Dimensions and ratings
| Footprint | 1,200 × 1,000 mm |
|---|---|
| Height | 162 mm |
| Weight | 35 kg |
| Safe working load | 1,250 kg |
| Stacking load, bottom pallet | 4,250 kg |
| Boards / blocks / nails | 17 / 9 / 133 |
| Board thickness | 22–24 mm (stringers up to 25 mm) |
Industrial and chemical goods on chain or roller conveyors; the base frame suits conveyor transport. Its floor area is 1.20 m² (12.9 sq ft).
Footprint in context
At 1200 × 1000 mm, the EPAL 2 covers 125% of the floor area of an EPAL 1 and 97% of a 48 × 40 in pallet. Its sides are 47.2 and 39.4 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 95.7%.
Construction notes
- 17 boards and 133 nails, the most of the EPAL flat-pallet family listed here.
- Height 162 mm, 18 mm taller than EPAL 1.
- 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 2 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 | 9 | 9 | 126 |
| 40 ft dry container | 22 | 20 | 280 |
| 40 ft high cube container | 22 | 20 | 300 |
| 45 ft high cube container | 24 | 24 | 360 |
| 40 ft open top container | 22 | 20 | 260 |
| 20 ft reefer container | 9 | 9 | 117 |
| 40 ft high cube reefer container | 20 | 20 | 300 |
| 53 ft domestic high cube container | 30 | 30 | 510 |
| 53 ft domestic reefer container | 30 | 30 | 450 |
| EU 13.6 m curtainsider (Euroliner) | 26 | 26 | 416 |
Same footprint, different pallet
These share the 1200 × 1000 mm footprint: EPAL 3, CP1, CP6, 1200 × 1000 generic. Check the block markings to tell them apart.