Europalet EUR 1 120x80 cm x 10 (No. 7297246)

Pallet shipping

Pallets are used to move items of different sorts – they work as a protection for shipping sets of small parcels, items or some bulky house appliances difficult to move. Pallets shipping is commonly chosen type of transport for carrying heavy loads.On pallets you often ship loads above 70 kg for example entrance gates, boxes, construction appliance etc. To get the best quotes for shipping pallets from trustworthy transport providers that specialise in pallets transport post your listing on Clicktrans. The key thing in calculating pallets transport is to check the precise number, weight and type of objects that will be shipped. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other types of pallets 

Europallet, otherwise called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently utilised in pallet transport. Its standard size is 800x1200x150 milimeters. These dimensions can be different depending on the type and application of a pallet, 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, 1200 mm long and 144mm tall.  The ones 1135 x 1133 mm are used for transporting conteiners. Frequently, 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 transport in Europe

Average cost of pallet transport on international routes is 120 pounds and 10p per kilometer.