Brexit consequences
Demand for ISPM 15-standardized EPAL pallets increases significantly
A few weeks after the end of the Brexit transition period, the demand for ISPM 15-standardized wooden pallets is increasing rapidly.
Since the beginning of the year, wooden means of transportation must comply with the ISPM 15 standard without exception. Domestic forests and ecosystems are to be better protected by the regulation of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), which has been in place since 2002.
However, those process participants who have not yet used IPPC-treated wooden load carriers are finding the changeover difficult.
wooden load carriers. As a result, supply chains are interrupted because not enough ISPM 15 standard pallets have been purchased. The resulting delays in the trade of goods lead to increasing uncertainty among companies. There are supply bottlenecks and shelves remain partially empty.
"Our member companies are increasingly receiving requests for ISPM 15-treated wooden load carriers for goods trade between the UK and the EU," says Suzane Giurlando, Managing Director of EPAL Germany (pictured), the German national committee of the European Pallet Association (EPAL). "However, because EPAL load carriers have been manufactured in accordance with the ISPM 15 standard since 2010, our producers and repairers are well prepared for the increasing demand and can help in the vast majority of cases."
In fact, EPAL has been strictly adhering to the ISPM 15 standards since 2010. EPAL wooden pallets are therefore also suitable for transporting goods between the UK and the EU after Brexit without any concerns. EPAL pallets are marked with the IPPC mark, the treatment abbreviation HT (Heat Treatment) and
the number of the responsible plant protection authority and can be checked and released quickly and unbureaucratically by the responsible customs staff.
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