EUR pallets

The EUR pallets are 1200x800mm and are currently the most widely used type of interchangeable pallets in Europe. The dimensions are based on the international standard module of the 400x600mm packing unit. EUR pallets can only be manufactured by certified manufacturers and must be identified by the manufacturer’s numeric code. The production of EUR pallets is subject to stringent standards, so the palette marked with an EUR sign on the side of the pallet is a guarantee of undeniable quality. The EUR palette carries these characters, the EUR mark on the right side (block), UIC – the sign of the railway undertaking approving the railway transport on the left side (block) and the middle block with the manufacturer’s code number, the IPPC tag and the pallet manufacturer or pallet repair.

From 1 January 2010, all new EUR pallets must be heat treated and labeled according to ISPM 15 international phytosanitary treatment. The new EUR pallets are manufactured on the basis of CSN 269110 and UIC 435-2, where all the technical details, permissible wood types, types of nails, their placement, etc. are specified.

The capacity of the new europallets:

• 1000 kg is If the load is unevenly distributed on the pallet surface
• 1500 kg if the load is evenly distributed on the pallet surface
• 2000 kg when the load is in a solid form and evenly across the whole surface the surface of the pallet loading surface
  During storage, the additional load on the lowermost pallet is 4000 kg if the load is on a flattened and horizontal and rigid surface and rests horizontally with a full surface. The EUR palette is reusable and can be redeemed from all four sides.