ISPM-15 Certified Wood Shipping Crates

A shipping crate is a protective wood packaging structure designed to secure products during transport and handling. Palleton builds custom crates for machinery, equipment, fragile goods, high-value products, oversized loads, and irregular items. Designs may include reinforced construction, padding, bracing, and climate-control options based on the product and shipping requirements.

Yes. Export-grade crates can receive ISPM-15 heat treatment and marking when qualifying solid wood packaging is used for international shipping. ISPM-15 treatment helps address the risk of transporting insects, fungi, disease, and other harmful organisms across borders. Palleton can review the shipment requirements and specify an appropriate export crate design.

ISPM-15 is an international plant-health requirement for qualifying solid wood packaging used in export shipments. The wood must be heat treated or fumigated and marked according to the standard. Palleton states that its qualifying crates can receive heat treatment reaching a minimum wood core temperature of 140 degrees for at least 30 minutes, along with the required marking.

Yes. Palleton offers custom dimensions for irregular, fragile, high-value, oversized, and heavy-duty loads. Reinforced construction is engineered for structural integrity and load capacity, while the design process considers customer-provided weight specifications, product characteristics, and shipping requirements. Padding, bracing, and other protective options may also be incorporated.

Available material options include new hardwood, new softwood, combination lumber, recycled wood, and combinations of new and recycled lumber. The appropriate selection depends on the product, required protection, shipping conditions, and crate design. Palleton can evaluate these factors and develop specifications for customer review before construction.

Yes. Palleton offers prototype crates and full-scale production programs for ongoing needs. Its support includes custom crate engineering and design, evaluation of product and weight specifications, detailed specifications, sample crates for customer approval, production scheduling, delivery coordination, construction, and quality inspection.