800 x 1200 mm Euro pallets for exporters
The Euro pallet is 800 by 1,200 millimetres, which is 31.5 by 47.2 inches. West Michigan exporters meet it when a European receiver asks for it.
- Size
- 800 x 1,200 mm
- Build
- Block
- Grade
- New, A
- Trades
- Export
- Trailer
- 39 straight, 40 turned
Metric on a US dock
A US forklift does not care which unit the deck is measured in, but a rack bay and a trailer do. At 47.2 inches long the Euro pallet is a fraction shorter than a 48, and at 31.5 it is nearly nine inches narrower than a 48x40. That narrowness is why it stacks three across a US trailer.
| Pattern | Along 636 in | Across 100 in | Pallets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight, long side along | 13 at 47.2 in | 3 at 31.5 in | 39 |
| Turned, short side along | 20 at 31.5 in | 2 at 47.2 in | 40 |
Few sizes pack as many per trailer, though a full floor count says nothing about weight, which can still end the load first.
What an export request should say
- Euro or 800 x 1200 mm, in those words, not 48x32
- Destination country, because import rules differ
- Whether the pallets must carry the heat-treatment mark, covered in the HT stamp guide
- New or Grade A; a receiving dock overseas may reject repaired stock
Marks and rules
Wood packaging that crosses a border has to meet ISPM 15, which requires heat treatment to a core temperature of 56 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, or fumigation. Some receivers also want a particular pallet mark besides the IPPC one, so ask the receiver which marks they require.
A pallet that is not marked cannot be marked after the fact by a seller. See shipping to Canada for the nearest border.
Converting without confusion
The Euro pallet is 1,200 millimetres long and 800 wide. Divided by 25.4, that is 47.24 by 31.5 inches. A US dock that says 48x32 is not talking about the same pallet, and neither is a dock that rounds to 47 by 31. Use the millimetre figures in a request.
| Item | Euro | 48x40 |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 47.2 in (1,200 mm) | 48 in (1,219 mm) |
| Width | 31.5 in (800 mm) | 40 in (1,016 mm) |
| Area | 1,488 sq in | 1,920 sq in |
| Trailer, straight | 39 | 26 |
When a US plant meets one
A plant that ships to a European customer may be asked to palletise in the Euro footprint, so the customer's racking works at the other end. The pallet may be sent one way or exchanged. Settle that before the first shipment, because a pallet that does not come back is a cost.
A closing note on cost
A Euro pallet is not the pallet most US shops build every day, so ask whether a seller makes the size or would have to set up for it, and expect the answer to affect lead time.
Source: Wikipedia, "Pallet" (read 10 November 2026); Wikipedia, "ISPM 15". Counts: trailer geometry, last reviewed 12 November 2026.
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