IBISWorld Platform
Answer any industry question in minutes with our entire database at your fingertips.
Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Wooden shipping crates and boxes are typically used for transporting and storing goods and are available in custom or standard sizes. Market products vary from small wooden boxes to oversized industrial crates that hold various products, such as automobile parts, aircraft parts, machines, motorcycles, fine art or sculptures, and other high-value items that require significant protection during shipping.
Access this data your way
The Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes Procurement Price, Data and Insights is available in multiple formats to fit seamlessly into your workflow.
API Data Delivery
Feed trusted, human-driven industry intelligence straight into your platform.
Integrations
Streamline your workflow with IBISWorld’s intelligence built into your toolkit.
What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes market in the United States includes Large or Oversized Industrial Crates and Small to Mid-Sized Wooden Boxes. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-4415-Packing Cases, Boxes, Crates, Drums And Similar Packings, Of Wood; Cable-Drums Of Wood; Pallets, Box Pallets And Other Load Boards, Of Wood; Pallet Collars Of Wood, ISIC-1623-Manufacture of wooden containers, NACE-16.24-Manufacture Of Wooden Containers, NAICS-321920-Wood container and pallet manufacturing and UNSPSC-24112901-Wooden crate.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes procurement coverage includes Collapsible Crates (Crates capable of folding down for easier transport or storage when empty.), Phytosanitary (Measures aimed at controlling plant diseases, such as the requirement by most countries that imports and exports be shipped in crates made of lumber adhering to International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15.), Corrugated Paperboard (Cardboard typically made of three different layers, including two outer layers and a ridged inner layer.), Weight Capacity (The maximum weight that a wooden crate or box can carry inside the container before the container breaks apart.) and Stacking Strength (The maximum weight that a wooden crate or box can have stacked on top of it before it is crushed.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes procurement report as suppliers are Tree Brand Packaging, Inc., C & K Box Company, Inc., Herwood Inc., John Rock, Inc. and Craters and Freighters.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per crate, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
Trusted by industry professionals
More than 6,000 businesses use IBISWorld to shape local and global economies
We were able to supplement our reports with IBISWorld’s information from both a qualitative and quantitative standpoint. All of our reporting now features some level of IBISWorld integration.
IBISWorld delivers the crisp business knowledge we need to drive our business. Whether it be serving up our major clients, winning new business or educating on industry issues, IBISWorld brings real value.
IBISWorld has revolutionised business information — which has proved commercially invaluable to exporters, investors and public policy professionals in Australia and overseas.
When you’re able to speak to clients and be knowledgeable about what they do and the state that they operate in, they’re going to trust you a lot more.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes is $201 per crate. Prices have declined at a CAGR of -4.67 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes market?
The top vendors in the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes market include Tree Brand Packaging, Inc., C & K Box Company, Inc., Herwood Inc., John Rock, Inc. and Craters and Freighters.
What industries supply the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes market?
The top industries supplying the Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes market are Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US, Petroleum Refining in the US, Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in the US, Hardware Manufacturing in the US, Sawmills & Wood Production in the US and Timber Services in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes?
Low vendor financial risk enables stable supplier relationships and procurement confidence. Vendors in the wooden shipping crates market exhibit low financial risk, as declining profit margins indicate manageable cost pressures rather than insolvency threats. Buyers can confidently engage suppliers without concern for sudden exits or defaults, supporting long-term contract negotiations. Procurement teams can leverage this stability to secure volume discounts, multi-year agreements, or supplier partnerships that optimize both pricing and reliability while minimizing exposure to vendor-related disruptions.
What factors affect the price of Wooden Shipping Crates & Boxes?
Crate features such as size, material quality, design complexity, and customization options directly affect pricing, with larger and more robust crates typically commanding higher prices due to increased material costs and manufacturing complexity. For instance, oversized industrial crates designed for heavy machinery may cost significantly more than standard wooden boxes due to the need for enhanced structural integrity and specialized features like reinforced corners or moisture-resistant finishes.
Cut through the noise with intelligence you can trust
