Pallets from Malaysia

Wood packaging treated in Malaysia should carry the IPPC mark with the country code MY, a producer or treatment-provider code issued by Department of Agriculture Malaysia, and a treatment code such as HT. US goods imports from Malaysia were $59.5 billion in 2025 (Census basis).

Document
CTY-016
Sheet
ISPM 15 by country
Last reviewed
Sources
5 cited
MYCountry code
HT, DH, MB or SFTreatment
$59.5 billionUS imports 2025

What the stamp should show

The mark is a bordered box with the IPPC symbol on the left. To its right: MY, a hyphen, the code Department of Agriculture Malaysia 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 Malaysia rather than against a fixed pattern.

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

Who authorises the mark in Malaysia

The IPPC country page for Malaysia lists the official contact point as Department of Agriculture Malaysia, registered on 08 Sep 2025. That body, or the agency it delegates to, registers treatment providers and producers and polices use of the mark. Open the IPPC page for Malaysia for current contact details.

US trade with Malaysia

Most wood packaging arrives under goods, so goods trade is a rough guide to how much of it you may see. Malaysia ranks 16th of the 60 countries on this site by 2025 US imports. Imports rose 6.2% between 2021 and 2025, and US exports to Malaysia were $28.7 billion in 2025.

US goods trade with Malaysia, USD millions
YearUS imports from MalaysiaUS exports to Malaysia
2021$56.1 billion$15.1 billion
2022$54.1 billion$18.1 billion
2023$46.2 billion$19.3 billion
2024$52.2 billion$27.7 billion
2025$59.5 billion$28.7 billion

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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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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