Pallets

Pallets come in 3 sizing options, the Standard Pallet, EUR Pallet and Australian Standard Pallet. Each pallet system has various sizing and therefore configuration within shipping containers to maximise space.

Illustration of a regular standard single layer pallet.

Standard Pallet
1200 x 1000mm

The most common pallet size, standard pallets are used in industrial and export cases.

Standard pallets can be loaded into the 20 Foot and 40 Foot ISO shipping containers in the following configurations:

20 Foot Container 10 Standard Pallets
Diagram of 10 pallets within a 20 foot shipping container
40 Foot Container 21 Standard Pallets
Graphic layout of 21 pallets within a 40 foot shipping container

 

 

 

Computer graphic of a single EUR pallet

EUR pallets
1200 x 800mm

Most commonly used in Europe, Latin America, United Kingdom, India & New Zealand, the EUR pallet was originally designed for use in rail transport.

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 loaded into the 20 Foot and 40 Foot ISO shipping containers following, single layer floor configurations:

20 Foot Container 11 EUR Pallets
Indicative diagram of 11 EUR pallets within a 20 foot shipping container
40 Foot Container 24 EUR Pallets
Graphic diagram of 24 EUR pallets within a 40 foot shipping container

 

 

 

Australian Standard Pallet graphic illustration

Australia standard pallets
1165 x 1165mm

Australian pallets are not suitable for use in the 20 Foot and 40 Foot ISO shipping containers, however they are used frequently in warehousing and storage as a ‘racking’ pallet with the ability to be removed from transport and transferred directly to storage.

20 Foot Container 10 Standard Pallets
Visual representation of Australian 10 pallets in a 20 foot shipping container
40 Foot Container 21 Standard Pallets
Visual layout of 21 standard Australian pallets inside a 40 foot shipping container