TSCA Required on Certain Wood Products

Importers of certain types of composite wood products will need to certify that their imported products comply with the formaldehyde emissions standards under the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Title VI.

The TSCA Title VI formaldehyde emissions standards apply to three types of composite wood products:

1. Hardwood plywood
2. Medium-density fiberboard (MDF)
3. Particleboard – whether the product is unfinished panels or incorporated into component parts or finished goods.

The party responsible for brokerage will need to provide a completed TSCA Certificate for each shipment.

Please be sure a TSCA form is included in your shipment documents as this is an entry requirement. Failure to do so may result in shipment delays.
• Link the tariff list document to “certain types of composite wood products”
• Link the TSCA form to “TSCA form”