Pallet container system

A pallet system comprising:

• a plurality of boxes sized and configured to fit on a standardized air cargo pallet, each box including:
• a plurality of sides interconnected to define an interior space;
• a lid pivotably connected to at least one of the sides, the lid defining a top of the box;
• a base connected to the plurality of sides of the box;
• a portion of the base of the box comprising a handle, the handle having a structure being configured for selective extension in a sliding movement in a direction away from the box from a first position to an operative position by which the box can be lifted and moved and the handle being configured for selective retraction in a sliding movement in a direction towards the box from the operative position to the first position;
• the lid comprising a recessed area having a closed perimeter formed by a raised portion of the lid and designed to receive the portion of the base including the handle of a like box for nesting when the base of the like box is stacked on top of the lid of the box thereby mitigating against unintended slippage;
• at least one of the sides having a first latch element having a structure configured for mating with a corresponding structure of a corresponding second latch element of a like box disposed adjacent to the box in a side by side orientation on the pallet for fastening the box to the like box;
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• at least one of the sides having a second latch element having a structure configured for mating with a corresponding structure of a corresponding first latch element of a like box disposed adjacent to the box in a back to back orientation on the pallet for fastening the box to the like box.