Pallets 101: Industry Overview and Wood, Plastic, Paper & Metal ...

Table 1: Top 10 pallet sizes in North America in 2000 (Southern Illinois University)Pallet Size (in.) Production Rank Typical Industry48x40 1 Grocery, common in manyother industries42x42 2 Telecommunications, Paint48x48 3 Drums40x48 3 DOD, Cement48x42 5 Chemical, Beverage40x40 5 Dairy48x45 7 Automotive44x44 8 Drums, Chemical36x36 9 Beverage48x36 10 Beverage, Shingles,Packaged PaperThis list totals about 60% of the annual pallet production. The 10 th most common size representsless than 2% of the market. There remaining 40% of the market includes hundreds of sizes,typically tailored to specific customers.Internationally, there are 6 pallet footprints recognized by ISO (4). These are given in Table 2,along with the regions where they are most commonly used.Table 2: Six pallet footprints recognized by ISO 6780Metric size (mm) US size (inches) Region1200 x 1000 47.24 x 39.37 Europe, Asia1200 x 800 47.24 x 31.50 Europe1219 x 1016 48.00 x 40.00 North America1140 x 1140 44.88 x 44.88 Australia1100 x 1100 43.30 x 43.30 Asia1067 x 1067 42.00 x 42.00 North America, Europe, AsiaPallets 101: Industry Overview and Wood, Plastic, Paper, and Metal OptionsJohn Clarke – Dimensions.04