Euro Pallet Benefits
Increasingly European companies are demanding that North American exporters send their goods on the euro pallet type.
Why is the euro pallet type so important to businesses in the European Union? This article addresses the six most important benefits of europallets and provides a good overview for companies trying to understand the euro pallet standard.
Europallets have a commercial value in Europe. When a European import company is finished with their euro pallets, they can receive a deposit for them from their local pallet company.
The euro pallet is highly functional within European supply chains. European warehousing and logistics companies have automated material handling systems that often accept only genuine, officially inspected and repaired euro pallets. Companies with these systems incur significant costs and delays when they must transfer products from an American pallet type on to the euro pallet type. Shipments of high-value and/or hazardous goods such as chemicals, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals are often processed at such advanced facilities in Europe using the europallet.
American stringer type pallets are often subject to expensive disposal taxes where as europallets are not. Under the European Union’s Packaging Waste Reduction Laws, Germany and other EU nations levy significant disposal taxes on pallets that cannot be reused.
Euro pallets are strictly regulated. The non-profit European Pallet Association (EPAL) regulates the construction and repair of Euro pallets worldwide, ensuring uniform quality standards for long-term, safe reuse.
The International Organization for Standardization also recognizes europallets as one of only six pallet standards in the world.
Traceability of each unit is built-in to genuine Euro pallets. Euro pallets with counterfeited markings are aggressively prosecuted in Europe. Users as well as authorities can request inspection of any suspect Euro pallets.
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