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 Ask us about our custom pallets, skids and crates. Interested in learning more or making a purchase? Get a quote today! Call us at 866-364-7026 or click the button below.
