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Flat container

Loadable platform having no superstructure whatsoever but having the same length and width as the base of a container and equipped with top and bottom corner fittings. This is an alternative term used for certain types of specific purpose containers – namely platform containers and platform-based containers with incomplete structures. Also referred to as ‘flat’
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Glossary
Context
EU Policy
Origin document

Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026

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