Europalet EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 6311835)

Pallets shipping

Pallets are utilised to carry loads of different sorts – they work as a platform for carrying sets of small parcels, items or some bulky furniture difficult to move. Pallets transport is one of the most frequently chosen mean of transport for carrying bulky objects.On pallets you often transport items of weight above 70 kg for instance wicket gates, boxes, construction materials and so on. To get the best quotes for shipping pallets from trustworthy transport providers that specialise in pallets shipping post your listing on Clicktrans. The key thing in pricing pallet transport is to know the exact number, weight and type of items that will be transported. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other pallets 

Europallet, also called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently utilised in pallet transport. Its regular size is 800x1200x150 milimeters. These figures can be different depending on the type and use of pallets, though europalet size is rather consistent from one producer to another. In the industrial shipping there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1m wide, 1.2m long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 milimeters are dedicated for shipping conteiners. Often, wooden pallets are replaced by plastic ones due to their longer usability. Plastic pallets can be useful from 10 up to 15 years.

Cost of pallets shipping in the EU

Average cost of pallets transport on European routes is 120 GPB and 10p per kilometer.