The smarter way to move art

The smarter way to move art

The smarter way to move art

Leading auction houses, galleries, and collectors trust Palette — for real choice, complete transparency, and our network of the world's best specialist shippers.

Leading auction houses, galleries, and collectors trust Palette — for real choice, complete transparency, and our network of the world's best specialist shippers.

80 days

of registrar time lost every year

Spent coordinating shipments instead of working with clients

80 days

of registrar time lost every year

Spent coordinating shipments instead of working with clients

12+

minimum number of emails required to book a shipment

Back and forth before anything actually ships (source: major auction house)

~40%

pricing variance

The same shipment, wildly different estimates, and no way to know what's fair (source: to major shipper)

80 days

of registrar time lost every year

Spent coordinating shipments instead of working with clients (source: blue chip gallery)

THE PROBLEM

Art logistics is analog in a digital world.

Inconsistent pricing.Some shippers provide line item breakdowns, others just the headline price.
No standardization.Every shipper estimates differently. Comparing apples to oranges every single time.
Zero visibility.Once it ships, you're in the dark until someone calls to complain.
Scattered documentation.Condition reports in one inbox, insurance certs in another, tracking links in a third.
Endless email chains.12+ emails just to get one quote. Multiply that by three shipments and you've lost your morning.
Visibility, transparency, and insights should be standardBut legacy systems, unstructured data, and archaic workflows have kept the industry in the dark.
No standardization results in inconsistent pricingEvery shipper estimates differently. Comparing apples to oranges every single time makes it impossible to make a confident decision.
Endless emails with incomplete information12+ emails just to get one quote. Multiply that by three shipments and you've lost your morning.
Scattered documentation adds to the frictionCondition reports in one inbox, insurance certs in another, tracking links in a third.
Re: Re: Basquiat to NYC
2:34 PM
More info required...Can you confirm the crated dims?
Fwd: Basel Shuttle
08:34 AM
When will my shipment arrive?
URGENT: HKG Warhol loan
11:17 PM
Sorry, wrong attachment. Please see the correct customs certificate.
Shipping with insurance
1:58 PM
Does that price include tarmac supervision, ground transportation, delivery, and install at destination?
Re: Re: Basquiat to NYC
2:34 PM
More info required...Can you confirm the crated dims?
Fwd: Basel Shuttle
08:34 AM
When will my shipment arrive?
Zero visibility.Once it ships, you're in the dark until someone calls to complain.
Endless email chains.12+ emails just to get one quote. Multiply that by three shipments and you've lost your morning.
Inconsistent pricing.Some shippers provide line item breakdowns, others just the headline price.
No standardization.Every shipper estimates differently. Comparing apples to oranges every single time.
Scattered documentation.Condition reports in one inbox, insurance certs in another, tracking links in a third.

Art logistics is analog in a digital world.

Re: Re: Basquiat to NYC
2:34 PM
More info required...Can you confirm the crated dims?
Fwd: Basel Shuttle
08:34 AM
When will my shipment arrive?

THE SOLUTION

THE SOLUTION

THE SOLUTION

One neutral platform.

Only the best shippers. Complete control.

Request estimates from your trusted shippers in a couple of clicks. Compare standardized responses side by side. Contract directly.

Save time

No endless email chains.

Transparency

Compare costs & services.

Control

Contract directly with shippers.

For Art & Luxury

Built for galleries & collectors.

Security

Enterprise-ready security, as standard

Save time

No endless email chains.

Transparency

Compare costs & services.

Control

Contract directly with shippers.

For Art & Luxury

Built for galleries & collectors.

Security

Enterprise-ready security, as standard.

Developed in partnership with

Save time

No endless email chains.

Transparency

Compare costs & services.

Control

Contract directly with shippers.

For Art & Luxury

Built for galleries & collectors.

Developed in partnership with
1

Upload your shipment

Enter artwork details once. Dimensions, value, pickup, delivery. Your request goes to your preferred shippers.

2

Receive standarized estimates

No more apples to oranges. Every shipper responds in the same format so you can easily compare by CO₂, speed, quality, and price.

3

Contract directly

Choose your shipper. Contract directly with them. Your existing relationships stay intact.

Save time

No endless email chains.

Transparency

Compare costs & services.

Control

Contract directly with shippers.

For Art & Luxury

Built for galleries & collectors.

Security

Enterprise-ready security, as standard

Request estimates from your trusted shippers in a couple of clicks. Compare standardized responses side by side. Contract directly.

1

Describe your shipment

Enter artwork details once. Dimensions, value, pickup, delivery. Your request goes to your preferred shippers.

2

Receive standarized estimates

No more apples to oranges. Every shipper responds in the same format so you can easily compare by CO₂, speed, quality, and price.

3

Contract directly.

Choose your shipper. Contract directly with them. Your existing relationships stay intact.

Developed in partnership with
1

Upload your shipment

Enter artwork details once. Dimensions, value, pickup, delivery preferences. Your request goes to your preferred shippers.

2

Receive standarized estimates

No more apples to oranges. Every shipper responds in the same format so you can easily compare by CO₂, speed, quality, and price.

3

Contract directly

Choose your shipper. Contract directly with them. Your existing relationships stay intact.

Built for the art world

WHY PALETTE

WHY PALETTE

1/5: Smart extraction

Upload your sales invoice and let Palette automatically populate the correct fields - saving hours of manual entry

Auto-populate
TKTKTKT
TKTKTKTK

2/5: Select preferences

You decide up-front what is important for your shipment, so the shipper gets an accurate estimate back to you the first time

TKTKTKTT
TKTKTKTK
TKTKTKTKT

3/5: Compare in an instant

Choose from only the best fine art shippers, qualified and certified to ship your works. No unknown carriers - just those you can trust.

TKTKTKTKT
TKTKTKTKT
TKTKTKTKT

4/5: Track each step

Monitor location, temperature, humidity, and shock with Tive trackers

TKTKTKTKT
TKTKTKTKT
TKTKTKTKT

5/5: Insights dashboard

Control costs down to the freight type, shipper, route, declared value, and artwork type

TKTKTKTK
TKTKTKTK
TKTKTKTK

1/5: Smart extraction

Upload your sales invoice and let Palette automatically populate the correct fields - saving hours of manual entry

Auto-populate
TKTKTKT
TKTKTKTK

2/5: Select preferences

You decide up-front what is important for your shipment, so the shipper gets an accurate estimate back to you the first time

TKTKTKTT
TKTKTKTK
TKTKTKTKT

3/5: Compare in an instant

Choose from only the best fine art shippers, qualified and certified to ship your works. No unknown carriers - just those you can trust.

TKTKTKTKT
TKTKTKTKT
TKTKTKTKT

4/5: Track each step

Monitor location, temperature, humidity, and shock with Tive trackers

TKTKTKTKT
TKTKTKTKT
TKTKTKTKT

5/5: Insights dashboard

Control costs down to the freight type, shipper, route, declared value, and artwork type

TKTKTKTK
TKTKTKTK
TKTKTKTK

1/5: Smart extraction

Upload your sales invoice and let Palette automatically populate the correct fields - saving hours of manual entry

Auto-populate
No more copy and pasting
All the right information the first time

2/5: Select preferences

You decide up-front what is important for your shipment, so the shipper gets an accurate estimate back to you the first time

You decide what is important
Eliminate back and forth
Shippers response according to your preferences

3/5: Compare in an instant

Choose from only the best fine art shippers, qualified and certified to ship your works. No unknown carriers - just those you can trust.

Compare pricing transparently
Compare transport modes, CO2, and ETA's
Download to PDF

4/5: Track each step

Monitor location, temperature, humidity, and shock with Tive trackers

End to end visibility
Monitor speed, shock, environmental deviations
Smart, personalized notifications

5/5: Insights dashboard

Control costs down to the freight type, shipper, route, declared value, and artwork type

On-demand intelligence
See spend across shippers, modes, artwork types
Identify trends and patterns easily

Ready to simplify art transport?

Join galleries and auction houses already using Palette.

Ready to simplify art transport?

Join galleries and auction houses already using Palette.

Ready to simplify art transport?

Join galleries and auction houses already using Palette.