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Country
Mexico (MX)
Group
Timber
End use
Processing
NPPO Details
National Service of Health, Safety and Agrifood Quality (SENASICA), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.gob.mx/senasica
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


All wood/timber must be free from bark.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

All consignments must be free from quarantine pests, including Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus ); Jewel weevil (Buprestidae spp); Longicorn beetle (Cerambycidae spp); Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) and Powderpost beetle (Lyctus linearis).

Sawn timber/wood must have a moisture content of less than 20% or be treated by fumigation or preservation.

The Export Control Act 2020 and the Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2021, require an export licence issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for any exports of two tonnes or more of:

  • woodchips;
  • wood in the round (i.e. logs);
  • wood with a cross-sectional area of at least 225 square centimetres

These are considered 'prescribed goods' under the Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2021. 

A licence is not required for the above listed wood and woodchips if:
  • the wood or woodchips are sourced from an area covered by a Regional Forest Agreement (RFA). Details regarding the areas covered by RFAs can be found here: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/forestry/policies/rfa.
  • the wood or woodchips are derived from trees harvested outside Australian territory, including those transiting through Australia.
  • the wood or woodchips are sourced from a plantation in a State with an approved code of practice for the establishment, management and harvesting of all plantations in that State.

If an export licence is required, it is the responsibility of exporters to obtain a licence to export prescribed wood or woodchips prior to export.

Exporters can find information on how to obtain an export licence for prescribed wood or woodchips on the departments website - Exports of unprocessed wood and woodchips (wood export licensing) - DAFF.

Any enquires on what is classed as prescribed wood or woodchips should be directed to: wood.export@aff.gov.au, or call (02) 6272 4353.

The only responsibility authorised officers have in relation to the export licences for unprocessed wood is to inform unprocessed wood exporters of the possible requirement to hold a licence to export unprocessed wood.

Consignments of sawn timber are to be fumigated with Methyl bromide at:

  • 48 grm/m3 for 24 hours at 21 degrees Celsius or above;

OR

  • 56 grm/m3 for 24 hours at 16 to 20.9 degrees Celsius or above;

OR

  • 64 grm/m3 for 24 hours at 11 to 15.9 degrees Celsius or above.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 541)
1) The lumber in this consignment has no bark, has been subjected to phytosanitary treatment, and is free of  quarantine pests within accordance to NOM 16 – SEMARNAT 2013.
NPPO import conditions dated 20 November 2013
04/02/2025 - Updated general requirements due to legislation changes.
08/11/2021 - Updated general requirements due to legislation changes.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026