[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":71},["ShallowReactive",2],{"c:\u002Fguides\u002Feuro-pallets-in-reefer-containers":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"answer":6,"audience":7,"body":8,"description":49,"extension":50,"lead":51,"meta":52,"navigation":53,"noindex":54,"path":55,"related":56,"reviewed":61,"seo":62,"sources":63,"stem":69,"__hash__":70},"guides\u002Fguides\u002Feuro-pallets-in-reefer-containers.md","Euro pallets in reefer containers","Reefer containers lose length and width to insulation and the refrigeration unit. With SeaCube's figures, a 20 ft reefer (5,454 × 2,294 mm) and a 40 ft high cube reefer (11,588 × 2,280 mm) both fit fewer EPAL 1 pallets than the dry equivalents. Our load tables compute the exact counts, with and without clearance.","Food and pharma exporters, 3PLs",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":41},"minimark",[11,16,20,24,27,31,34,38],[12,13,15],"h2",{"id":14},"why-reefers-are-different","Why reefers are different",[17,18,19],"p",{},"Insulated walls and the machinery end shorten and narrow the floor. SeaCube lists a 20 ft reefer at 5,454 × 2,294 mm inside, against Leman's 5,898 × 2,352 mm for a 20 ft dry container. CN lists its 53 ft refrigerated domestic container at 50 ft 1 in × 97 in, against 52 ft 4 in × 98 in for its high cube.",[12,21,23],{"id":22},"what-that-does-to-euro-pallets","What that does to euro pallets",[17,25,26],{},"Width is what matters for the EPAL 1: at 2,294 mm or 2,280 mm, two 1200 mm sides do not fit across, and three 800 mm sides need 2,400 mm. So reefers usually run the mixed pattern of one across lengthwise and one crosswise. See the per-container tables linked above for the computed counts.",[12,28,30],{"id":29},"air-flow","Air flow",[17,32,33],{},"Reefers need air to circulate through the load. Floor counts here are geometric and do not reserve space for air channels; follow the carrier's loading guidance.",[12,35,37],{"id":36},"pallet-choice","Pallet choice",[17,39,40],{},"New EPAL pallets are chamber-dried to a maximum of 22% residual moisture under EPAL's classification. For moisture-sensitive cargo, ask for new or confirm the condition of used pallets.",{"title":42,"searchDepth":43,"depth":43,"links":44},"",2,[45,46,47,48],{"id":14,"depth":43,"text":15},{"id":22,"depth":43,"text":23},{"id":29,"depth":43,"text":30},{"id":36,"depth":43,"text":37},"Why refrigerated containers fit fewer euro pallets than dry boxes, with computed counts for 20 ft and 40 ft high cube reefers and the 53 ft domestic reefer.","md","buy",{},true,false,"\u002Fguides\u002Feuro-pallets-in-reefer-containers",[57,58,59,60],"\u002Fload\u002Fepal-1-in-20ft-reefer","\u002Fload\u002Fepal-1-in-40ft-reefer-high-cube","\u002Fload\u002Fepal-1-in-53ft-reefer-container","\u002Ftools\u002Fload-planner","2026-10-27",{"title":5,"description":49},[64,65,66,67,68],"seacube-20rf","seacube-40rh","cn-53","leman-containers","method","guides\u002Feuro-pallets-in-reefer-containers","O3kOiH5HK0hc8U3H-DBIOcKo_AVex9IQSiN0vxw5WEs",1793132283519]