Euro pallet comparisons

Pairs of pallets that are easy to confuse, compared on the published figures.

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IDX-CMP
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Last reviewed
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4 cited

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SheetSummary
EPAL 1 vs a generic 1200 × 800 palletSame footprint, different status. What separates a licensed EPAL Euro pallet from an unbranded 1200 × 800 pallet, and why it matters when you sell or export.
EPAL 1 vs EPAL 2The 800 × 1200 mm Euro pallet against the 1200 × 1000 mm EPAL 2. Footprint, height, weight, load rating and load counts.
EPAL 1 vs EPAL Euro pallet QRThe EPAL Euro pallet QR is an EPAL 1 with a printed QR code and serial number. What changes and what does not.
EPAL 2 vs EPAL 3Both are 1200 × 1000 mm EPAL pallets. How the EPAL 2 and EPAL 3 differ in height, weight, boards, nails, load rating and use.
EPAL 6 vs EPAL 7 half palletThe two 800 × 600 mm EPAL half pallets compared. Wooden blocks against steel brackets, ratings, height and marking.
EPAL box pallet vs EPAL 1The steel mesh box pallet and the flat Euro pallet share a 1200 × 800 mm footprint. Ratings, tare, stacking and ISPM 15 differ.
EPAL CP3 vs CP8 vs CP9Three EPAL CP pallets share the 1140 × 1140 mm footprint. Height, boards, blocks and nails tell them apart.
Euro pallet vs 48 × 40 palletEPAL 1 (800 × 1200 mm) against the North American 48 × 40 in footprint, with computed load counts, racking fit and what goes wrong when the two mix.

Sources

Last reviewed . Figures come from these publications; follow the links for the current versions.

  1. EPAL Euro pallet (EPAL 1), load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  2. EPAL 2 pallet, load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  3. EPAL 3 pallet, load-carrier page, European Pallet Association e.V.
  4. Load-count method (computed by this site), epalrecycling.com

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