The pallet container (1) for transport and storage of liquids comprises a collapsible outer jacket (2) of a metal latticework, detachably mounted on a pallet (12), and a foldable supporting insert (5) for the thin-walled plastic inner container (6), this insert being in contact with the outer jacket (2). The plastic inner container (6) consists of a rigid, dimensionally stable bottom section and a flexible top section that can be inverted into the bottom section for stacking and shipping purposes. The pallet container (1) can be readily and quickly disassembled for empty shipping purposes and can be composed into a space-saving transport unit. Without the plastic inner container (6), the pallet container (1) can be utilized for the shipping and storage of piece goods and semifinished products of various kinds.