Dimensions and ratings
| Footprint | 1,219 × 1,016 mm |
|---|---|
| Height | not published |
| Weight | not published |
| Safe working load | not published |
| Stacking load, bottom pallet | not published |
| Boards / blocks / nails | n/a / n/a / n/a |
| Board thickness | not published |
Domestic North American distribution. Racking, trailers and conveyors laid out for it are where euro footprints cause trouble. Its floor area is 1.24 m² (13.3 sq ft).
Footprint in context
At 1219 × 1016 mm, the 48 × 40 covers 129% of the floor area of an EPAL 1 and 100% of a 48 × 40 in pallet. Its sides are 48.0 and 40.0 inches. Of the ten containers and trailers in our tables, the 53 ft domestic high cube container takes the most, 30, and the 20 ft reefer container the fewest, 9. The 53 ft domestic reefer container uses its floor best with this pallet, at 98.8%.
Construction notes
- 1219 × 1016 mm is a straight unit conversion of 48 × 40 in.
- Builds vary (stringer and block); weight and rating are not standardised here.
- Covered in depth by sites about general pallet standards; this site uses it only as the comparison baseline.
Markings to look for
These markings apply to this pallet.
- IPPC symbol (wheat ear): On EPAL pallets, branded on both central blocks of the long sides.
- Country code in the ISPM 15 mark: First code after the IPPC symbol on the central blocks.
- Producer or treatment provider registration number: After the country code and hyphen, before the treatment code.
- HT, heat treatment: Last element of the ISPM 15 mark.
Load counts
Computed by our engine from each container's published inside dimensions. The count with clearance leaves 100 mm of length and 50 mm of width free. How we compute this.
| Equipment | Floor positions | With clearance | Empties, one layer of stacks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 ft dry container | 9 | 9 | n/a |
| 40 ft dry container | 20 | 20 | n/a |
| 40 ft high cube container | 20 | 20 | n/a |
| 45 ft high cube container | 24 | 24 | n/a |
| 40 ft open top container | 20 | 20 | n/a |
| 20 ft reefer container | 9 | 9 | n/a |
| 40 ft high cube reefer container | 20 | 18 | n/a |
| 53 ft domestic high cube container | 30 | 30 | n/a |
| 53 ft domestic reefer container | 30 | 26 | n/a |
| EU 13.6 m curtainsider (Euroliner) | 26 | 24 | n/a |