Custom Wood Shipping Boxes, Pallets, Crates & Skids

Open and enclosed designs engineered for heavy equipment, machinery, or stacked shipment.

A Cut Above the Rest

Our wood packaging products are ideal for industrial machinery, metal components, aerospace parts, and other heavy-duty items that require structural strength and long-term durability. With precision cutting, bracing, and hardware options, we ensure your products arrive protected and intact—every time.

Durable

Our durable, reusable wood containers are designed to cut costs and streamline your process. These "closed-loop" kitted solutions can be customized with hinged doors and fitted compartments to go directly to your production line, lasting for countless packing and shipping cycles.

Heat-Treated

You can depend on all Stearnswood wood boxes and crates to use only heat treated wood that adheres to European Union standards for the wood shipping industry. We proudly stamp our unique identifier on every wood shipping container.

Pest-Free

We were one of the first in the state of Minnesota to earn the recognition for compliance to APHIS, a governing international pest control agency.

Common Wood Box Styles

Standard Wood Pallet

A wood pallet is a flat, portable wooden platform used to support goods for storage and transport, acting as a base for stacking items that are then moved by forklifts or pallet jacks. They’re built from deck boards, stringers (or blocks) for support, and fasteners, offering durability, reusability, and versatility for various industries, with common types including two-way (two-sided entry) and four-way (four-sided entry) designs.

Heavy Duty Wood Skid Pallet

A heavy-duty wood skid pallet is a robust, flat platform built with thicker hardwood lumber for maximum strength. Designed for supporting and transporting very heavy, large, or awkward industrial goods, they often lack bottom deck boards (unlike standard pallets) to allow for easier sliding and are essential for demanding environments like construction or steel manufacturing.

Open Air Wood Crate

An open-air wood crate is a sturdy, slatted wooden container with gaps between the boards, offering ventilation and easy viewing, making it ideal for displaying produce, artisanal goods, or gifts, while also serving as cost-effective, lightweight packaging for industrial items, often built with a skeletal frame for strength and simpler construction than solid boxes.

Cleated Plywood Box

A cleated plywood box is a strong, versatile shipping container made from plywood panels reinforced with external wooden strips (cleats) for added rigidity, offering a balance of strength, light weight, and affordability for domestic or international transport of various goods, often built to military or export standards.

3d rendering model of a wood cardboard combo container

Wood & Cardboard Combination

A combination packaging box using a wood base and cardboard sides/top is a type of hybrid or composite packaging that blends the strength of wood with the lightness and versatility of corrugated cardboard. This design is engineered to provide superior structural integrity, especially for heavy or bulky items, while remaining more lightweight and cost-effective than an all-wood crate.

Dependable & Cost Effective

Reduce costs with re-usable wood boxes and crates manufactured to endure packing and shipping processes, over and over. Our ‘closed-loop’ custom containers provide the kitted packaging solution that goes straight to the manufacturer’s production line or point of use. These re-useable kitted containers can include hinged doors for ease in access, fitted with right-sized compartments and slots, and cushioned or padded wall protection.

ISPM-15 Certified Heat-Treated Wood Packaging

When shipping internationally, compliance with ISPM-15 (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15) is essential. ISPM-15 is a global standard that requires heat treatment or fumigation of solid wood packaging materials—such as pallets and crates—to prevent the spread of invasive pests and plant diseases across borders. Stearnswood Inc is ISPM-15 certified, meaning our wood packaging meets all international shipping regulations. This certification helps you avoid costly customs delays, fines, or product rejections when exporting goods.

Proud Member of NELMA

Stearnswood Inc is a member of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NELMA), the official rules-writing agency and third-party inspection service for lumber grading in the Northeastern U.S. NELMA ensures that the wood products we use are graded, inspected, and compliant with national and international standards. As a NELMA member, we uphold strict quality control measures, ensuring your packaging is built with reliable, durable, and properly certified lumber for every shipment.

Wood Packaging Specifications Chart

ASTM D6039

Standard Specification for Open and Covered Wood Crate

ASTM D6251

Standard Specification for Wood-Cleated Panelboard Shipping Boxes

ASTM D6880

Standard Specification for Wood Boxes

ASTM D7478 / MIL-C-104

Standard Specification for Heavy Duty Sheathed Wood Crates

MIL-B-2427

Box, Ammunition Packing: Wood, Nailed

PPP-B-601

Federal Specification – Boxes, Wood, Cleated Plywood

PPP-B-621

Federal Specification – Boxes, Wood, Wood Crate