Specifications of Transport Pallets and Pallet Configurations in Shipping Containers
Australia standard pallets 1165 x 1165mm
These pallets are standard in Australia and non-standard anywhere else in the world.
These pallets are not suitable for the standard 20 foot (6.1 m) and 40 foot (12 m) ISO shipping containers. Extensively used in storage and warehousing, they are popular 'Racking' pallets with the right shape and size to be removed from transport and directly onto warehouse racking for storage.
Standard pallet 1200 x 1000mm
These pallets are industrial pallets or export pallets. They are commonly used for loading in standard 20 foot (6.1 m) and 40 foot (12 m) ISO shipping containers.
EUR pallets 1200 x 800mm
These pallets are used in most European countries, Latin America, United Kingdom, India & New Zealand.
Originally designed for rail transport, the EUR pallet has a number of variants including EUR 1, EUR 2, EUR 3 and EUR 6 being the most common.
EUR pallets can be used for loading into standard 20 foot (6.1 m) and 40 foot (12 m) ISO shipping containers.
CONTAINER PALLET PACKING CONFIGURATIONS
Standard pallets 1200 x 1000mm
20 Foot Container
10 Standard Pallets
40 Foot Container
21 Standard Pallets
EUR pallets 1200 x 800mm
20 Foot Container
11 EUR Pallets
40 Foot Container
24 EUR Pallets
Pallets loaded single layer on the container floor.