Pallets from Estonia

Wood packaging treated in Estonia should carry the IPPC mark with the country code EE, a producer or treatment-provider code issued by Knowledge and Development Service Centre, and a treatment code such as HT. US goods imports from Estonia were $1 billion in 2025 (Census basis).

Document
CTY-053
Sheet
ISPM 15 by country
Last reviewed
Sources
5 cited
EECountry code
HT, DH, MB or SFTreatment
$1 billionUS imports 2025

What the stamp should show

The mark is a bordered box with the IPPC symbol on the left. To its right: EE, a hyphen, the code Knowledge and Development Service Centre gave the producer or treatment provider, and the treatment code. Producer code formats differ by country, so check the shape of the code against other marks from Estonia rather than against a fixed pattern.

IPPC | EE-[producer code] | HT (layout only; the producer code is a placeholder)

Who authorises the mark in Estonia

The IPPC country page for Estonia lists the official contact point as Knowledge and Development Service Centre, registered on 14 Oct 2009. That body, or the agency it delegates to, registers treatment providers and producers and polices use of the mark. Open the IPPC page for Estonia for current contact details.

US trade with Estonia

Most wood packaging arrives under goods, so goods trade is a rough guide to how much of it you may see. Estonia ranks 53rd of the 60 countries on this site by 2025 US imports. Imports fell 46.8% between 2021 and 2025, and US exports to Estonia were $396.4 million in 2025.

US goods trade with Estonia, USD millions
YearUS imports from EstoniaUS exports to Estonia
2021$1.9 billion$449.8 million
2022$1.4 billion$404.6 million
2023$774.3 million$369.4 million
2024$1.1 billion$373.8 million
2025$1 billion$396.4 million

U.S. trade in goods by country, annual totals, USD millions, not seasonally adjusted (Census basis). Source: US Census Bureau, trade in goods by country.

On arrival in the US or Canada

Wood packaging from Estonia entering the United States is regulated under 7 CFR 319.40-3; entering Canada, under CFIA directive D-98-08. Both rely on the ISPM 15 treatment and mark. Once the goods are unpacked, surplus pallets from Estonia are yours to reuse, sell or recycle, unless they belong to a rental pool.

Sources

Last reviewed . Figures come from these publications; follow the links for the current versions.

  1. ISPM 15, Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade (adopted 2018, published 2019), IPPC Secretariat / FAO
  2. U.S. trade in goods by country (country.xlsx), U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division
  3. IPPC country pages, International Plant Protection Convention
  4. 7 CFR 319.40-3, general permits; regulated wood packaging material, eCFR, US Government Publishing Office
  5. D-98-08: Entry requirements for wood packaging material into Canada (11th version, effective 2026-04-01), Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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