Euro-pallet EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 7261147)

Pallet shipping

Pallets are used to move loads of different types – they work as a protection for carrying sets of small parcels, items or some bulky house appliances difficult to ship. Pallets shipping is frequently chosen way of transport for shipping big objects.On pallets you often transport deliveries above 70 kilograms for instance entrance gates, boxes, construction equipement and so on. To get the best price for transporting pallet from skilled shipping companies that specialise in pallets transport list your delivery on Clicktrans. The key thing in quoting pallets transport is to doublecheck the precise number, weight and type of objects that will be shipped. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other pallets 

Europallet, also called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently used in pallets transport. Its standard dimensions are 800x1200x150 milimeters. These numbers can be different depending on the type and use of a pallet, however europalet dimensions are rather similar from one manufacturer to another. In the industrial transport there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1000 mm wide, 1.2m long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 mm are for shipping intermodal conteiners. Frequently, wooden pallets are overtaken by plastic ones due to their longer usability. Plastic pallet can be useful from 10 up to 15 years.

Cost of pallet shipping in the EU

Average cost of pallets shipping on international routes is 120 GPB and 10p per kilometer.