{ "table": "pallet-calculator-pallets", "schema": 1, "version": "2026-11-11.1", "title": "Pallets: EPAL dimensions, weights and safe working loads, and the ISPM 15 rule for wooden pallets in France and the United Kingdom", "doc": "Table read by the pallet-calculator handlers palletPresets and computePallet (ctx.data['pallet-calculator-pallets']). pallets[] holds the pallets offered as presets, from the European Pallet Association's (EPAL) product sheets: length_mm and width_mm are the footprint (this table calls the longer side the length; EPAL's sheet for the Euro pallet lists the 1,200 mm side as the width), height_mm the height of the empty pallet, weight_kg its approximate weight as EPAL states it (a decimal string), safe_working_load_kg the load EPAL states the pallet carries (a decimal string; the handler applies it to the boxes, not to the pallet's own weight), and stacking_bottom_max_kg the most the bottom pallet may carry when laden pallets are stacked on a solid, even surface (shown on the page, not used by the handler). No law in this table sets a pallet size or a load limit: they are EPAL's specifications, and the maximum height and weight of a loaded pallet are the carrier's or the warehouse's, which the person types. countries..pallets lists the presets offered for the page's country, in order. countries..ispm15 is the legal rule for wooden pallets crossing a border (ISPM 15: debarked, treated and marked wood packaging), with its legal basis, official source, the source's own date, the date it was retrieved, valid_from and valid_until (null: no end date set by the source); basis is the short reference the page shows. Table-level valid_from/valid_until bound the period during which this version may be relied on; it must be reviewed again before valid_until.", "reviewed_on": "2026-11-11", "reviewed_by": "apps agent (automated research against EPAL product sheets and official sources, 2026-11-11); owner review pending", "valid_from": "2026-11-11", "valid_until": "2027-05-31", "locale_country": { "fr-FR": "FR", "en-GB": "GB" }, "pallets": [ { "id": "epal-1", "standard": "EPAL 1 (Euro pallet)", "name": { "fr-FR": "Palette Europe EPAL 1", "en-GB": "EPAL 1 Euro pallet" }, "length_mm": 1200, "width_mm": 800, "height_mm": 144, "weight_kg": "25", "weight_is_approximate": true, "safe_working_load_kg": "1500", "stacking_bottom_max_kg": "5500", "source_url": "https://www.epal-pallets.org/eu-en/load-carriers/epal-euro-pallet", "source_date": null, "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11", "valid_from": null, "valid_until": null }, { "id": "epal-2", "standard": "EPAL 2", "name": { "fr-FR": "Palette EPAL 2", "en-GB": "EPAL 2 pallet" }, "length_mm": 1200, "width_mm": 1000, "height_mm": 162, "weight_kg": "35", "weight_is_approximate": true, "safe_working_load_kg": "1250", "stacking_bottom_max_kg": "4250", "source_url": "https://www.epal-pallets.org/eu-en/load-carriers/epal-2-pallet", "source_date": null, "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11", "valid_from": null, "valid_until": null }, { "id": "epal-6", "standard": "EPAL 6 (half pallet)", "name": { "fr-FR": "Demi-palette EPAL 6", "en-GB": "EPAL 6 half pallet" }, "length_mm": 800, "width_mm": 600, "height_mm": 144, "weight_kg": "9.5", "weight_is_approximate": true, "safe_working_load_kg": "750", "stacking_bottom_max_kg": "1500", "source_url": "https://www.epal-pallets.org/eu-en/load-carriers/epal-6-half-pallet", "source_date": null, "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11", "valid_from": null, "valid_until": null } ], "countries": { "FR": { "name": { "fr-FR": "France", "en-GB": "France" }, "pallets": [ "epal-1", "epal-2", "epal-6" ], "ispm15": { "basis": { "fr-FR": "règlement (UE) 2016/2031, article 43", "en-GB": "Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, Article 43" }, "rule": { "fr-FR": "Les matériaux d’emballage en bois, palettes comprises, ne sont introduits sur le territoire de l’Union que s’ils ont subi un traitement approuvé de l’annexe 1 de la NIMP 15 et portent la marque de son annexe 2, sauf exemptions prévues par la NIMP 15.", "en-GB": "Wood packaging material, pallets included, may enter the Union only if it has had an approved treatment from Annex 1 to ISPM 15 and bears the mark in its Annex 2, save the exemptions ISPM 15 provides." }, "legal_basis": "Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 43(1); applicable from 14 December 2019 (Article 113)", "source_url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R2031", "source_date": "2016-11-23", "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11", "valid_from": "2019-12-14", "valid_until": null } }, "GB": { "name": { "fr-FR": "Royaume-Uni", "en-GB": "United Kingdom" }, "pallets": [ "epal-1", "epal-2", "epal-6" ], "ispm15": { "basis": { "fr-FR": "guide GOV.UK sur les emballages en bois, règles appliquées depuis le 1er janvier 2021", "en-GB": "GOV.UK guidance on wood packaging material, rules applied since 1 January 2021" }, "rule": { "fr-FR": "Les emballages en bois massif, palettes comprises, doivent respecter la norme NIMP 15 pour entrer en Grande-Bretagne depuis tout pays, États membres de l’UE compris ; à l’export, ce sont les règles du pays de destination qui s’appliquent. L’Irlande du Nord suit d’autres règles.", "en-GB": "Solid wood packaging, pallets included, must meet ISPM 15 when imported into Great Britain from any country, EU member states included; for exports, the destination country’s rules apply. Northern Ireland has different rules." }, "legal_basis": "Plant health rules for wood packaging material applied from 1 January 2021, as set out in GOV.UK guidance 'Wood packaging material for import and export' (Defra and the Forestry Commission)", "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wood-packaging-material-for-import-and-export", "source_date": "2026-04-22", "retrieved_on": "2026-11-11", "valid_from": "2021-01-01", "valid_until": null } } } }