Standards and
sizes of pallets

Sizes, standards of pallets and the possibility of loading cargo on pallets in standard 20 and 40 foot containers

Standards and
sizes of pallets

Sizes, standards of pallets and the possibility of loading cargo on pallets in standard 20 and 40 foot containers

Wooden pallet

— wooden structure that allows you to install and transport various cargoes with the help of lifting devices. Pallets removed by any lifting device can optimize the transport of goods placed on them.

typical pallet (with dimensions 1200x800x138 mm)

EUR pallet (with dimensions 1200x800x145 mm)

FIN pallet (with dimensions 1200x1000x100 mm)

lightweight pallet (with dimensions 1200x1000x138 mm)

* An empty pallet weighs 15-21 kg. Most pallets can easily carry 1000 kg.

Varieties of pallets

Depending on the material, pallets are wooden, metal and plastic. As a rule, wooden ones themselves are universal and they are made of coniferous wood or deciduous (birch). The size of the pallets is selected depending on the size of the packages of goods, but if it is supposed to supply goods for export, you can choose only from two standards - 1200x800 and 1200x1000. These are pallets that are used by companies engaged in foreign trade activities.

Certified Euro Pallets (EUR-pallets)

Europallet (EP) 1.2 mx 0.8 m = 0.4 ldm
carrying capacity - 1 ton

Standard pallet
(FIN-pallet)

Finnish pallet 1.2 mx 1 m = 0.5 LDM
carrying capacity - 1.25 tons

How many pallets fit in a container

Layout of pallets 800x1200mm and 1000x1200mm in containers 20, 40 and 45 feet

20 foot container

10 standard pallets in a 20 foot container

(1000x1200mm)

11 Euro pallets in a 20 foot container

(800х1200mm)

40 foot container

21 standard pallets in a 40 foot container

(1000х1200mm)

24 Euro pallets in a 40 foot container

(800х1200mm)

45 foot container

24 standard pallets in a 45 foot container

(1000х1200mm)

27 Euro pallets in a 45 foot container

(800х1200mm)

The dimensions of each type are designed for a certain number of pallets and have their own, special layout - a certain number of places to load. It is also necessary to provide separate control over wooden pallets - the necessary phytosanitary certificate confirming phytosanitary treatment.

According to the requirements of the international standard for sanitary and phytosanitary standards ISPM-15 (basic principles for regulating wooden packaging material that are used in international trade, No. 15, March 2002, Rome, FAO) wooden containers (for sending goods outside Ukraine most often wooden containers are used - wooden Euro pallets), disinfection must be carried out by heat treatment.
Phytosanitary treatment of pallets by heat treatment is one of the most optimal and common methods. In this case, a special marking is applied to the Euro pallets - “IPPC”. The mark is made in the form of a stamp on which are indicated:

code of the country of manufacture of the packaging material and Euro pallets;
license number of the company that carried out the heat treatment of pallets;
method of decontamination of Euro pallets.

Such marking of pallets is applied to each wooden pallets that have undergone phytosanitary treatment and is a prerequisite for the export of goods on pallets abroad.