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Plug & Socket Types

There are 15 types of electrical plugs and sockets used worldwide, labeled A through K. The document provides details on each type, including which countries commonly use it, the number of pins, grounding, amperage rating, and voltage range. Clicking links provides maps and lists with more country-specific information.

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Plug & Socket Types

There are 15 types of electrical plugs and sockets used worldwide, labeled A through K. The document provides details on each type, including which countries commonly use it, the number of pins, grounding, amperage rating, and voltage range. Clicking links provides maps and lists with more country-specific information.

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Plug & socket types

Last updated: 16 March 2021

Plug & socket types around the world


There are currently 15 types of domestic electrical outlet plugs in use worldwide, each of
which has been assigned a letter by the US Department of Commerce International Trade
Administration (ITA), starting with A and moving through the alphabet. These letters are
completely arbitrary: they don’t actually mandate anything.

Click here for a global map showing the spread of the di erent plug types used around the
world.

Click here for a detailed list of the countries of the world with their respective plug and outlet
types, voltage and frequency.


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Type A
 mainly used in the USA, Canada, Mexico & Japan
 2 pins
 not grounded
 15 A
 almost always 100 – 127 V
 socket compatible with plug type A 
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Electricity Cars Other Contact English 

Type B
 mainly used in the USA, Canada & Mexico
 3 pins
 grounded
 15 A
 almost always 100 – 127 V
 socket compatible with plug types A & B

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Type C
 commonly used in Europe, South America & Asia
 2 pins
 not grounded

 2.5 A, 10 A & 16 A
 l l 220 240 V
 almost always 220 – 240 V
 socket compatible with plug type C
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Type D

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 mainly used in India
 3 pins
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 grounded
 5A
 220 – 240 V
 socket compatible with plug type D (partial and unsafe compatibility with C, E & F)

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Type E
 primarily used in France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia & Czechia
 2 pins
 grounded
 16 A
 220 – 240 V
 socket compatible with plug types C, E & F


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Electricity Cars Other Contact English 

Type F
 used almost everywhere in Europe & Russia, except for the UK & Ireland
 2 pins
 grounded
 16 A
 220 – 240 V
 socket compatible with plug types C, E & F

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Type G
 mainly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Malaysia, Singapore & the
Arabian Peninsula
 3 pins
 grounded
 13 A
 220 – 240 V 
 socket compatible with plug type G

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Type H
 used exclusively in Israel, the West Bank & the Gaza Strip
 3 pins
 grounded
 16 A
 220 – 240 V
 socket compatible with plug types C & H (partial and unsafe compatibility with E & F)

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Electricity Cars Other Contact English 

Type I
 mainly used in Australia, New Zealand, China & Argentina
 2 or 3 pins
 2 pins: not grounded / 3 pins: grounded
 10 A
 220 – 240 V
 socket compatible with plug type I

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Type J
 used almost exclusively in Switzerland & Liechtenstein
 3 pins
 grounded
 10 A
 220 – 240 V
 socket compatible with plug types C & J 
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Electricity Cars Other Contact English 

Type K
 used almost exclusively in Denmark & Greenland
 3 pins
 grounded
 16 A
 220 – 240 V
 socket compatible with plug types C & K (partial and unsafe compatibility with E & F)

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Type L
 used almost exclusively in Italy & Chile
 3 pins
 grounded
 10 A & 16 A
 220 – 240 V
 10 A socket compatible with plug types C & L (10 A version)

 16 A socket compatible with plug type L (16 A version)

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