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Importing wood logs with bark: Minister asks DPP to review current restrictions

Pakistan Published 4 November 2026, 05:25 · archived 4 Nov 2026

KARACHI: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain has asked the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) to review current restrictions on importing wood logs with bark to facilitate the wood imports. The proposal aims to ease operations for wood importers in alignment with international phytosanitary standards. Specifically, the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM 39) includes round wood and sawn wood, both with and without bark, within its scope. The All-Pakistan Timber Traders Association (APTTA) formally called upon the Ministry of NFSR ...

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