Package pilferage

Broader and related aspects of package theft may include taking the entire package, pallet load, truck load, shoplifting, etc.

The theft may take place at any point in the parcel's journey from source to destination,[1] including theft by rogue logistics employees and customs agents in international mail scenarios.

[2] Solutions involve all phases of product production, packaging, distribution, logistics, sale, and use.

No single solution is considered as "pilfer proof".

Often, packaging engineers, logistics engineers, and security professionals have addressed multiple levels of security to reduce the risk of pilfering.

1853 painting of boys pilfering molasses from a barrel
Damage to the fresh, white paint of this shipping container indicates the top was removed and replaced in order to pilfer Army medical supplies . Soldiers of the newly arrived 575th Aerial Support Medical Company discovered at Kandahar Airfield October 1, 2009, that roughly $2 million worth of their company's medical equipment had been stolen in transit.