45 x 45 plastic pallets, by the trailer
45 x 45
- Inches
- 45.0 x 45.0
- Millimetres
- 1,143 x 1,143
- Deck area
- 14.06 sq ft
- Typical use
- CP9 chemical standard
- Example
- STK 754, 3,100 lb dyn., 6,300 lb static
The 45 x 45 in pallet, 1140 x 1140 mm, is the CP9 chemical standard. It carries bags, boxes and drums, and the dossier lists container cubing among its uses.
It is a square footprint with a published example: the dossier lists STK 754 at 3,100 lb dynamic and 6,300 lb static. Those are one model's figures, not a size-wide rule.
Where the 45 x 45 is used
Chemical and bagged-goods docks, and exporters who care about container cubing. Nelson describes it as the CP9 chemical standard.
The footprint, worked out
The 45 x 45 figures below are arithmetic on the footprint (45.0 by 45.0 in), not a maker's claim. Inches convert to millimetres at 25.4, deck area is length times width, and the comparison is against the 48 x 40 GMA at 1,920 sq in.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Nominal length x width, inches | 45.0 x 45.0 |
| Length x width, mm | 1,143 x 1,143 |
| Deck area | 2,025 sq in (14.06 sq ft) |
| Area against a 48 x 40 | 105.5 percent |
| Corner to corner | 63.6 in |
| Long side over short side | 1.00 |
At 45 in square it is smaller than a 48 x 48 and larger than a 43 x 43. The published example has a static rating of 6,300 lb, much lower than the 30,000 lb of the 48 x 48 stackable above, so do not assume a size carries a rating.
Next to its closest footprints
| Footprint | Deck area | Compared with this one |
|---|---|---|
| 48 x 40 | 1,920 sq in | 94.8 percent of this footprint |
| 48 x 45 | 2,160 sq in | 106.7 percent of this footprint |
| 1100 x 1100 mm | 1,876 sq in | 92.6 percent of this footprint |
| 1200 x 1000 mm | 1,860 sq in | 91.9 percent of this footprint |
Nominal sizes round. A pallet sold as 45 x 45 is 1140 mm square, which is 44.9 in; check the tolerance on the maker's sheet if you are tight on a rack opening.
What to settle before the order
- Which CP group your product ships under, if any.
- Static load of the bottom pallet in a stack of bags or boxes.
- Whether the pallet will be exported, which may favour a light one-way design.
- Entry type and whether a cruciform base is wanted.
- Resin and colourant papers if the product is food or pharma.
Container cubing is arithmetic on your own load plan; ask for it as a line in the quote, not as a promise.
All sixteen footprints against the 45 x 45
The table sets every other footprint on this site against the 45 x 45, whose deck is 2,025 sq in. A figure under 100 percent means the other deck is smaller. The last column is the plain difference in area, which is what a lift truck driver would call extra or missing deck.
| Footprint | Deck area, sq in | Against the 45 x 45 | Difference, sq in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 x 40 | 1,920 | 94.8% | -105 |
| 48 x 48 | 2,304 | 113.8% | +279 |
| 48 x 45 | 2,160 | 106.7% | +135 |
| 43 x 43 | 1,849 | 91.3% | -176 |
| 42 x 42 | 1,764 | 87.1% | -261 |
| 40 x 40 | 1,600 | 79.0% | -425 |
| 36 x 36 | 1,296 | 64.0% | -729 |
| 48 x 32 Euro | 1,536 | 75.9% | -489 |
| 1200 x 1000 mm | 1,860 | 91.9% | -165 |
| 1200 x 1200 mm | 2,232 | 110.2% | +207 |
| 1100 x 1100 mm | 1,876 | 92.6% | -149 |
| 56 x 44 | 2,464 | 121.7% | +439 |
| 48 x 20 half | 960 | 47.4% | -1,065 |
| 40 x 24 half | 960 | 47.4% | -1,065 |
| 24 x 20 quarter | 480 | 23.7% | -1,545 |
Measure this on your own dock
Check the rack opening or the container cube you are planning for, in millimetres, because CP9 is written as 1140 x 1140 mm. At 44.9 in the pallet is 3.1 in short of a 48 in opening, which is room for a lift truck tine and not much more.
From request to trailer
- Send the ship-to. A delivery ZIP, a footprint and a quantity, in pallets or in trailers. If you do not know a rating, describe the load.
- We match a model. We pick a maker and model whose published static, dynamic and racking load fit the load, and say so when only one maker fits.
- You get a count. The quote carries the maker's own per-trailer figure where one is published, and says plainly where none is.
- Papers and delivery. For food or pharma we attach the resin and colourant documents. A standing supply repeats the same line on every order.
What a complete request carries
- The footprint, in inches or millimetres, and whether it is fixed by a rack bay or a container.
- How many pallets, or how many 53 ft trailers.
- The ratings the load needs: static for the stack, dynamic for the move, racking only if the pallet sits on beams.
- Food, pharma, chemical, automotive, warehouse or export use, which sets the papers.
- One load now, or a standing supply with the same line on every order.
- Where it goes and when, and anything marked on the pallet: colour, logo, RFID tag.
Terms on this page
- Static load
- Weight a pallet carries at rest, or the bottom pallet carries when stacked. The highest of the three ratings.
- Cruciform base
- Bottom with a cross-shaped member as well as a perimeter, for strength and automated handling.
- Stackable
- Loaded pallets can sit on top of each other, up to the static rating.
- CP9
- A chemical-industry pallet standard, 1140 x 1140 mm.
- Dynamic load
- Weight a pallet carries while moving on a forklift, pallet jack or conveyor.
- Racking load
- Weight a pallet carries bridging an open span in unsupported racking. Often the lowest rating.
- 4-way entry
- Forks or a jack can enter from all four sides.
- Nestable
- Empty pallets stack inside one another, cutting empty storage space by up to 75 percent.
- Closed loop
- Pallets that travel between known sites and come back, so they are never lost to a downstream user.
- Nest ratio
- How many empty pallets fit in the height of one.
Questions at the dock
What is CP9?
A chemical industry pallet standard, 45 x 45 in or 1140 x 1140 mm, per Nelson Company.
Is 45 x 45 the same as 1200 x 1200 mm?
No. 1200 mm is 47.2 in, so the 1200 x 1200 is larger.
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Last reviewed 2026-11-12.