There are innumerable shipping demands necessary for nearly every business. The lack of a single international standard for wood pallets causes substantial continuing expense in international trade. A single standard is difficult because of the wide variety of needs a standard pallet would have to satisfy: passing doorways, fitting in standard containers, and bringing low labor costs. For example, organizations already handling large pallets often see no reason to pay the higher handling cost of using smaller pallets that can fit through doors.
This creates a necessity for a wide variety of pallets, skids, crates and other shipping options. Advanced Packaging Solutions and Products Inc. provides a large stock of single use pallets, heavy duty reusable pallets and our engineering team will take on any task requiring custom skids.
ISO pallets
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sanctions six pallet dimensions, detailed in ISO Standard 6780:2003 Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling — Principal dimensions and tolerances, which was reviewed and confirmed in 2014
| Dimensions (W × L) mm |
Dimensions (W × L) in |
Wasted floor,
ISO container |
Region most used in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1016 × 1219 | 40.00 × 48.00 | 3.7% (20 pallets in 40 ft ISO) | North America |
| 1000 × 1200 | 39.37 × 47.24 | 6.7% | Europe, Asia; similar to 40″ × 48″. |
| 1165 × 1165 | 45.9 × 45.9 | 8.1% | Australia |
| 1067 × 1067 | 42.00 × 42.00 | 11.5% | North America, Europe, Asia |
| 1100 × 1100 | 43.30 × 43.30 | 14% | Asia |
| 800 × 1200 | 31.50 × 47.24 | 15.2% | Europe; fits many doorways |
North American pallets
Of the top pallets used in North America, the most commonly used by far is the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) pallet, which accounts for 30% of all new wood pallets produced in the United States. The ISO also recognizes the GMA pallet footprint as one of its six standard sizes.
| Dimensions (W × L) mm |
Dimensions (W × L) in |
Production Rank |
Industries Using |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1016 × 1219 | 40 × 48 | 1 | Grocery, many others |
| 1067 ×1067 | 42 × 42 | 2 | Telecommunications, Paint |
| 1219 × 1219 | 48 × 48 | 3 | Drums |
| 1219 × 1016 | 48 × 40 | 4 | Military, Cement |
| 1219 × 1067 | 48 × 42 | 5 | Chemical, Beverage |
| 1016 × 1016 | 40 × 40 | 6 | Dairy |
| 1219 × 1143 | 48 × 45 | 7 | Automotive |
| 1118 × 1118 | 44 × 44 | 8 | Drums, Chemical |
| 914 × 914 | 36 × 36 | 9 | Beverage |
| 1219 × 914 | 48 × 36 | 10 | Beverage, Shingles, Packaged Paper |
| 889 × 1156 | 35 × 45.5 | Unknown | Military 1⁄2 ISO container, fits 36″ standard doors |
| 2240 × 2740 | 88 ×108 | Unknown | Military air cargo (463L system) |
| 1219 × 508 | 48 × 20 | Unknown | Retail |
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