Export Pallets, 1200 x 800 mm Euro Footprint
A 1200 x 800 mm Euro export pallet covers 10.33 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 800 mm Euro export
- Millimetres
- 1199 x 800
- Inches
- 47.2 x 31.5
- Area
- 10.33 sq ft
- Against 48 x 40
- 77.4 percent
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1200 x 800 mm Euro for export
The Euro pallet is the default for shipments into Europe, where receivers often require it. Many lightweight one-way plastic pallets are made in this size.
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 800 mm Euro deck is 1,487 sq in, which is 433 sq in less than a 48 x 40 in deck.
Shape and size
- Perimeter: 157.4 in (3,998 mm).
- Diagonal corner to corner: 56.7 in (1,441 mm), which is the room a pallet needs to turn in an aisle.
- Area: 0.959 square metres, 10.33 square feet.
- Aspect: the long side is 1.498 times the short side.
In practice
For export, the Euro pallet is a buyer's demand more than a seller's choice. If the importer's racks and trucks are built for 1200 x 800 mm, anything else costs the importer time, and it will say so. The simplest path is to get the requirement in writing and quote the pallet it names.
Light moulded versions are made for this size, and they suit a one-way trip: they weigh little, they nest to cut the empty leg to the loading dock, and they carry the rating the trip needs. They are not a substitute for a heavy-duty pallet on a closed loop.
If a European receiver sends a pallet exchange rule, read it. Some systems swap pallets at the dock, and a one-way plastic pallet may not be what the receiver's rules allow in that case.
Next to the common size
| Footprint | Millimetres | Area, sq in | Area, sq ft | Against 48 x 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 x 800 mm Euro | 1199 x 800 | 1,487 | 10.33 | 77.4 percent |
| 48 x 40 in | 1219 x 1016 | 1,920 | 13.33 | 100.0 percent |
1200 x 800 mm Euro against the other sizes
| Compared with | Inches | Millimetres | Area, sq in | 1200 x 800 mm Euro as a multiple | Area gap, sq in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 x 40 in | 48 x 40 in | 1219 x 1016 mm | 1,920 | 0.774 | -433 |
| 48 x 48 in | 48 x 48 in | 1219 x 1219 mm | 2,304 | 0.645 | -817 |
| 48 x 45 in | 48 x 45 in | 1219 x 1143 mm | 2,160 | 0.688 | -673 |
| 45 x 45 in | 45 x 45 in | 1143 x 1143 mm | 2,025 | 0.734 | -538 |
| 43 x 43 in | 43 x 43 in | 1092 x 1092 mm | 1,849 | 0.804 | -362 |
| 42 x 42 in | 42 x 42 in | 1067 x 1067 mm | 1,764 | 0.843 | -277 |
| 1200 x 1000 mm | 47.2 x 39.4 in | 1199 x 1001 mm | 1,860 | 0.799 | -373 |
| 56 x 44 in beverage | 56 x 44 in | 1422 x 1118 mm | 2,464 | 0.603 | -977 |
| 48 x 32 in | 48 x 32 in | 1219 x 813 mm | 1,536 | 0.968 | -49 |
| 1200 x 1200 mm | 47.2 x 47.2 in | 1199 x 1199 mm | 2,228 | 0.667 | -741 |
| 1165 x 1165 mm | 45.9 x 45.9 in | 1166 x 1166 mm | 2,107 | 0.706 | -620 |
Questions for the maker
- Whether the receiver demands the Euro pallet by name
- Weight
- Static rating for the leg
From the dock
- Container floors are unforgiving: a pallet an inch too wide wastes a whole row.
- 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.
- Dunnage
- Loose material used to support or secure cargo inside a trailer or container.
- ISPM 15
- An international standard on treating and marking wood packaging material. Plastic is outside it.
- GMA pallet
- The 48 by 40 inch North American standard, named for the Grocery Manufacturers Association that popularised it.
Questions people ask
Do I need ISPM 15 for a 1200 x 800 mm Euro 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.