Europalet EUR 1 120x80 cm (No. 7148250)

Pallets shipping

Pallets are utilised to carry objects of different kinds – they serve as a platform for transporting sets of small packages, objects or some bulky house appliances awkward to ship. Pallets shipping is commonly chosen mean of transport for moving big items.On pallets you often ship items of weight above 70 kilograms ranging from iron gates, boxes, construction equipement etc. To get the best price for shipping pallet from trustworthy transport companies that specialise in pallet shipping list your delivery on Clicktrans. The key thing in quoting 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, otherwise called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently used in pallets transport. Its standard dimensions are 800x1200x150 mm. These numbers can vary depending on the type and use of a pallet, however europalet dimensions are rather consistent from one producer to another. In the industrial shipping there are also so-called EUR2 pallets. They are 1000 mm wide, 1200 mm long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 milimeters are dedicated for transporting intermodal 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 pallet shipping in Europe

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