
Heavy-duty custom wood crates for industrial, aerospace, defense, and export shipments. Any size, any capacity. ISPM-15 certified for international shipping.
Custom wood crates provide maximum protection for high-value, heavy, fragile, or oversized shipments. Unlike standard pallets, wood crates fully enclose cargo on all six sides, protecting against moisture, impact, pilferage, and compression from stacked freight. Florida Pallet Supply builds custom wood crates and shipping boxes for businesses throughout Captiva, Florida and Lee County.
Our custom crate capabilities include: open-top crates, enclosed crates with lids, skidded crates with integral pallet base, ramp-access crates for rolling equipment, heat treated ISPM-15 certified crates for international export, shock-isolated crates with interior foam/blocking for sensitive equipment, and military-specification crates (MIL-SPEC).
Lee County's food & beverage, cold chain, citrus, phosphate, aerospace, defense, tourism, healthcare, port logistics, retail distribu sector drives significant custom crate demand - particularly for capital equipment, precision instruments, defense components, and high-value industrial goods. We ship custom crates built in our facility to Captiva and throughout Florida, or build on-site for very large equipment.
📦 Delivering custom wood crates & boxes to Captiva and all of Lee County, FL.
GET A PRICE →Our custom crate design process for Captiva customers starts with your cargo dimensions, weight, and destination requirements. For export crates, we factor in ISPM-15 requirements, port of entry regulations, and ocean vs. air freight specifications. We can provide engineer-stamped drawings for valuable or regulated cargo requiring structural certification.
Common crate applications we build for Lee County and Captiva businesses: machinery moving crates (forklifts, lathes, presses), aerospace components (jet engines, avionics), medical equipment (MRI machines, surgical systems), military hardware (sensitive electronics, ordnance support), trade show exhibits, and high-value art/antiques. Interior blocking, foam padding, and moisture barrier options available.
Florida Market Context: Florida's $3.2 billion pallet market spans Port of Miami international trade, Tampa Bay food processing, Orlando fulfillment, Jacksonville JAXPORT container operations, and the Space Coast aerospace corridor.
Key Logistics Hubs: Port of Miami, Port Tampa Bay, JAXPORT, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, Orlando International Airport cargo, Doral logistics park
Contact us with your cargo dimensions (L x W x H), weight, destination, and any special requirements (export certification, interior blocking, forklift access). We provide a free quote typically within 24 hours. Manufacturing lead time for custom crates is usually 3-7 business days for standard designs, longer for complex builds. We deliver to Captiva and throughout Lee County.
Yes, if you're exporting from Captiva, Florida to any of 180+ countries requiring ISPM-15, your custom wood crates must be made from heat treated lumber with IPPC stamping on every piece. We build ISPM-15 certified export crates for Captiva businesses shipping through local ports, airports, and freight forwarders. Compliance documentation included.
A pallet is a flat platform that supports cargo from below. A crate fully encloses cargo on all sides, including top, bottom, and all four walls. Crates are used when cargo needs protection from weather, impact, compression, or theft - common for machinery, electronics, precision instruments, and high-value goods. We supply both pallets and crates to Captiva businesses from the same operation.
Need recurring crate supply? We offer volume crate contracts for Captiva businesses with regular large equipment shipments.
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GET A PRICE →Kiln-dried hardwood meets NWPCA Uniform Standard for Wood Pallets; moisture content verified <19% at dispatch, blade-cut deck boards, no visible bark.
Florida's 'Right to Inspect' law allows commercial customers to audit pallet treatment records on 24-hour notice; our digital records portal supports same-day access.
Florida DOACS regulations require ISPM-15 documentation on every export load originating from PortMiami, Port Everglades, JAXPORT, and Port Tampa Bay; we maintain on-call certification staff at all four ports.
Recycled-Grade B pallets meet structural spec but may have up to 2 replaced deck boards; suitable for industrial loads outside food/pharma; price point 30-40% below new GMA.
ISPM-15 export pallets receive heat treatment to 56C core temperature for 30 minutes; stamping shows IPPC logo, country code 'US', registered facility number, and treatment code 'HT'.
Flatbed delivery handles oversized loads or pallets with overhanging product; tarping included; preferred for export crates and bulk lumber shipments.
Restaurant supply distributors move pallets between regional warehouses and individual restaurants on small-truck (26-foot box truck) routes; we offer mini-pallet 24x24 and 32x32 builds for restaurant kitchen door access.
ISPM-15 export documentation included on every applicable load at no additional cost; some competitors charge $50-150 per load for the certificate; we don't.
Sustainability reports provided quarterly to standing-order customers; documents pallets recycled, lumber diverted from landfill, and CO2-equivalent savings vs new-only sourcing.
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