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Used plastic pallets for sale, graded by their wear

Used plastic pallets, graded by their wear. Every lot is walked around and written down before anyone asks for a price. Scroll to walk around one pallet.

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    Deck

    Normal: Scuffs, faded colour and nest marks.

    Reject: Cracks that reach an edge, bow, a missing piece.

  2. 2

    Corners

    Normal: Fork-strike gouges on the surface.

    Reject: A chip that has lost material, or a crack through the corner.

  3. 3

    Runners

    Normal: Floor and rack scuffing along the bottom rails.

    Reject: Splits, deep gouges, edges flattened by the floor.

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    Fork pockets

    Normal: Light scrape marks where tines enter.

    Reject: Collapsed or torn pocket walls.

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Drawn by the site, not a photograph. Wear marks are typical, not from a real lot.

Size and grade ledger

Pick a footprint down the side and a grade across the top. A mark in a cell opens the request with that footprint and grade filled in. Grade names are this site's working definitions, since there is no standard for plastic pallets.

Footprints by grade. Deck area worked out as length times width in inches, divided by 144.

FootprintLike newUsed and cleanRepairedMixed lot
48 x 40 1219 x 1016 mm, 13.3 sq ftABRM
48 x 48 1219 x 1219 mm, 16.0 sq ftABRM
48 x 45 1219 x 1143 mm, 15.0 sq ftABRM
45 x 45 1143 x 1143 mm, 14.1 sq ftABRM
43 x 43 1092 x 1092 mm, 12.8 sq ftABRM
42 x 42 1067 x 1067 mm, 12.3 sq ftABRM
40 x 40 1016 x 1016 mm, 11.1 sq ftABRM
Euro 1200 x 800 1199 x 800 mm, 10.3 sq ftABRM
1200 x 1000 1199 x 1001 mm, 12.9 sq ftABRM

The four grades

A grade says what the wear shows and what the pallet is fit for. It is never a promise of food contact or a rack rating: those come from the maker's papers and the plate on the deck.

A Like new

A few trips only. Clean, no cracks, no missing parts, deck and runners flat.

Fit for: general warehouse work, closed-loop use, and any job where a clean deck matters.

Not fit for: a promise of food contact or racking: those come from the maker's papers, not from the grade.

B Used and clean

Many trips, scuffs and colour variation, but whole and usable for general-purpose or closed-loop work.

Fit for: general shipping and storage, conveyors and pallet jacks, uniform closed-loop lots.

Not fit for: racking or food contact unless the deck plate and the maker's papers say so.

R Repaired

A cracked or chipped part welded or swapped. Some designs use snap-lock parts for repair.

Fit for: floor-level shipping and storage where a repaired pallet is acceptable, and plants that sort pallets by condition.

Not fit for: racking, food contact, or stacking beyond what the maker rates, unless the maker says otherwise.

M Mixed lot

Mixed makers, colours and sizes sold by the truckload, sorted by footprint.

Fit for: buyers who care about footprint and count more than a uniform look.

Not fit for: automation, racking, or any job that needs one maker's rating on every pallet.

Pick by footprint

The footprint is the length and width of the deck. It decides what rack bay, conveyor, truck or container the pallet fits, so it comes before grade. Stacks below are drawn to the same scale.

Check before you buy

Four things to confirm on any used pallet. Pick what you need and carry it to the request.

  • Rating: read it from the deck plate, and ask the maker if the plate is gone. Static is the highest of the three, dynamic is lower, racking is often the lowest.
  • Deck: open decks are lighter and drain; closed decks keep small items from falling through.
  • Entry: 4-way entry lets forks or a jack in from all four sides; 2-way entry does not.
  • Pool marks: a name, logo or RFID tag may mean the pallet belongs to someone else.

Not ours to sell

A pool-marked pallet may belong to the pool, and a pallet with a company's name or logo on it may be that company's to collect. California law lets a recycler take possession of stray proprietary pallets only if the owner cannot be identified or fails to retrieve them in time. We will not sell what is not ours to sell, and we say so on the lot.

Read about pool-marked pallets

Used and export

Plastic is outside ISPM 15, so a used lot can go on a container without heat treatment or a stamp. The destination decides the footprint: Euro 1200 x 800 mm into Europe, 1200 x 1000 mm for Europe and Asia, 1100 x 1100 mm for Japan, Korea and China, and 1165 x 1165 mm for Australia.

Export pallets 48 x 32 Euro 1200 x 1000 1100 x 1100

Questions people ask

What does graded by wear mean?

Every lot is walked around and sorted by what the deck, corners, runners and fork pockets show: like new, used and clean, repaired, or mixed. The grade names are working definitions, since there is no standard for plastic pallets.

Which size should I start with?

48 x 40 inches is the GMA standard, and most requests begin there. Chemical and drum shippers ask for 48 x 48 or 45 x 45, automotive plants for 48 x 45, and exporters for the Euro or 1200 x 1000 footprints.

Do used plastic pallets need ISPM 15 treatment?

No. Plastic is outside ISPM 15, so a used lot can go on a container without heat treatment or a stamp.

Can you sell pallets with another company's name on them?

No. A pool-marked pallet may belong to the pool operator, and we will not sell what is not ours to sell.

Do you publish prices or stock?

No. The reply to a request describes a matched lot in writing, and the price conversation comes after that.

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Facts on this site were last reviewed 2026-11-12. Sources are listed on each page.

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