Dolav and plastic pallet boxes
1200 x 1000 mm, about 610 litres
A rigid plastic pallet box (Dolav-type) is a one-piece moulded box on skids or feet that washes clean, with solid or vented sides.
See Dolav boxes and plastic pallet boxes →
Wooden pallet boxes for sale
A wooden pallet box is a timber box built on a pallet base, so a forklift lifts it full. We supply them built from hinged collars on 1200 x 1000, 1200 x 800 and 800 x 600 mm pallets, or with fixed sides to your size. They come new or used, heat treated for export on request and delivered across the UK.
On a collar-built box, the number of collars sets the height, and a plywood lid closes the top. Every quote names the build, the base pallet and the delivered price.
Wooden pallet box specification
Our wooden pallet box comes in two builds, with hinged softwood collars stacked on a 1200 x 1000, 1200 x 800 or 800 x 600 mm pallet or fixed plywood or timber sides built to order.
- Builds
- Collar-built, or fixed sides built to order
- Footprints
- 1200 x 1000, 1200 x 800 and 800 x 600 mm collar-built; any size with fixed sides
- Collar height
- 195 to 200 mm a collar, stacked to the height you need
- Hinges
- 4 or 6 galvanised hinges a collar
- Inside size
- About 1160 x 960, 1160 x 760 and 760 x 560 mm with 20 mm boards
- Fixed sides
- Solid plywood or open slatted timber
- Base and entry
- The pallet underneath, or timber fork-lift supports; forklift entry, and pallet truck entry on a pallet base
- Lid
- Plywood lid on request
- Condition
- New; collar-built boxes also from used collars
- Export
- Heat treated and marked to ISPM 15 on request
- Typical uses
- Potato and produce storage; warehouse and removal storage; loose or awkward goods moved on a pallet; returns with the collars folded
Collar heights, hinge counts and board thickness follow supplier listings, not a standard, because no standards body sets collar dimensions. Every collar size and height is on our pallet collars page. For potato stores, BS 7611:1992 is the British Standard for potato storage boxes handled by forklift, according to BSI; tell us on the quote if your boxes must meet it.
Which wooden pallet box suits your load, collar-built or fixed sides?
A collar-built wooden pallet box suits your load when the height changes from load to load or the empty boxes travel back flat, and a fixed-side box suits it when the goods need a size no pallet has.
| Feature | Collar-built | Fixed sides |
|---|---|---|
| Build | Hinged softwood collars stacked on a pallet | Plywood or timber walls fixed to a base |
| Size | 1200 x 1000, 1200 x 800 or 800 x 600 mm | Built to the inside size your goods need |
| Height | Add a collar or lift one off | Set when the box is built |
| Sides | Solid softwood boards | Solid plywood or open slatted timber; a bolted side door on request |
| When empty | Collars fold flat on the pallet | Stays rigid |
| Suits | Mixed loads, closed-loop returns, short-term storage | Odd sizes, produce stores, tall storage |
A fixed-side box arrives assembled or flat packed, and a collar-built box arrives with its collars folded on the base pallets. If the goods must be closed on all six sides for export or heavy freight, a case built around them is the better fit, and those are on our wooden crates page.
Wooden pallet box sizes and heights
Wooden pallet boxes come in 1200 x 1000, 1200 x 800 and 800 x 600 mm, and a collar-built box stands at its pallet's height plus each collar of about 200 mm.
| Footprint | Base pallet | 2 collars | 3 collars | 4 collars | Outside volume per collar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 x 1000 mm | EPAL 2, 162 mm | 562 mm | 762 mm | 962 mm | 0.24 m³ (240 litres) |
| 1200 x 800 mm | EPAL Euro pallet, 144 mm | 544 mm | 744 mm | 944 mm | 0.192 m³ (192 litres) |
| 800 x 600 mm | EPAL 6, 144 mm | 544 mm | 744 mm | 944 mm | 0.096 m³ (96 litres) |
A UK standard pallet of another build changes the base figure. For a fixed-side box, measure the goods and send the inside size you need, with the largest outside size your racking, doorway or lorry allows.
New and used wooden pallet boxes
We supply wooden pallet boxes new in both builds, and collar-built from used collars when the load stays in Great Britain.
- New
- Clean softwood or plywood, fresh hinges, no old labels
- Used collars
- Checked by us for sound boards and working hinges; old marks may show
- Fixed sides
- New only, built to order
Used collars can stand on new or used base pallets. The full range of second-hand collars, in all three sizes, is under used pallet collars.
Do wooden pallet boxes need ISPM 15 for export?
Yes. Wooden pallet boxes for export need ISPM 15 heat treatment and a legible mark on every solid-wood part, because GOV.UK names "box pallets" and "pallet collars" in the rules, including loads from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
- Collar-built
- Collars and base pallet heat treated and marked
- Fixed sides
- Plywood panels exempt as processed wood; timber frame, battens and base treated and marked
- Lid
- Plywood lid exempt
Heat treatment means 56°C at the core for at least 30 minutes, through the whole profile. A legible mark removes the need for a phytosanitary certificate, and a certificate cannot replace the mark. Wood packaging that fails ISPM 15 "could be rejected or destroyed", according to GOV.UK. Tick the export box on the quote and the collars come as heat-treated pallet collars, on a marked base pallet.
Wooden pallet box delivery and price
Wooden pallet boxes are priced per order, with delivery included in the quoted figure, and there is no minimum order.
- Area
- Any UK site a lorry can reach
- Minimum order
- None, from one box to a full load
- Lead time
- Stock collar-built boxes usually 1 to 3 working days; fixed-side boxes are built to order, usually 2 to 5 working days. The date is confirmed on every quote
- Delivered
- Collars folded on their base pallets; fixed-side boxes assembled or flat packed
- Unloading
- Tell us whether there is a forklift on site, so the delivery is planned around it
- Price follows
- The build, the footprint, the number of collars, new or used, the lid, heat treatment and the delivery distance
Get a wooden pallet box quote
A wooden pallet box quote is priced to your postcode, with the boxes and delivery in one figure, so tell us the build, the size, how many boxes and where they are going.
- Buildcollar-built or fixed sides
- Sizethe footprint, or the inside size for a fixed-side box
- Quantityboxes, and collars per box
- Lid and exporta plywood lid, and ISPM 15 marking if the boxes leave Great Britain
- Deliverypostcode, the date you need them and any access limits
More pallet boxes for sale
Every pallet box we supply sits on a pallet footprint, and the material sets the difference between them.
Cardboard pallet boxes
1200 x 1000, 1200 x 800, 1000 x 1000 and 800 x 600 mm
A cardboard pallet box is a corrugated sleeve and cap fixed on a pallet, used one way and recycled at the far end.
See cardboard pallet boxes →All box types, with their sizes, loads and lids side by side, are on our pallet boxes for sale page. If the goods need no walls at all, see plastic pallets for sale.
Wooden pallet box FAQs
What is a wooden pallet box?
A wooden pallet box is a timber box on a pallet base, built from hinged collars stacked on a pallet or with fixed plywood or timber sides, so a forklift lifts it full.
Is a wooden pallet box the same as a wooden crate?
No. A wooden pallet box is filled from the top and lifted on its pallet base, while a wooden crate is a case closed around the goods on all six sides, and a pallet box takes a lid on request.
Do wooden pallet boxes come with lids?
Yes. A plywood lid closes a collar-built box at whatever height the top collar sits, and fixed-side boxes are built open-topped or with a lid. Choose the lid on the quote form.
