Euro Pallets
Using of Euro pallets is de-factoa standard for transportation of goods in Europe. Euro pallets also sometimes called CEN pallets are wooden made pallets used as a basement for products to be transported. Because of fixed sizes transportation with euro pallets is quite cheap.
Euro pallets were developed by 2 Swedish companies in the late 140's. From that moment on they used a lot in Europe.
The Euro Pallet comes in a few different sizes. The four most used sizes are called “Pallet EUR”, “Pallet EUR 2”, “Pallet EUR 3” and “Pallet EUR 6”.
The most common size is the “Pallet EUR” 800 x 1200mm. It’s sometimes called a “whole pallet”. The “Pallet EUR 2” is 1200 x 1000mm. The “Pallet EUR 3” is 1000 x 1200mm. The “Pallet EUR 6” is 800 x 600mm. It´s sometimes called a “half pallet”.
There is a standard ISO for pallets called ISO Standard 6780: Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling—Principal dimensions and tolerances.
The standard includes 6 positions:
Euro pallets were developed by 2 Swedish companies in the late 140's. From that moment on they used a lot in Europe.
The Euro Pallet comes in a few different sizes. The four most used sizes are called “Pallet EUR”, “Pallet EUR 2”, “Pallet EUR 3” and “Pallet EUR 6”.
The most common size is the “Pallet EUR” 800 x 1200mm. It’s sometimes called a “whole pallet”. The “Pallet EUR 2” is 1200 x 1000mm. The “Pallet EUR 3” is 1000 x 1200mm. The “Pallet EUR 6” is 800 x 600mm. It´s sometimes called a “half pallet”.
There is a standard ISO for pallets called ISO Standard 6780: Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling—Principal dimensions and tolerances.
The standard includes 6 positions:
- 1219 × 1016 - North America
- 1000 × 1200 - Europe, Asia
- 1165 × 1165 - Australia
- 1067 × 1067 - Europe, Asia, North America
- 1100 × 1100 - Asia
- 800 × 1200 - Europe
