Heat-treated timber pallets
The default for most exports: strong, repairable, familiar to every handler, and compliant once heat treated and marked. Available in standard footprints or built to your load.
Export & heat-treated pallets
Heat treated ISPM15 export pallets for South Coast exporters
If your freight leaves the UK on solid timber, it has to meet ISPM15. We supply heat-treated, correctly marked export pallets, crates and cases through Southampton, Portsmouth and Poole — plus plastic and presswood options that avoid the regulation entirely.
Why it matters
Non-compliant wood packaging stops shipments, not just paperwork
ISPM15 is the international phytosanitary standard for solid wood packaging. Border authorities can hold, fumigate, re-pack or refuse a consignment on the strength of the pallet under it. That risk is entirely avoidable.
Compliant timber is heat treated in a kiln until the core of the wood reaches the required temperature for the required time, which kills pests and larvae. Treated packaging is then marked with the recognised treatment stamp identifying the producer and the treatment used.
We supply export pallets already treated and marked, so your loading team is not left checking stamps on the dock. If you are exporting for the first time, tell us the destination country and the type of goods and we will talk you through the practical requirements before you order.
- Heat-treated pallets in UK standard, Euro and bespoke sizes
- Correctly marked timber, ready for border inspection
- Export cases, crates and skid bases for machinery and high-value freight
- Plastic and presswood alternatives outside ISPM15 scope
- Regular supply for exporters shipping weekly through South Coast ports
- Advice on specification, bracing and load security for long sea journeys
Export options
Three routes to compliant export packaging
Timber, plastic or moulded fibre — the right answer depends on weight, destination, reuse and how much the packaging itself is allowed to cost.
Plastic export pallets
No timber means no ISPM15 obligation and no treatment marks to check. Ideal for repeat closed-loop shipments, hygiene-sensitive goods and air freight where cleanliness matters.
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Presswood pallets
Moulded wood fibre, exempt from ISPM15, light enough to help with air freight chargeable weight and nestable so empties take up a fraction of the space.
Export cases and crates
Plywood cases and heavy timber crates built to your dimensions with internal bracing, edge protection and banding, on heat-treated skid bases where required.
Find out morePort-side practicality
Southampton, Portsmouth and Poole are on our doorstep. We plan deliveries around your container loading dates so pallets are on site before the box arrives, not after.
Repeat export programmes
Shipping to a schedule? We hold your specification, keep treated stock moving and deliver on an agreed day each week or month with fixed pricing.
Find out moreExport FAQs
Heat treatment and ISPM15, answered plainly
Shipping soon? Get export pallets quoted today
Send the destination, quantity, pallet size and your loading date. We will confirm availability of heat-treated stock and get the pallets to you before the container does.