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United StatesProposed measure, not in force yet

Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood – United States

Official title

Proposed Voluntary Product Standard PS 2-25, Performance Standard for Wood Structural Panels

The United States notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 15 September 2026. The measure was first notified on 12 November 2018. The comment period closed on 13 October 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Wood-based structural-use panels; Builders' joinery and carpentry, of wood, incl. cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes, of wood (excl. plywood panelling, blocks, strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled, and pre-fabricated buildings)

HS codes
  • 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
    • 4418 Builders' joinery and carpentry, of wood, incl. cellular wood panels, assembled parquet panels, shingles and shakes, of wood (excl. plywood panelling, blocks…
Notifying member
United States(United States of America)
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Quality requirements
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/USA/1418Latest notice: G/TBT/N/USA/1418/Rev.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 13 October 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 13 October 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1418/Rev.1; it can take them up with the United States.

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What the notification says

Notice of availability; request for comments - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is distributing for public comment a proposed revision of Voluntary Product Standard PS 2-25, Performance Standard for Wood Structural Panels. The revisions to the standard were coordinated by the APA--The Engineered Wood Association, (formally known as the American Plywood Association), prepared by the Standard Review Committee, and approved by the PS 2 Standing Committee. The proposed standard would establish the physical properties and structural performance criteria for assessing the acceptability of wood structural panels primarily used for construction sheathing and single floor applications and provide a basis for common understanding among the manufacturers, distributors, and users of these products. Interested parties are invited to review the proposed standard and submit comments to NIST.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. RevisionG/TBT/N/USA/1418/Rev.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 13 October 2026

    Proposed Voluntary Product Standard PS 2-25, Performance Standard for Wood Structural Panels

    Notice of availability; request for comments - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is distributing for public comment a proposed revision of Voluntary Product Standard PS 2-25, Performance Standard for Wood Structural Panels. The revisions to the standard were coordinated by the APA--The Engineered Wood Association, (formally known as the American Plywood Association), prepared by the Standard Review Committee, and approved by the PS 2 Standing Committee. The proposed standard would establish the physical properties and structural performance criteria for assessing the acceptability of wood structural panels primarily used for construction sheathing and single floor applications and provide a basis for common understanding among the manufacturers, distributors, and users of these products. Interested parties are invited to review the proposed standard and submit comments to NIST.

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/1418

    Comment deadline: Closed on 10 December 2018

    Proposed Voluntary Product Standard 2-10, Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting public comment on a proposed revision to Voluntary Product Standard (PS) 2-10, Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels. The standard, prepared by the Standing Committee for PS 2, establishes requirements for those who choose to adhere to the standard, for the structural criteria to assess the acceptability of wood-based structural-use panels for construction sheathing and single- floor applications. It also provides a basis for common understanding among the producers, distributors, and the users of these products. Interested parties are invited to review the proposed standard and submit comments to NIST.

Sources

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