How many 400 × 300 × 120 mm cartons fit on a Standard pallet?

72 cartons of 400 × 300 × 120 mm fit on a Standard pallet (1200 × 1000 mm): 9 cartons per layer, 8 layers within a 1200 mm stack height including the pallet.

Best pattern: Grid

Cartons sit lengthwise, long side along the pallet's length. All cartons face the same way in straight rows and columns, like a spreadsheet.

Why this pattern here: 400 and 300 mm divide the 1200 × 1000 mm deck cleanly enough that plain rows already fit 9 per layer, so no rotated or interlocked arrangement can beat the simple grid here.

Pattern comparison

A plain grid is the honest winner for the 400 × 300 mm footprint: 9 cartons per layer, against 8 split-row and 4 pinwheel arrangement. The rows cover 90% of the deck footprint, and 8 layers bring the stack to 1110 mm including the 150 mm pallet deck. One caveat: a grid has no interlock of its own, its layers sit in independent columns held by wrap and friction.

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.

Same carton on other pallets

• 400 × 300 × 120 mm on a EUR pallet (64 cartons)

Nearby carton sizes on the Standard pallet

• 400 × 300 × 100 mm (90 cartons)
• 400 × 300 × 150 mm (63 cartons)
• 400 × 300 × 200 mm (45 cartons)
• 400 × 300 × 250 mm (36 cartons)
• 400 × 200 × 150 mm (105 cartons)
• 350 × 250 × 150 mm (91 cartons)