Pallets for sale

Start with the size. 48x40 is the standard North American size, so it is the default; anything else is a different request. Then the grade. Grade A has no repairs. Grade B has been repaired with replaced boards, plates, plugs or a companion stringer, and ships fine but should not be priced like an A.

Then the count and how often. A one-time buy and a weekly supply are planned differently. Last, how the delivery gets in: a dock door, a yard, or a loading zone.

• Size. See pallet sizes and the 48x40 page.
• Type. Block pallets enter from four sides. Stringer pallets enter from two unless the stringers are notched.
• Grade. The grading guide shows each grade with its paint stripe.
• Treatment. Export means heat-treated and stamped. See the stamp guide.

We do not sell liquidation or return-merchandise pallets. This is wooden shipping pallets, not the goods on them. We also do not sell blue CHEP or red PECO pallets, which are rented and belong to the pooling company.

No prices appear on these pages. A price depends on size, grade, count and delivery, and we state it only after we have read your request.

A buyer picks on three questions: how much variation the dock can tolerate, whether the pallet must cross a border and how long the pallet has to last. Variation-tolerant, domestic and short-lived points to used stock. Variation-averse points to combo. Cross-border points to heat-treated. Long-lived and spec-driven points to new.

Buyers here are docks, plants and exporters, not liquidation shoppers. A food and beverage plant wants a steady supply of clean, dry 48x40 each week. A distribution center wants graded A or B back after sending a mixed load out. An exporter wants heat-treated pallets with the mark for each container. A small business wants a few for a one-off shipment.

Each of those is a different page below, because the grade, the treatment and the quantity change what we can say.

• The size you need, and whether anything but 48x40 is acceptable.
• The grade you will take, from Grade A without repairs to Grade B with repaired stringers.
• Whether the pallets must be heat treated and stamped for export.
• How many at once, and how often.

Buyers often name a grade and leave out the size, or ask for a stamp and leave out the grade. They are three separate choices. Size is a matter of your racks, trailers and conveyors. Grade is a matter of appearance and repair. Treatment is a matter of where the pallet is going. A request that names all three gets the quickest honest answer.

If you are unsure about one, say so. A plain description of the freight and the equipment is enough for us to work out the rest.

• Used pallets: Grade A and B, and how they differ.
• Heat-treated pallets: export marks and what they mean.
• New and combo pallets: custom sizes and mixed builds.
• Plastic pallets and truckloads.

A used Grade B pallet is the lowest-cost path to a working pallet and suits domestic freight that stays on a dock. A new or combo pallet is built to a size you choose and suits a product that needs a specific footprint. A heat-treated pallet is the only choice for many overseas shipments. Mixing them in one order is normal; just say which is which.

Before anyone could name a figure, two things have to be known: what is in stock that matches, and what it costs to move it to your door. Neither is fixed. Stock arrives in lots, and distance, access and timing change the haul. That is why this site publishes no catalog price and why every answer starts with a question or two about the order.

This is not a marketplace of retail overstock, not a salvage auction and not a manufacturer. It is a desk that reads pallet loads, matches them to docks that use them and says when a match is poor. Buyers hunting for liquidation lots of goods will find nothing here.

Some buyers need a paper trail: where a pallet came from, whether it was treated and who certified it. Ask what paperwork exists before you order. A pallet with a clear mark and a note about its source is easier to defend at a border or an audit than one with neither.

A plant that wants the same pallet every Monday is planning supply, not shopping. Say so and give the weekly count. Whether a standing arrangement is realistic depends on supply, and each order may have to be confirmed separately.

Where do I buy pallets near me?

Send us the size, grade and count. We sell graded used, combo, new and heat-treated pallets to docks in DC, suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia.

Can I buy mixed sizes?

You can ask. A mixed load is read by size and grade first. If you need one size in volume, say so; supply depends on what is available.