Europalette EUR 1 120x80 cm x 4 (No. 7542512)

Pallets shipping

Pallets are used to move deliveries of different sorts – they work as "a cushion" for carrying sets of small parcels, items or some bulky machines difficult to ship. Pallet transport is commonly chosen type of transport for shipping big items.On pallets you often transport loads of weight above 70 kg ranging from wicket gates, boxes, construction appliance and so on. To get the best quotes for shipping pallet from trustworthy transport companies that specialise in pallets shipping list your delivery on Clicktrans. The key thing in pricing pallets shipping is to check the exact number, weight and type of items that will be transported. Loaded pallets are lifted by forklifts.

Europallets and other kinds of pallets 

Europallet, also called EPAL or EURO is the one most frequently used in pallets transport. Its regular size is 800x1200x150 mm. These numbers can be different depending on the type and use of a pallet, although europalet dimensions are rather consistent from one manufacturer 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 mm are dedicated for shipping conteiners. Oftentimes, 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 Europe

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