Monday, December 26, 2016
Thousands of counterfeit Euro pallets from Ukraine were discovered on December 19 in Belgium, near to the border with the Netherlands. Altogether, four Ukrainian trucks loaded with counterfeit Euro pallets were stopped, and counterfeits that had already been delivered were seized.
This effective action was made possible by the close cooperation of EPAL’s Belgian National Committee, Belepal, and the EPAL representation in Ukraine. The UIC and their inspection company, SGS, also participated in this action with Belepal. This was as a result of EPAL’s Ukrainian representation again emphasising the problem of massive numbers of counterfeit UIC pallets in Ukraine and EPAL urging the UIC to take action.
Of the seized counterfeits, 90% bore the EUR/EUR or UIC trademarks and 10% bore EPAL markings. The counterfeits discovered were all inferior quality pallets.
The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) has reiterated in many publications in the past, that EPAL Euro pallets should only be bought from licensed producers and repairers.
Tags: Belepal, epal, EPAL’s Belgian National Committee, UIC pallets
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