Export Pallets, 1200 x 1000 mm Footprint

A 1200 x 1000 mm export pallet covers 12.91 sq ft. Pick it because the receiver or the container asks for it, not because it is the size you use at home.

1200 x 1000 mm export

Millimetres: 1199 x 1001
Inches: 47.2 x 39.4
Area: 12.91 sq ft
Against 48 x 40: 96.9 percent

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1200 x 1000 mm for export

ISO 2, 1200 x 1000 mm, serves Europe and Asia. It is close to the North American 48 x 40 in, which makes it a natural second size for an exporter whose plant makes the common one.

Plastic is outside ISPM 15, so none of these sizes needs a wood treatment mark. The footprint, the rating and the weight are what to settle. For scale, one 1200 x 1000 mm deck is 1,860 sq in, which is 60 sq in less than a 48 x 40 in deck.

Shape and size

Perimeter: 173.2 in (4,400 mm).
Diagonal corner to corner: 61.5 in (1,562 mm), which is the room a pallet needs to turn in an aisle.
Area: 1.200 square metres, 12.91 square feet.
Aspect: the long side is 1.198 times the short side.

In practice

ISO 2, at 1200 x 1000 mm, is the size to consider when the destination could be either Europe or Asia and the receiver has not said. It is close enough to 48 x 40 in that a plant used to the common size can load it without changing habits, which makes it a natural choice for a first export order.

Ask the importer whether its racking tolerates it. A pallet that is an inch longer on one side than the rack expects can foul a post, and an inch shorter can drop between beams. Both are small numbers with large consequences.

For a first export, ask the receiver whether it prefers this size to the Euro size, since some warehouses stock racking for one and not both. The answer decides more than the price of the pallet does.

Next to the common size

Inches converted at 25.4 mm. Area is length times width, ignoring corner cuts.
Footprint	Millimetres	Area, sq in	Area, sq ft	Against 48 x 40
1200 x 1000 mm	1199 x 1001	1,860	12.91	96.9 percent
48 x 40 in	1219 x 1016	1,920	13.33	100.0 percent

1200 x 1000 mm against the other sizes

Area is length times width. A multiple above 1.000 means 1200 x 1000 mm has more deck than the footprint named.
Compared with	Inches	Millimetres	Area, sq in	1200 x 1000 mm as a multiple	Area gap, sq in
48 x 40 in	48 x 40 in	1219 x 1016 mm	1,920	0.969	-60
48 x 48 in	48 x 48 in	1219 x 1219 mm	2,304	0.807	-444
48 x 45 in	48 x 45 in	1219 x 1143 mm	2,160	0.861	-300
45 x 45 in	45 x 45 in	1143 x 1143 mm	2,025	0.918	-165
43 x 43 in	43 x 43 in	1092 x 1092 mm	1,849	1.006	+11
42 x 42 in	42 x 42 in	1067 x 1067 mm	1,764	1.054	+96
Euro 1200 x 800 mm	47.2 x 31.5 in	1199 x 800 mm	1,487	1.251	+373
56 x 44 in beverage	56 x 44 in	1422 x 1118 mm	2,464	0.755	-604
48 x 32 in	48 x 32 in	1219 x 813 mm	1,536	1.211	+324
1200 x 1200 mm	47.2 x 47.2 in	1199 x 1199 mm	2,228	0.835	-368
1165 x 1165 mm	45.9 x 45.9 in	1166 x 1166 mm	2,107	0.883	-247

Questions for the maker

Rack tolerance
Receiver preference
Nest figure for the empties to the loading dock

From the dock

A receiver without forklifts will unload by hand; a lighter pallet and an open deck can matter more than rating.
Light pallets save freight on every trip; the pallets that come back heavy cost the same again.

Words on this page

Nest ratio: How many empty pallets fit in the height of one: pallet height divided by nest increment.
UL: Underwriters Laboratories, a safety testing body that publishes fire test standards, including one for storage pallets.
Open deck: A deck with slots or a grid, which drains water, sheds dust and weighs less than a solid one.
Bulk bag: A large woven bag, often sold as a Super Sack, that holds a ton or so of powder or granules and sits on a square pallet.

Questions people ask

Do I need ISPM 15 for a 1200 x 1000 mm plastic pallet?

No. The rule is for wood packaging. Check the importing country for any other paperwork.

Tell us the footprint and how many stacks you move.

We work out the empty trailer, then take the request for a load.

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