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Type E plug and socket
Two round 4.8 mm pins and a hole for the socket earth pin. Earthed. Rated 16 A. Used in France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Morocco, Tunisia.
Two 4.8 mm round pins with a hole that receives the earth pin projecting from the socket. Modern CEE 7/7 plugs fit both Type E and Type F sockets.
Plugs that fit a Type E socket
Sockets a Type E plug fits
Type E, Type F; and Type K without an earth connection.
Countries that use Type E (40)
- Belgium 230 V
- Benin 230 V
- Burkina Faso 230 V
- Burundi 230 V
- Cameroon 230 V
- Central African Republic 230 V
- Chad 230 V
- Comoros 230 V
- Czech Republic 230 V
- Djibouti 230 V
- DR Congo 230 V
- Equatorial Guinea 230 V
- Faroe Islands 230 V
- France 230 V
- French Guiana 230 V
- Gabon 230 V
- Greenland 230 V
- Guadeloupe 230 V
- Ivory Coast 230 V
- Laos 230 V
- Madagascar 230 V
- Mali 230 V
- Martinique 230 V
- Mauritania 230 V
- Mauritius 230 V
- Monaco 230 V
- Mongolia 230 V
- Morocco 230 V
- Niger 230 V
- Poland 230 V
- Republic of the Congo 230 V
- Réunion 230 V
- Rwanda 230 V
- Saint Martin 230 V
- Senegal 230 V
- Slovakia 230 V
- Syria 230 V
- Timor-Leste 230 V
- Togo 230 V
- Tunisia 230 V
Also reported occasionally in: Canada, Denmark, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States, Uzbekistan.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Type E plug?
Two 4.8 mm round pins with a hole that receives the earth pin projecting from the socket. Modern CEE 7/7 plugs fit both Type E and Type F sockets.
Which countries use Type E?
40 countries and territories: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Czech Republic, Djibouti, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Faroe Islands, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Ivory Coast, Laos, Madagascar, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Poland, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Rwanda, Saint Martin, Senegal, Slovakia, Syria, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia.
What plugs fit a Type E socket?
Type C, Type E, Type F; Type K plugs go in but are not earthed.