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

Type E vs. Type H

Comparing 2 standards across 5 specifications. 3 key differences identified.

Comparing:
Type E
Type H
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 →
Type H →

Type H is Israel's own standard, used almost nowhere else -- one of the most geographically limited plug types in the world. A 1989 round-pin revision replaced the original flat-pin design, and modern sockets accept both, plus the ungrounded Europlug.

View full Type H spec sheet →

Specification Comparison Table

5 Parameters
Parameter / Spec
Type E
Type H
Pin Count
2 round power pins; earth pin projects from the socket, not the plug 3 pins, Y-shaped arrangement (older: flat; 1989 revision: round, same positions)
Rated Current
16 A 16 A
Rated Voltage
250 V 250 V
Grounded
Yes (mandatory) Yes
Common Regions
France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip only

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