Hub services outsourcing

Outsourcing hub services is a good choice when you need an intermediate stop in your supply chain without investing in your own location and infrastructure. Service Pack provides cross-docking, consolidation and distribution from Etten-Leur, combined with value-added services such as labeling and repacking on the same site.

Cross-docking means goods are received, sorted and immediately forwarded to the next destination without prolonged storage. It is useful when you want speed in the chain, want to reduce transport costs or need to consolidate multiple shipments for efficient transit.

Warehousing focuses on storage over a longer period. Hub services are aimed at transit: goods arrive, are processed if needed, and move on quickly. In practice, both services are often combined.

Yes. The combination of transit with labeling, repacking or rework is what distinguishes our hub. Products are labeled or repackaged on location so they enter the next link in the chain fully compliant.

Hub services are suitable for importers processing sea or air freight, manufacturers needing an intermediate stop, and distributors wanting to consolidate multiple national or European shipments. Our location 30 minutes from Rotterdam and Antwerp makes us a logical hub.

This depends on the type of processing required. Pure cross-docking without additional services can happen very quickly. When labeling or repacking is linked to the transit, we plan the lead time in consultation with you.

Since 13 December 2024 the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requires that consumer products sold in the EU have a responsible economic operator established in the EU. The name, postal address and electronic contact details of this responsible person must appear on the product or its packaging. Non-EU brands therefore need both a responsible person and labeling that shows these details before their products can be sold in the EU.

We apply the required labeling: responsible person details, warnings and language versions, per product or per batch, before your goods move into European distribution. Appointing the responsible person itself is a legal step you arrange with your importer or authorised representative. We make sure every product carries the correct details.