export - 03 - wood export legislation

 Shipping

• small amount of goods
• ship or air
• small or medium merchandise
• commercial or non-commercial personel
• more expensive

Freight

• Bulk transport
• Ship, air or truck
• commercial
• less expensive (economie d`echelle)

California PROP65 warning

Some materials used as decoration on this product contain lead or cadmium chemicals known to the state of California to cause birth defects or  other reproductive harm.

MTO: Make To Order

It is a business production strategy that typically allows consumers to purchase products that are customized to their specifications.

SKU: Stock Keeping Unit

It is a SKU for product and service identification for a store or product. It is often used in catalogs, physical and online retail stores.

Each business creates its own SKU. It is internal.

UPC: Universal Product Code

It is used in the retail space.UPC is affixed to a productwherever it is sold.

It is remaining constantthroughout product`s shelf life.Require Uniform Code Council (UCC) affiliation.

UPC are 12 digits, numeric only.

UCC gives to manifacture, a 6 digit id number & gives guideline for use.

MSRP: Manifacturer`s Suggested Retail Price

Manifacturer advise dealers to charge

MPN: Manufacturer Part Number (or model number)

It is assigned by manufacturer. It is unique and not universal, because ach manuf. uses its own numbering conventions.

CARB: California Air Ressources Board

Its mission is to promote and protect public health\ welfare and ecologicalressources through the effective and efficient reduction of air polutants.

CARB:Composite Wood Compliance Code

• Does not contain composite wood
• Non compliant
• Phase 1 CARB compliant
• Phase 2 CARB compliant
• No added formaldehyde (NAF) approval from CARB
• Ultra low emitting formaldehyde (ULEF) approval from CARB.

CPSIA: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

It is to better regulatethe safety of products made and imported for sale in the US.

It contains regulations that are intended to make products for children under age 12 safer.

It must show the products information.

The products must not have harmful levels of lead and phthalates

ISTA: International Safe Transit Association

It identifies the best possible shipping solutions by developping effective packaging methods and logistics systems.

The certification process is proof that your company`s packaging solutions are sustainable enough to survive the transit process.

ISTA has 2 types of tests

• Performance test: capabililty of a packaged product to survive shipment.
• Development test: compares the performance of designs from different suppliers.