CHEP (Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool) is an Australian company dealing in pallet and container pooling services, serving customers in a range of industrial and retail supply chains.

These products can generally be recognised by their blue color and CHEP logo.

CHEP evolved from the Allied Materials Handling Standing Committee, an organisation developed by the Australian government to provide efficient handling of defence supplies during World War II.

When the war ended in 1945, the United States Army returned home, leaving behind millions of blue pallets at their military bases in Australia.

With this asset base and established infrastructure, the Australian Government continued to endorse the organisation after the war to support the national economy.