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Source EPAL pallets for export

For North American exporters whose European customers ask for EPAL pallets. Say which type and class are accepted, how many and where, and we pass the request to one used-packaging marketplace partner who can quote.

Document
REQ-003
Sheet
Requests
Last reviewed
Sources
3 cited
The pallets
Where and who

We pass your request to one North American used-packaging marketplace partner, who contacts you about it. See privacy.

Before you order

  • Get the EPAL type and acceptable classes from your customer in writing. "Euro pallet" alone can mean several things.
  • Every wooden pallet crossing a border needs an ISPM 15 mark, and EPAL prohibits methyl bromide on EPAL pallets, so expect HT.
  • Check how many fit your container with the load planner before you set the quantity.

We do not sell pallets ourselves and hold no EPAL licence. Only EPAL licensees may produce EPAL pallets; EPAL refers buyers to the licensee search on its own site.

Sources

Last reviewed . Figures come from these publications; follow the links for the current versions.

  1. EPAL Quality Classification poster (edition 08/2023), European Pallet Association e.V.
  2. EPAL Euro pallet (EPAL 1), load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  3. ISPM 15, Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade (adopted 2018, published 2019), IPPC Secretariat / FAO