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I sold a big item on eBay and I built a sturdy wooden crate for it. The buyer is American and I'm from Europe.
There's a big problem. As I was hiring DHL to ship it to the US they told me I can only use ISPN-15 approved wood when making a crate. I simply used whatever shitty planks and plywood I could find lying around.
There's no way I can prove the wood complies with the regulations and there's also no way I'll dismantle the crate I built for 3 weeks and just cancel the sale.
What to do? I simply have no idea, this is the first time I've ever encountered such a problem. What the fuck, I have to buy "licensed" wood just for a fucking box that's destroyed anyway? The buyer is not paying me extra for the crate, since the shipping itself is like a thousand bucks.
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Gotta love doing international business on eBay.
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Go to lumberyard. See stamps they put on wood. Replicate on your wood.
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You could modify this pic and stencil it on the crate in a couple of spots.
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Just write " THIS IS GOOD WOOD, I PROMISE. REGARDS, OP FROM SWEDEN"
on the crate.
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>>1175803
>5:42:53 No.1175803▶
>Just write " THIS IS GOOD WOOD, I
Will work just fine- trust him
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OP here.
I live in a country where shipping companies do not crate the items, it's the client's own responsibility.
And the fuckers assume that private clients know about ISPM 15 regulations and such.
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>>1175797
socialist utopia
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Products exempt from the ISPM 15 are made from an alternative material, like paper, plastic or wood panel products (i.e. OSB, hardboard, and plywood).
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>>1175797
Just write down ISPN15WOOD
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>>1175797
If packing less than 6mm, your golden - whole routine does not apply.. So basically, you have a choice between skinning your old knockup job with 'new' 5mm outer (prob still illegal technically, but, whatever), or re-skinning your old knockup with some 'approved' heat treated shit. As said, basically only need to skin what you already packed, not start again from Adam & Eve. Bit more weight, sure, but, less hassle than dismantle & new, IMO. Protip, private logistics firm would deal with everything for you, charge you accordingly tho.
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>>1175823
>basically only need to skin what you already packed
And the original 20mm planks will be hidden underneath?
Kinda sneaky, but also immoral in a funny way.
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cool
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>>1175830
I bet customs check suspicious, veneered boxes for cases like this.
If it weighs 100 pounds and the outer layer is 2mm veneer, there's a chance something else is underneath.
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>>1175802
>modify
>INSPECTION AGENCY LOGO
nah, this will do as-is
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The irony is that you whole shipment could be nothing but "illegal" wood and it's just fine as long as it's packaged in official Trumpwood(tm).
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>>1175847
Do you even understand what irony is? I would say no considering you're the type to randomly throw politics into everything like your post.
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>>1175801
Get caught doing that and you'll be very fucked
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I looked into this thing.
You can apply for a permit to stamp your wood with the ISPM-15 stamp IF your wood has been heated for 30 minutes so that the core of the wood has reached the temperature of 56 celsius degrees.
So I guess you could just take it to a sauna or something..?
The problem is convincing the ISPM board that your method is adequate.
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>>1175797
Google "Emerald Ash Borer" and you will see why this is no game.
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