Pallet clauses

Pallet clauses are pre-formulated contractual conditions that regulate the pallet exchange (pallet pool) as a contractual ancillary service in addition to a forwarding or freight contract, as there are no specific legal regulations on this. Two clauses have been developed by the leading associations of the shipping industry, freight forwarders and road haulage companies and are recommended for use:

“Bonn pallet exchange”; is primarily suitable for cases in which the carrier regularly calls at the same loading point.
“Cologne pallet exchange”; is to be preferred in cases where the carrier changes locations.

Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML