Large and oversize pallets for sale
Large and oversize pallets are pallets bigger than the 1200 x 1000 mm UK standard footprint, including long pallets from 1800 to 3000 mm, double pallets such as 2400 x 1200 mm and wider builds to your drawing. We supply them new to your size, or used when your size is in, delivered across the UK.
Every quote names the exact size, new or used, and the delivered price.
Large pallet specification
A large pallet is any pallet longer or wider than 1200 x 1000 mm, most often built 1800 to 3000 mm long, on blocks, runners or a perimeter base, with two-way or four-way entry.
- Dimensions
- Longer or wider than 1200 x 1000 mm (120 x 100 cm), the UK standard footprint
- Lengths quoted most often
- 1800, 2000, 2400 and 3000 mm (180 to 300 cm)
- Width
- 800, 1000 or 1200 mm, or any width to your drawing
- Height
- Built to your fork, rack or conveyor clearance
- Base
- Blocks, runners or a perimeter base
- Entry
- Two-way or four-way, set by the side your forks enter
- Deck
- Open boarded, close boarded or a plywood top
- Timber
- Softwood as standard; hardwood on request
- Typical uses
- Pipe, steel sections, doors, panels, plasterboard and machinery
- Condition
- New, built to your size, or used when your size is in
- Heat treatment
- On request, with the ISPM 15 mark
No construction standard covers these sizes. BS EN 13698-1 and BS EN 13698-2 set the build of the 1200 x 800 mm and 1200 x 1000 mm pallets only, so every large pallet is built to the order, and the quote writes that build down.
Long, double and extra large pallet sizes
Large pallets come in three size families, long, double, and extra large or wide, each built to the length of the goods it carries.
| Size | Footprints quoted most often | Carries |
|---|---|---|
| Long | 1800 x 1200, 2100 x 1000, 2400 x 800 and 3000 x 1200 mm | Pipe, steel sections, doors and panels |
| Double | 2000 x 1200 and 2400 x 1200 mm | Plasterboard and other long boards |
| Extra large or wide | Any length and width to your drawing | Machinery and odd-shaped goods |
A long load goes on a pallet as long as the goods, so the ends are carried by the deck instead of hanging past it. A size outside these rows is quoted the same way, so send the length and width of the goods.
New and used large pallets
We sell large pallets new, built to your size, or used when a pallet in your size comes in.
- New
- Built to your length, width and height; the quote states the build
- Used
- Sold when your size is in; the quote names the size and condition
- Regular orders
- Built from the specification we keep on file
Used sizes change from week to week, so the quote says whether a used pallet is in for your size and prices a new build beside it. Used large pallets are not graded A, B or C.
Handling, racking and loading oversize pallets
An oversize pallet is built around four handling questions, the side your forks enter, the reach of your forks, the racking it goes into and the space to unload it.
- Fork entry
- The side your forklift or pallet truck enters, long or short; it sets two-way or four-way entry and where the blocks or runners go
- Fork reach
- The length of your forks, or whether you use fork extensions, against the depth of the pallet
- Racking
- The rack type and beam spacing, or floor stacking, named on the quote
- Unloading
- Side access for a curtain-sider and a forklift on site, or a vehicle planned without one
A perimeter base sits flush and suits racking best, so ask for one if your long pallets go into a rack. How the load sits on the deck, spread out or on points, decides the bearers underneath; that and the other load facts are set out under bespoke pallets.
Heat treated oversize pallets for export
Yes, we supply oversize pallets heat treated and carrying the ISPM 15 mark, when you ask for it on the quote, for export loads and for loads from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Ask before the build. A treated and marked pallet keeps its mark only while it is not repaired, remanufactured or otherwise altered, according to the IPPC's ISPM 15 standard, so a long pallet cut down or extended after treatment is no longer covered by its mark. A legible ISPM 15 mark replaces a phytosanitary certificate, and a certificate cannot replace the mark, according to GOV.UK. Treatment and marking for every size are set out under heat treated pallets.
Large pallet delivery and price
Large pallets are priced per order, with the pallets and delivery to your postcode in one figure, and there is no minimum order.
- Your postcode
- Sets the delivery price and the day we can deliver
- Minimum order
- No minimum order; one pallet, a short run or a full load
- Lead time
- New large pallets usually 2 to 5 working days; for used large pallets the quote gives the date
- Vehicle
- A standard 13.6 m trailer is about 2.45 m wide inside, so 2400 mm pallets load across it and 3000 mm pallets load lengthways. Full loads arrive on a curtain-sider for forklift offload, and we plan the vehicle if you have no forklift on site
- Price follows
- The size, new or used, heat treatment, the number of pallets and the delivery distance
A large pallet costs more than a standard 1200 x 1000 mm pallet, because it takes more timber and is built or sourced to order.
Areas, vehicles and lead times for every order are on our pallet delivery page.
Get a large pallet quote
A large pallet quote names the size, the condition and the delivered price, so tell us the size, how many, new or used, the load, how you handle it and where it goes.
- Sizelength, width and any height limit, in mm
- Quantityone pallet, a run or a regular order
- Conditionnew, used or either
- Loadwhat goes on the pallet and its weight
- Handlingfork entry side, fork length and any racking
- Deliverypostcode, the date you need them and any access limits
Square and other bespoke pallets
Square and other bespoke pallets are built to the same brief as a large pallet, using your size, your load and your handling.
For a load that needs its deck, base, fixings and timber designed from the start, begin with our bespoke and custom pallets. For square footprints such as 1100 x 1100 to 1200 x 1200 mm, see square pallets.
Large pallet FAQs
What is the biggest pallet size?
No standard sets a biggest pallet size. The largest of the six ISO 6780 sizes, by area, is 1165 x 1165 mm. The practical limit is the side loaded across a standard 13.6 m trailer, which is about 2.45 m.
What is a double pallet?
A double pallet is the trade's name for a pallet about twice a standard length, such as 2000 x 1200 or 2400 x 1200 mm, for plasterboard and long goods. No standard defines it; the quote states the size.
How much weight can a large pallet carry?
No published rating covers large pallets. Under ISO 8611-2, a pallet's nominal load is a test value, not a payload rating. Tell us the weight and how it sits on the deck, and the build follows it.
Do oversize pallets fit on a standard lorry?
Yes, up to about 2.45 m across, the inside width of a standard 13.6 m trailer. A 2400 mm pallet loads across the trailer and a 3000 mm pallet lengthways, taking 3 m of the 13.6 m deck. Tell us the size, and we plan the vehicle.
