Used plastic pallets
Used, 1200 x 1000 and 1200 x 800 mm
A used plastic pallet shows scuffs and marks from earlier use and suits storage and closed loops.
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Hygienic plastic pallets for sale
A hygienic plastic pallet is a plastic pallet with a closed, smooth deck and no nails, splinters or open cavities, so it washes down between loads. We sell them new in 1200 x 1000 and 1200 x 800 mm, delivered across the UK.
Choose three runners, five runners or nine feet, with a zone colour where you need one. Every quote names the exact model and the load figures its maker publishes.
Hygienic plastic pallet specification
A hygienic plastic pallet we sell has a closed, smooth deck on three runners, nine feet or, in 1200 x 1000 mm only, five runners, in 1200 x 1000 or 1200 x 800 mm, moulded in HDPE.
- Sizes
- 1200 x 1000 and 1200 x 800 mm; 800 x 600 mm quoted on request
- Base
- 1200 x 1000 mm with 3 or 5 runners, or 9 feet. 1200 x 800 mm with 3 runners or 9 feet
- Height
- About 130 to 160 mm, according to maker listings
- Deck
- Closed and smooth, with or without a raised rim on the edge
- Entry
- Four-way for a forklift on the models read; three-runner models also work with pallet trucks, according to maker listings
- Plastic
- HDPE, virgin in the colours and often recycled in black
- Colours
- Red, green, yellow or white for colour-coded zones
- Pallet weight
- About 13 to 23 kg, according to maker listings
- Loads
- Set out below, as makers publish them
- Condition
- New
- Typical uses
- Food and drink production, pharmaceutical and medical supply
- Export
- No ISPM 15 treatment or mark, as plastic pallets are exempt
The nine-foot models sit at the light, low end of the weight and height ranges, and the three-runner models at the heavy, high end. Every quote names the model, so you see its own height and weight before you order.
What makes a plastic pallet hygienic?
A plastic pallet is hygienic when its deck is closed and smooth, with no open cavities, nails or splinters where dirt and water collect, so it washes clean between loads.
- The top deck is closed and smooth, with no holes or pockets for dirt to lodge in.
- Most are moulded in one piece, so there are no nails to work loose and no timber to splinter.
- The underside has no upward-facing cavities, and some models close the bottom deck as well, so wash water drains off.
- The HDPE does not soak up water, so the pallet dries after washing.
A hygienic plastic pallet washes by hand lance or jet wash, or runs through a tunnel washer. Tell us the wash method, the temperature and the chemicals you use, and we match a model that takes them.
Hygienic plastic pallet bases in three runners, five runners and nine feet
Hygienic plastic pallets stand on three runners, five runners or nine feet, and the base sets how the pallet moves and stores.
| Base | Sizes | What it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Three runners | 1200 x 1000 and 1200 x 800 mm | Pallet trucks, floor stacking and some roller conveyors, matched to the rail spacing |
| Five runners | 1200 x 1000 mm | Floor stacking, with the load spread over more runners |
| Nine feet | 1200 x 1000 and 1200 x 800 mm | Forklifts from all four sides, at the lightest weight |
Runners spread the load on a warehouse floor, and some three-runner models carry a racking figure from their makers. Wooden and plastic pallets for beam racking are compared under rackable pallets.
How much weight can a hygienic plastic pallet hold?
A hygienic plastic pallet holds 4,000 to 5,000 kg standing still and 1,250 to 2,500 kg on a moving forklift, according to maker listings. Every quote names the exact model and the loads its maker publishes for it.
4,000 to 5,000 kgstatic load when stacked and standing still on a flat floor
1,250 to 2,500 kgdynamic load when moving on a forklift or pallet truck
Published for some three-runner modelsracking load on two beams, named on the quote
These figures are the range across the models listed by UK sellers, not a rating of ours.
Does the base change the load? Yes. Maker listings give three-runner 1200 x 1000 mm models 2,500 kg dynamic and a nine-foot 1200 x 800 mm model 1,250 kg.
Hygienic plastic pallet colours for colour-coded zones
Hygienic plastic pallets come in red, green, yellow or white for colour-coded zones, and sites give each zone its own colour, such as one for raw goods and another for high-care.
- Zone colours
- Red, green, yellow or white
- Other colours
- Quoted to order, with the date on the quote
The coloured models are moulded in virgin HDPE, and black is often recycled HDPE. With one colour per zone, staff see a pallet in the wrong area from across the floor.
Why hygienic plastic pallets are sold new
Hygienic plastic pallets are sold new, so the deck reaches your site unused, and used plastic pallets suit storage and closed loops where your hygiene rules allow them.
A new pallet has carried no earlier loads.
Hygienic plastic pallet delivery and price
We deliver hygienic plastic pallets to any UK site a lorry can reach, with no minimum order, from one pallet to a full load.
- Your postcode
- Sets the delivery price and the day
- Minimum order
- None, from one pallet to a full load
- Lead time
- Stock sizes usually 1 to 3 working days; the date is confirmed on every quote
- Unloading
- Tell us whether there is a forklift on site, so the delivery is planned around it
- Access
- Height limits, booking-in times or a loading bay
- Price follows
- The base, the size, the colour, the number of pallets and the delivery distance
Does a hygienic plastic pallet weigh more than a nestable one? Yes, about 13 to 23 kg against 5 to 11 kg for a nestable 1200 x 1000 mm pallet, according to maker listings, and the quote prices the model you choose.
Get a hygienic plastic pallet quote
A hygienic plastic pallet quote is priced to your postcode, with the pallets and delivery in one figure, so tell us the base, the size, the colour, how many pallets you need and how you wash them.
- Basethree runners, five runners or nine feet
- Size1200 x 1000, 1200 x 800 mm or another size
- Coloura zone colour, if you need one
- Quantitya one-off order or a regular delivery
- Washthe method, the temperature and the chemicals
- Deliverypostcode, the date you need them and any access limits
More plastic pallets for sale
Hygienic plastic pallets sit beside five other plastic ranges, split by condition, size and base.
Plastic euro pallets
1200 x 800 mm
A plastic euro pallet takes the 1200 x 800 mm Euro footprint, for loads going into Europe.
See plastic euro pallets →
Heavy duty plastic pallets
Runners or a perimeter base
A heavy duty plastic pallet stands on runners or a full perimeter base and carries a published racking load.
See heavy duty plastic pallets →
Nestable plastic pallets
Nests when empty
A nestable plastic pallet stands on 9 hollow feet that drop into the pallet below when empty, for one-way export and returns.
See nestable plastic pallets →
Plastic half pallets (800 x 600)
800 x 600 mm
A plastic half pallet measures 800 x 600 mm and suits shop-floor display.
See plastic half pallets →Every style and size is set side by side on our plastic pallets for sale page, with the plastic, the weights and the uses compared.
Hygienic plastic pallet FAQs
Are hygienic plastic pallets food grade?
No UK rule defines a food grade pallet. Makers sell hygienic plastic pallets for food use, in HDPE with a closed, smooth deck. Tell us your hygiene rules and wash method and the quote names a model that fits.
How do you clean a hygienic plastic pallet?
By hand lance, jet wash or tunnel washer. The closed deck drains, so it dries and swabs clean after the wash, and the quote names a model that suits your wash temperature and chemicals.
Do you sell used hygienic plastic pallets?
No. We sell hygienic plastic pallets new, so the deck reaches your site unused. Used plastic pallets in other styles suit storage and closed loops where your hygiene rules allow them.
Do hygienic plastic pallets need ISPM 15 for export?
No. Hygienic plastic pallets need no ISPM 15 treatment and no mark, because GOV.UK limits ISPM 15 to wood packaging material.
