Pallets from Slovenia

Wood packaging treated in Slovenia should carry the IPPC mark with the country code SI, a producer or treatment-provider code issued by Ministry of Agriculture; Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection, and a treatment code such as HT. US goods imports from Slovenia were $3.1 billion in 2025 (Census basis).

Document
CTY-047
Sheet
ISPM 15 by country
Last reviewed
Sources
5 cited
SICountry code
HT, DH, MB or SFTreatment
$3.1 billionUS imports 2025

What the stamp should show

The mark is a bordered box with the IPPC symbol on the left. To its right: SI, a hyphen, the code Ministry of Agriculture; Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection 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 Slovenia rather than against a fixed pattern.

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

Who authorises the mark in Slovenia

The IPPC country page for Slovenia lists the official contact point as Ministry of Agriculture; Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection, registered on 21 Aug 2026. That body, or the agency it delegates to, registers treatment providers and producers and polices use of the mark. Open the IPPC page for Slovenia for current contact details.

US trade with Slovenia

Most wood packaging arrives under goods, so goods trade is a rough guide to how much of it you may see. Slovenia ranks 47th of the 60 countries on this site by 2025 US imports. Imports rose 98.9% between 2021 and 2025, and US exports to Slovenia were $490.2 million in 2025.

US goods trade with Slovenia, USD millions
YearUS imports from SloveniaUS exports to Slovenia
2021$1.6 billion$242.1 million
2022$3 billion$396.5 million
2023$3.9 billion$364.9 million
2024$6.3 billion$334.8 million
2025$3.1 billion$490.2 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 Slovenia 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 Slovenia 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

What do you need to do with them?

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