Short reads for pallet buyers.

Export · 5 min

ISPM-15: what procurement needs to know

What the stamp means, how pallets earn it, and five checks that keep an export load from being held at the border.

Procurement · 5 min

Broker vs. direct: a cost model for pallets

Price per pallet is one line of the bill. Here's the whole model, with blanks you can fill from your own invoices.

Procurement · 4 min

The hidden cost of five pallet suppliers

Each supplier adds its own setup, its own terms and its own idea of "Grade A". Here's where that cost hides and how to count it.