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How many UK standard pallets fit in a container or truck?
UK standard pallet: 1,200 × 1,000 × 1,000 mm, about 450 kg. Also known as industrial pallets, 1200 × 1000 pallets.
The 1,200 × 1,000 mm pallet — "UK standard", "industrial" or "ISO 1" — is the common pallet in the UK, in chemicals and in much of Asia-bound trade. Two do not quite fit across a container turned the same way (2 × 1,200 = 2,400 mm), so the plan mixes orientations.
Sea containers
| Container | Inner dimensions | Fits | Rule | Total weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20ft container | 5,898 × 2,352 × 2,393 mm | 10 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 4,500 kg |
| 40ft container | 12,032 × 2,352 × 2,393 mm | 22 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 9,900 kg |
| 40ft high cube | 12,032 × 2,352 × 2,698 mm | 22 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 9,900 kg |
| 45ft high cube | 13,556 × 2,352 × 2,698 mm | 24 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 10,800 kg |
| 20ft reefer | 5,444 × 2,294 × 2,276 mm | 9 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 4,050 kg |
| 40ft reefer | 11,583 × 2,294 × 2,557 mm | 20 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 9,000 kg |
Trailers, trucks and vans
| Container | Inner dimensions | Fits | Rule | Total weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.6 m trailer | 13,600 × 2,450 × 2,700 mm | 26 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 11,700 kg |
| 53ft trailer | 16,000 × 2,540 × 2,790 mm | 32 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 14,400 kg |
| 7.5 t truck | 6,200 × 2,450 × 2,400 mm | 6 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 2,700 kg |
| 12 t truck | 7,300 × 2,480 × 2,500 mm | 12 | single layer, floor-loaded (standard practice) | 5,400 kg |