Tertiary Packaging
Tertiary packaging is used for the protection and shipping of a product. Companies that ship any kind of goods uses tertiary packaging in the distribution process. If you have ever ordered anything online, you’ve received it in a piece of tertiary packaging.
The purpose of tertiary packaging is to group large quantities of secondary containers into a single unit known as a distribution unit, making them convenient to load and unload between warehouses and transport vehicles.
A pallet is the world standard for tertiary packaging.
Related terms: Primary Packaging, Secondary Packaging