Dimensions and ratings
| Footprint | 800 × 1,200 mm |
|---|---|
| Height | 144 mm |
| Weight | 25 kg |
| Safe working load | 1,500 kg |
| Stacking load, bottom pallet | 5,500 kg |
| Boards / blocks / nails | 11 / 9 / 78 |
| Board thickness | 22–24 mm (stringers up to 25 mm) |
General-purpose European exchange pallet; the reference footprint for European trucks and retail logistics. Its floor area is 0.96 m² (10.3 sq ft).
Footprint in context
At 800 × 1200 mm, the EPAL 1 covers 100% of the floor area of an EPAL 1 and 78% of a 48 × 40 in pallet. Its sides are 31.5 and 47.2 inches. Of the ten containers and trailers in our tables, the 53 ft domestic high cube container takes the most, 39, and the 20 ft reefer container the fewest, 10. The 53 ft domestic reefer container uses its floor best with this pallet, at 97.0%.
Construction notes
- Bottom boards are chamfered on the upper edge of both long sides.
- 78 nails in a stipulated, even and repetitive pattern, at least 20 mm from component edges, each with a two-letter head marking.
- Poplar is not permitted for stringers; stringers must have no wane.
- Heat treatment to ISPM 15 since 1 January 2010; methyl bromide treatment is prohibited.
- EPAL's marking list for this pallet also shows an item labelled FOR50, without an explanation on the page.
Markings to look for
EPAL's page for the EPAL 1 lists these markings. Check them before you buy, sell or grade one.
- EPAL in oval brand on the blocks: Outer blocks on the long sides. EPAL's 2023 classification poster says a new Euro pallet carries it on all four corner blocks.
- 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.
- EPAL control staple: Central block of the long side, next to the IPPC mark and the licence number with year and month.
- EPAL repair marking nail: On a block of a repaired pallet; present only after a licensed repair.
- EPAL licence number, year and month: Central block, with the IPPC mark and control staple.
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 | 11 | 11 | 165 |
| 40 ft dry container | 25 | 23 | 345 |
| 40 ft high cube container | 25 | 23 | 391 |
| 45 ft high cube container | 27 | 27 | 459 |
| 40 ft open top container | 25 | 23 | 345 |
| 20 ft reefer container | 10 | 10 | 150 |
| 40 ft high cube reefer container | 23 | 23 | 391 |
| 53 ft domestic high cube container | 39 | 39 | 741 |
| 53 ft domestic reefer container | 38 | 37 | 629 |
| EU 13.6 m curtainsider (Euroliner) | 34 | 33 | 594 |
Same footprint, different pallet
These share the 800 × 1200 mm footprint: EPAL 1 QR, EPAL box, CP2, 1200 × 800 generic. Check the block markings to tell them apart.