Current Status Of Tray Usage

The Pallet Professional Committee of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing conducted a survey in September 2002 on more than 300 production, transportation, warehousing, and distribution enterprises in four major cities: Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Starting from the current situation, existing problems, and how to solve them, the committee conducted a specific understanding and analysis of the use of pallets in China. This work is conducive to strengthening coordination and guidance of the pallet industry, It also provides valuable information and suggestions for logistics management departments and related enterprises.
(1) Material of existing pallets
The preliminary investigation by the Pallet Professional Committee of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing shows that China currently has about 50-70 million pallets of various types, with an annual increase in production of about 20 million pallets. Among them, wooden flat pallets account for about 90%, plastic flat pallets account for 8%, and steel pallets, composite material pallets, and paper pallets account for a total of 2%. Composite flat pallets and plastic pallets have a higher proportion of rise.
(2) The standards of Chinese pallets and the main specifications of existing pallets
Currently, the specifications of pallets in China are quite chaotic. In addition to the use of 800 mm x 1000 mm and 500mm~800 mm pallets specified in JB3003-81 in the mechanical industry system, in 1996, the Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport of China proposed to adopt ISO6780:1988 "Main dimensions and tolerances of general flat pallets for intermodal transportation" as the national standard for pallets in China. In the future, the former National Technical Supervision Bureau approved and published this equivalent standard under the GB/T2934-1996 standard series number, which includes four tray specifications: 1200mm x 1000mm, 1200mm x 800mm, 1140mm x 1140mm, and 1219mm x 1016mm. The standard selection for pallets in China is 1000x1200 and 1100x1100.
In addition, regarding pallet standards, China also has national standards such as GB/T3716-2000 pallet terminology, GB/T 16470-1996 pallet packaging, GB/T15234-1994 plastic flat pallets, GB/T4995-1996 performance requirements for general flat pallets for intermodal transportation, and GB/T4996-1996 test methods for general flat pallets for intermodal transportation. Not only that, Japanese and Korean enterprises in China also extensively use pallets with a size of 1100mm x 1100mm.