Mexico Eliminates Import Phytosanitary Cert for Lumber; Only Export Cert will be Required
Mexico is eliminating its requirement of a phytosanitary import certificate for lumber exports to the country, according to the Foreign Agricultural Service. According to FAS, notice published in the Mexican Diario Oficial March 4 by the Secretariat of Environment and…
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Natural Resources amended Mexican regulation NOM-016-SEMARNAT-2013 to remove the import certificate requirement, effective July 2. A phtosanitary export certificate will still be required. The move removed “onerous shipping requirements … while still enabling Mexico to better protect itself against invasive forest pests,” FAS said.