As an international association, the European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) is responsible for organizing the EPAL Euro pallet exchange pool. EPAL Euro pallets are the cornerstone of industrial and retail supply chains in Europe. The EPAL brand stands for quality, safety, and sustainability in logistics. Currently, around 675 million EPAL Euro pallets and approximately 20 million EPAL box pallets are in circulation, making the EPAL Euro pallet exchange pool the largest open pallet exchange system in the world.

More than 1,600 EPAL licensees manufacture and repair EPAL Euro pallets and other EPAL load carriers worldwide. EPAL grants licenses to carefully audited manufacturers and repairers.

These are subject to continuous and independent inspections by external organizations (Bureau Veritas, China Certification & Inspection Group, CCIC). In this way, EPAL is able to ensure consistently high quality worldwide for its EPAL pallets and box pallets.

As a non-profit organization, EPAL does not pursue any commercial interests. Founded in 1991 as an international association for exchangeable Euro pallets, EPAL is now active in more than 35 countries through national associations and representatives. The core objective of EPAL’s activities is the organization of the international EPAL Euro pallet exchange pool and the quality assurance of the production and repair of EPAL Euro pallets, EPAL box pallets, and other EPAL load carriers.

For more than thirty years, the EPAL Euro pallet exchange pool, with its principles of reuse, exchange, repair, and recycling, has been an example of a sustainable circular economy. EPAL wooden Euro pallets make a significant contribution to climate protection. They store CO₂, prevent waste, and improve the carbon footprint of users in industry, retail, and logistics through reuse, exchange, repair, and recycling.

EPAL SYSTEM – KEY FACTS

1. Founded in 1991
2. More than 1,600 licensed production and repair operations in over 35 countries
3. 14 EPAL National Committees
4. 4 EPAL representatives