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EUROPACK is a Spanish buyer, sorter and exporter of used clothing and footwear at Avenida Alemania 38 N 31, 03420 Castalla, in the inland industrial belt of Alicante province. The company states 32 years in the trade.
The model is straightforward: buy unsorted used clothing of high quality from across Europe, sort it manually in-house, reject what is unfit for sale, and separate the rest by category and by the type of customer it is destined for, meaning men, women, children and household textiles.
Scale is the first thing that separates it
Europack publishes floor area rather than tonnage: more than 10,000 m² of processing facilities plus 5,000 m² of logistics infrastructure.
That figure is worth holding next to the rest of this directory, where a typical independent sorter works from a few hundred to a few thousand square metres. Fifteen thousand square metres in total is a different class of operation, and it explains the claim of holding the widest catalogue on the market: only a plant with that much floor can keep dozens of separate lines standing at the same time instead of pressing whatever came in this week.
Floor area is not throughput, so it does not tell you tonnes per day. It does tell you about breadth. If you need six different narrow lines in one container, a large plant is far more likely to have all six in stock than a small one, however good the small one's sorting is.
The container payload figures, and a cross-check
The company states its loading figures plainly: a 20 ft container takes 11,000 kg and a 40 ft high cube takes 25,500 kg.
Note those numbers, because they are close to what a Canadian exporter in this same directory publishes for the same equipment, around 11,340 kg and 25,855 kg. Two independent companies on two continents quoting nearly the same payload is a useful piece of ground truth: it tells you what a container of baled textile actually holds, and it gives you a way to test a quote. If a supplier promises materially more weight in the same box, ask how, because the answer is usually either a heavier press with different bale dimensions or an optimistic sales sheet.
Shoes are packed separately in sacks of 25 to 35 kg and sold in pairs, described as excellent condition with very little wear.
Grades: what is stated and what to pin down
The published ladder uses the familiar names, Cream, Grade A and Grade B, with an additional top tier described as AAA or premium. There is also a Tropical Mix, a combination of men's, women's and children's clothing pre-sorted specifically for tropical distribution.
The site is written for search engines rather than for readers, and superlatives outnumber specifications on almost every page, so treat the grade names as a starting point and not as a contract. Ask for the defect rule for each tier in writing and ask what AAA contains that Cream does not, since that extra step above Cream is a house term rather than a trade standard. The general grade vocabulary is the reference point for that conversation, and the account of how sorting plants divide an intake explains why the top of any ladder is always the thinnest slice.
Two things here that most suppliers do not offer
You can help compose your own mix. The company says buyers may take part directly in putting together a made-to-measure selection, and invites customers to visit the facilities and see the products first-hand. For a buyer whose market is narrow, a custom composition beats any standard grade, because a standard grade is an average of what everybody wants and your customers are not everybody. Ask what minimum volume unlocks that service, since custom composition costs sorting time and no plant does it for one bale.
Delivery inside Spain and Portugal is offered without shipping cost. That matters if you are trading on the Iberian peninsula, where it removes freight from the equation entirely, and it also tells you the domestic market is real business for them rather than an afterthought. Anyone comparing second-hand clothing suppliers for a Spanish or Portuguese shop should weigh that against a cheaper price per kilo from further away.
Stated markets are Western and Eastern Europe, West Africa, Asia and Latin America, with India and Pakistan named specifically, and the company says it handles the export documentation itself. Contact is [email protected], +34 965 591 343, with WhatsApp on +34 698 429 943 and +34 698 447 807. For a wholesale programme that needs breadth of line rather than the lowest headline price, the size of this operation is the argument in its favour.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Europack based?
At Avenida Alemania 38 N 31, 03420 Castalla, province of Alicante, Spain.
How big is the operation?
The company states more than 10,000 m² of processing facilities and a further 5,000 m² of logistics infrastructure, and 32 years in the trade.
How much does a container hold?
Europack states 11,000 kg in a 20 ft container and 25,500 kg in a 40 ft high cube.
What grades and products are available?
Cream, Grade A and Grade B plus a top AAA or premium tier, a Tropical Mix pre-sorted for tropical markets, paired shoes in sacks of 25 to 35 kg, and bags, toys and belts.
Can I have a selection made to my own specification?
The company says buyers can take part directly in composing a made-to-measure selection and can visit the facilities, so ask what minimum volume that service requires.
Key Strengths
Focus on high-quality "Primera Calidad" secondhand garments
Export experience with compliance to fumigation and customs regulations
Ability to supply brand-grade bales such as Cream Grade and Grade A
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