# item.guide
Side-by-Side Comparison Plug Types

Type C vs. Type E

Comparing 2 standards across 5 specifications. 4 key differences identified.

Comparing:
Type C
Type E
Type C →

Type C, the "Europlug," is the most widely accepted plug in the world by country count -- 2 round, slightly tapered pins, ungrounded, rated just 2.5A/250V. Its flexible pins give it a secure friction-fit in sockets built for several other, larger round-pin standards.

View full Type C spec sheet →
Type E →

Type E is the French/Belgian standard -- unusually, its round grounding pin is fixed in the socket, not the plug. It's used across France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia, and Czechia, and a hybrid CEE 7/7 plug design bridges it with the incompatible German Type F.

View full Type E spec sheet →

Specification Comparison Table

5 Parameters
Parameter / Spec
Type C
Type E
Pin Count
2 round pins, 4mm diameter, tapered/flexible 2 round power pins; earth pin projects from the socket, not the plug
Rated Current
2.5 A 16 A
Rated Voltage
250 V 250 V
Grounded
No Yes (mandatory)
Common Regions
Most of continental Europe, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia, South Korea, and more France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia

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