The EPAL / EUR Pallet Specification: Dimensions, Boards and Blocks
A clear breakdown of the EUR 1 pallet — its five top boards, three stringer boards, nine blocks and three bottom boards — plus EUR 2, EUR 3 and EUR 6 variants.
The EUR pallet — certified by EPAL (European Pallet Association) — is the most tightly specified wooden pallet in the world. Every board width, block size and nail count is defined, which is why an EPAL pallet built in one country fits racking and machinery in another. This article breaks down the build of the standard EUR 1 and its variants.
EUR 1 (1200 × 800 × 144 mm)
The classic Euro pallet is a block pallet with true four-way entry, weighing about 22–25 kg. It is built from:
- Top deck: 5 boards — three 145 mm wide and two 100 mm wide, 22 mm thick.
- Stringer boards: 3 boards, 145 mm wide, 22 mm thick, running across the blocks.
- Blocks: 9 total — 3 blocks of 145 × 145 mm (center row) and 6 blocks of 145 × 100 mm (edges), about 78 mm tall.
- Bottom deck: 3 boards, 100 and 145 mm wide, 22 mm thick, with chamfered edges to ease pallet-jack entry.
EUR 2, EUR 3 and EUR 6
- EUR 2: 1200 × 1000 × 162 mm — a larger deck for bulky loads; taller blocks (~118 mm).
- EUR 3: 1000 × 1200 × 144 mm — the EUR 2 footprint rotated, for heavy-duty use.
- EUR 6: 800 × 600 × 144 mm — a half pallet for retail and display.
Load capacity
A EUR 1 pallet carries roughly 1500 kg as a moving (dynamic) load, up to 4000 kg as a static load resting on a flat floor, and around 1000 kg when racked. Actual figures depend on wood species, moisture content and how the load is distributed across the deck.
Build a spec-accurate Euro pallet
PalletDrawing ships with EUR 1, EUR 2, EUR 3 and EUR 6 as ready presets. Load one, confirm the board widths and 145×145 / 145×100 block layout against the EPAL drawing, and export a clean 2D technical drawing and bill of materials for your production line.