inspection
Space is limited to 30 participants.
The Two Doors
You’re in a room with two doors. One leads to safety, the other to danger.
Two guards stand by the doors: one always tells the truth, one always lies.
You may ask one guard one question to find the safe door.
Answer: Ask either guard: “Which door would the other guard say leads to safety?” Then choose the opposite door.
Update on ISPM 15 Participating Countries
Below is an updated list of countries participating in the ISPM 15 program:
| North America | Africa |
| United States * | Algeria |
| Canada * | Cameroon |
| Mexico | Egypt |
| Kenya | |
| Latin America | Nigeria |
| Argentina | Senegal |
| Brazil | Seychelles |
| Bolivia | South Africa |
| Chile | Tanzania |
| Columbia | Tunisia |
| Costa Rica | |
| Cuba | Asia |
| Dominican Republic | Australia |
| Ecuador | China |
| Guatemala | India |
| Honduras | Indonesia |
| Jamaica | Israel |
| Nicaragua | Iran |
| Paraguay | Japan |
| Peru | Jordan |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Lebanon |
| Venezuela | Malaysia |
| Maldives | |
| Europe | Myanmar |
| European Union ** | New Zealand |
| Herzogovina | Oman |
| Montenegro | Philippines |
| Norway | South Korea |
| Switzerland | Sri Lanka |
| Turkey | Syria |
| Ukraine | Taiwan |
| Thailand | |
| Timor-Leste | |
| Vietnam |
*The U.S. and Canada currently maintain a bilateral agreement allowing for the movement of WPM across each other's border without ISPM 15 marks.
**European Union - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
There are countries not on this list that are enforcing ISPM-15 without any published regulation. It is recommended to use ISPM-15 compliant wood packaging regardless of international destination.
Content courtesy of the NWPCA.