[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":68},["ShallowReactive",2],{"c:\u002Fcompare\u002Fepal-1-vs-generic-1200x800":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"answer":6,"body":7,"description":48,"extension":49,"left":50,"meta":51,"navigation":52,"noindex":53,"path":54,"related":55,"reviewed":59,"right":60,"seo":61,"sources":62,"stem":66,"__hash__":67},"compare\u002Fcompare\u002Fepal-1-vs-generic-1200x800.md","EPAL 1 vs a generic 1200 × 800 pallet","An EPAL 1 and a generic 1200 × 800 pallet have the same footprint, but only the EPAL 1 is built to EPAL's specification by a licensee, carries the EPAL brand, control staple and licence marking, and can be exchanged in the open EPAL pool. A generic pallet's build, weight and rating depend on its maker.",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":40},"minimark",[10,15,19,23,26,30,33,37],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"what-the-epal-1-guarantees","What the EPAL 1 guarantees",[16,17,18],"p",{},"EPAL publishes the build: 11 boards, 9 blocks, 78 nails with two-letter heads in a fixed pattern, boards 22–24 mm thick, about 25 kg, 1,500 kg safe working load, ISPM 15 heat treated, no methyl bromide. Producers are licensed and inspected by external companies.",[11,20,22],{"id":21},"what-a-generic-pallet-guarantees","What a generic pallet guarantees",[16,24,25],{},"Only what its maker says. It may be just as strong. It may be built from thinner boards. Without EPAL marks it is outside the EPAL exchange pool, so a European receiver will not swap it one for one.",[11,27,29],{"id":28},"why-it-matters-on-a-us-dock","Why it matters on a US dock",[16,31,32],{},"Surplus euro pallets from imports are often a mix. The EPAL ones are tradable as EPAL; the generic ones are tradable as euro-footprint wood. Sorting them before you ask for quotes avoids a buyer pricing the whole load as generic. Our identifier separates them in a few questions.",[11,34,36],{"id":35},"for-exporters","For exporters",[16,38,39],{},"If your European customer writes \"EPAL\" in the order, a generic 1200 × 800 will not do. If it says \"1200 × 800, ISPM 15\", a generic pallet with a correct IPPC mark may be acceptable. Ask.",{"title":41,"searchDepth":42,"depth":42,"links":43},"",2,[44,45,46,47],{"id":13,"depth":42,"text":14},{"id":21,"depth":42,"text":22},{"id":28,"depth":42,"text":29},{"id":35,"depth":42,"text":36},"Same footprint, different status. What separates a licensed EPAL Euro pallet from an unbranded 1200 × 800 pallet, and why it matters when you sell or export.","md","epal-1-euro-pallet",{},true,false,"\u002Fcompare\u002Fepal-1-vs-generic-1200x800",[56,57,58],"\u002Ftools\u002Fidentify","\u002Fmarkings\u002Fcontrol-staple","\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-to-sell-surplus-euro-pallets","2026-10-27","generic-1200x800-pallet",{"title":5,"description":48},[63,64,65],"epal-1","epal-stipulations","epal-classification","compare\u002Fepal-1-vs-generic-1200x800","7V2PEBgS49Vs3IiPVHEA_yDkgmv2-k3BcJliM7TOdZ8",1793132283621]