Euro Pallet Advantages

by Ron Wood

Import companies in Europe frequently tell American suppliers to send their goods on europallets.

Why are euro pallets so special? Below are six of the most important facts about euro pallets and why European companies are asking for them.

Most importantly, unlike American stringer pallets, used europallets are exchangeable in Europe and therefore have a value. When European companies no longer need their europallets, they can call their local pallet company who will pay them money based upon their condition and pick them up.

The euro pallet type is also the most widely used type that moves through European supply chains which are typically highly automated. Manufacturers of medical equipment, drugs, automobile parts and chemicals almost always process their products in automated material handling systems that only use europallets. In contrast to the euro pallet type, managers of automated warehouses in Europe face higher costs and significant delays when they have to move goods imported from America off American pallet types and on to europallets.

Moreover, American stringer pallets often cause costly disposal fees for European importers because of European Union’s Packaging Waste Reduction Laws, which levy expensive disposal taxes on pallets that cannot be reused. Euro pallets are exchangeable and built to be repaired, and therefore are not subject to these taxes until they reach the end of their lifecycle.

The euro pallet type is subject to high quality control standards. The European Pallet Association, founded in the early 1990s is responsible for making sure euro pallet manufacturers worldwide adhere to the same quality control measures to ensure the long term safe reuse of the pallet type.

The International Organization for Standardization also recognizes europallets as one of only six pallet standards in the world.

Lastly, real quality controlled and inspected euro pallets carry a number based marking system that allows users an easy way to pick out fake euro pallets and confirm if the europallets were manufactured by a licensed company. These measures help keep up the quality of all europallets found in the market. Companies caught manufacturing fake euro pallets or even shipping goods on falsely marked euro pallets are subject to severe criminal and civil prosecution in the European Union.

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