Europalet EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 6418578)

Pallets transport

Pallets are utilised to ship deliveries of different types – they serve as a platform for transporting sets of small packets, objects or some bulky machines awkward to ship. Pallet shipping is one of the most frequently chosen kind of transport for carrying hefty objects.On pallets you often transport items above 70 kg for instance iron gates, boxes, construction appliance etcetera. To get the best price for shipping pallets from professional shipping companies that specialise in pallets shipping post your listing on Clicktrans. The key thing in calculating a value of pallets transport is to doublecheck the precise number, weight and type of items that will be shipped. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other kinds of pallets 

Europallet, also called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently utilised in pallet transport. Its regular size is 800x1200x150 milimeters. These numbers can vary depending on the type and use of pallets, although europalet size is rather similar from one producer to another. In the industrial shipping 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 dedicated for shipping conteiners. Oftentimes, wooden pallets are replaced by plastic ones due to their longer usability. Plastic pallet 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.