Decreasing pallet exports and imports

Article by Birgit Fingerlos (translated by Eva Guzely) | 15.05.2023 - 12:17

From January to March, Germany exported 7.06 million pallets, which corresponds to a 24% decrease compared to 2022 (9.31 million pieces). In the same period, 12.71 million pallets were imported. Compared to the first three months of last year (18.86 million pieces), imports were down by 33%.

Most of the main export markets received smaller quantities from Germany in the first quarter. For example, decreases were recorded in pallet exports to Switzerland (-9% to 1.14 million pieces), the Netherlands (-33% to 1.13 million pieces) and to Austria (-29% to 96,000 pieces).

As for imports, there have also been decreases in shipments from most of Germany’s main suppliers. Poland, for example, reduced its deliveries by 35% year on year to 4.68 million pieces in the first quarter. Imports from the Czech Republic fell by 22% to 2.53 million pieces, and 1.03 million pallets (-24%) were imported from the Netherlands.

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