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How many 500 × 300 × 300 mm cartons fit on a EUR pallet?

15 cartons of 500 × 300 × 300 mm fit on a EUR pallet (1200 × 800 mm): 5 cartons per layer, 3 layers within a 1200 mm stack height including the pallet.

Per layer

5

Layers

3

Total cartons

15

Stack height

1044 mm

Deck used

78.1%

Best pattern: Split-Row Interlock

Cartons sit in mixed orientations, the pattern combines both directions. Most rows face one way and the remaining strip is turned 90°, so layers can be mirrored and lock together like brickwork.

Why this pattern here: Straight rows of 500 × 300 mm leave a strip of deck unused, and that strip is wide enough for cartons turned 90°. Splitting the layer this way fits 5 per layer and lets alternating layers mirror and interlock.

Layer diagram: 5 cartons of 500 × 300 × 300 mm per layer on a EUR pallet, Split-Row Interlock pattern image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.11.1, https://matplotlib.org/
Layers 1, 3 · 5 ctn · computed layer diagram, EUR pallet (1200 × 800 mm)

Pattern comparison

PatternCartons per layer
Grid4
Split-Row InterlockBest5
Pinwheel4

Here the split-row interlock fits 5 of these 500 × 300 mm cartons per layer, where a plain grid manages 4 and a pinwheel 4. Turning one strip of the layer 90° covers 78.1% of the deck footprint, and because alternating layers are mirrored, the load interlocks like brickwork. 3 layers reach 1044 mm including the 144 mm pallet deck.

Prefer stability? The split-row interlock alternative

The maximum-load layout above leaves 2 of its 5 cartons per layer stacked in unbonded columns, a carton bonded to only one below rides the stack as a free tower held by wrap alone. If stability matters more than count: a split-row interlock fits 4 of these 500 × 300 mm cartons per layer, 1 fewer, and every carton rests across at least two cartons below, so the layers interlock like brickwork. 12 cartons per pallet at 1044 mm, using 62.5% of the deck.

Stability alternative: 4 cartons of 500 × 300 × 300 mm per layer, Split-Row Interlock pattern image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.11.1, https://matplotlib.org/
Layers 1, 3 · 4 ctn · Split-Row Interlock alternative, computed layout

These figures assume the height limit binds at 1200 mm. Weight is not shown here because it depends on the actual carton weight, the interactive calculator also enforces a max payload per pallet.

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Computed by the PalletTool engine, the same deterministic solver behind the free calculator. Published by Eastwest Medico ApS, Copenhagen, a company that loads real pallets for humanitarian shipments. Not AI-written text, every number on this page comes from the computation above.

Last computed: July 25, 2026