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Comprehensive Guidance for Your Shipping Needs

If you are seeking recommendations for shipping your specialised products or looking to optimise your pallet space efficiency, you have come to the right place. This page is dedicated to providing you with thorough guidance on these essential aspects of logistics management. Whether you are navigating complex shipping requirements or aiming to streamline your warehouse operations, our resources are here to support you every step of the way. Trust us to help you make informed decisions and enhance the efficiency of your logistics processes. If you find that your inquiries remain unanswered here, don't hesitate to reach out to our customer service team for further assistance; they are dedicated to addressing all your concerns promptly and efficiently.

Common pallet sizes

The most common pallet sizes are listed below, for further details of the pallets and where they are commonly used click the drop downs beside the sizes. It is best to choose a pallet commonly used in the countries you are transporting through and to as their machinery to off and on load pallets will work with your pallet. If your goods going through Europe it may need to be 800mm wide max. CP pallets should be used for liquids, ADR and dangerous goods as they have an overlap which will prevent leakage on-route and winged edges allow your pallet to be shrink wrapped easily.

ISO approved global pallet sizes

  • Most commonly used in North America

  • Most commonly used across Europe and Asia

  • Most commonly used in Australia

  • Widely used across North America, Asia and Europe

  • Most commonly used in Asia

  • Most commonly used across Europe

CP pallet sizes

  • Winged pallet, UK standard size

  • Winged, Three Legger pallet, European standard sized

  • Square, Winged, Three Legger pallet designed to carry four drums

  • Winged, Three Legger pallet, a less common size

  • Winged, Three Legger pallet, the smallest of the CP pallets

  • Winged pallet with a perimeter base, UK Standard Sized Perimeter Base

  • Winged pallet with a perimeter base

  • There’s a hole in the middle of these for bulk bag discharge. This is a more specialised pallet.

  • Winged pallet with a perimeter base

There is three standard shipping container sizes. The containers total weight of cargo that can be loaded in the containers (payload capacity) and internal area are below.

  • 20ft internal area 5.9mx2.35mx2.39m payload capacity 25,000kg

  • 40ft internal area 12.03mx2.4mx2.39m payload capacity 27,600kg

  • 40ft HC internal area 12.03mx2.35mx2.70m payload capacity 28,600kg

It is important to make sure your load is evenly distributed to ensure it is balanced and your container does not topple or buckle.

Containers

Customs Advice

Need help with customs? We know customs documentations and requirements can be difficult, we are here to help. We are Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs), possess an EORI number and can assist with customs requirements in every country and port to ensure your goods are custom cleared with ease.

With years in the business our customer service personnel have seen large amounts of goods through global customs territories. We are here for our customers every step of the way.