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Every figure on this site comes from one of these documents. All were last reviewed on 2026-10-27.

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SITE-003
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Container, EPAL and rule sources are re-read by hand at each review and the "last reviewed" date updated. Country trade figures are rebuilt by a script from the US Census Bureau's country file (https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/country.xlsx), and the plant protection contacts from the IPPC country pages.

All documents

DocumentPublisher
D-98-08: Entry requirements for wood packaging material into Canada (11th version, effective 2026-04-01)Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Intermodal 53-foot container equipment sheetCN (Canadian National Railway)
Euroliner trailers (equipment page, formerly P&O Ferrymasters)DP World
7 CFR 319.40-3, general permits; regulated wood packaging materialeCFR, US Government Publishing Office
Load-count method (computed by this site)epalrecycling.com
EPAL 2 pallet, load-carrier pageEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL 3 pallet, load-carrier pageEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL 6 half pallet, load-carrier pageEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL 7 half pallet, load-carrier pageEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL box pallet, load-carrier pageEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL CP pallets overviewEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL CP1 palletEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL CP2 palletEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL CP3 palletEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL CP4 palletEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL CP5 palletEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL CP6 palletEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL CP7 palletEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL CP8 palletEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL CP9 palletEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL Euro pallet (EPAL 1), load-carrier pageEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL Euro pallet QR, load-carrier pageEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL licensing FAQEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL licensing stipulations (June 2020)European Pallet Association e.V.
EPAL Quality Classification poster (edition 08/2023)European Pallet Association e.V.
ISPM 15: protection of international ecosystemsEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
Quality assuranceEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
The exchange system that works worldwideEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
Warnings and important informationEuropean Pallet Association e.V.
IPPC country pagesInternational Plant Protection Convention
ISPM 15, Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade (adopted 2018, published 2019)IPPC Secretariat / FAO
ISO 6780:2003 Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling, principal dimensions and tolerances (catalogue page)ISO
Container specification (guideline), US editionLeman USA Inc.
20 foot reefer specificationsSeaCube Containers
40 foot high cube reefer specificationsSeaCube Containers
U.S. trade in goods by country (country.xlsx)U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division

Sources

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

  1. D-98-08: Entry requirements for wood packaging material into Canada (11th version, effective 2026-04-01), Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  2. Intermodal 53-foot container equipment sheet, CN (Canadian National Railway)
  3. Euroliner trailers (equipment page, formerly P&O Ferrymasters), DP World
  4. 7 CFR 319.40-3, general permits; regulated wood packaging material, eCFR, US Government Publishing Office
  5. Load-count method (computed by this site), epalrecycling.com
  6. EPAL 2 pallet, load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  7. EPAL 3 pallet, load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  8. EPAL 6 half pallet, load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  9. EPAL 7 half pallet, load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  10. EPAL box pallet, load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  11. EPAL CP pallets overview, European Pallet Association e.V.
  12. EPAL CP1 pallet, European Pallet Association e.V.
  13. EPAL CP2 pallet, European Pallet Association e.V.
  14. EPAL CP3 pallet, European Pallet Association e.V.
  15. EPAL CP4 pallet, European Pallet Association e.V.
  16. EPAL CP5 pallet, European Pallet Association e.V.
  17. EPAL CP6 pallet, European Pallet Association e.V.
  18. EPAL CP7 pallet, European Pallet Association e.V.
  19. EPAL CP8 pallet, European Pallet Association e.V.
  20. EPAL CP9 pallet, European Pallet Association e.V.
  21. EPAL Euro pallet (EPAL 1), load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  22. EPAL Euro pallet QR, load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  23. EPAL licensing FAQ, European Pallet Association e.V.
  24. EPAL licensing stipulations (June 2020), European Pallet Association e.V.
  25. EPAL Quality Classification poster (edition 08/2023), European Pallet Association e.V.
  26. ISPM 15: protection of international ecosystems, European Pallet Association e.V.
  27. Quality assurance, European Pallet Association e.V.
  28. The exchange system that works worldwide, European Pallet Association e.V.
  29. Warnings and important information, European Pallet Association e.V.
  30. IPPC country pages, International Plant Protection Convention
  31. ISPM 15, Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade (adopted 2018, published 2019), IPPC Secretariat / FAO
  32. ISO 6780:2003 Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling, principal dimensions and tolerances (catalogue page), ISO
  33. Container specification (guideline), US edition, Leman USA Inc.
  34. 20 foot reefer specifications, SeaCube Containers
  35. 40 foot high cube reefer specifications, SeaCube Containers
  36. U.S. trade in goods by country (country.xlsx), U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division

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