Charlotte region, NC and SC I-85 I-77 I-40
Choose new when the load is heavy, the stack is tall, or a customer wants a clean box. Choose used when the job is one-way, internal or lighter and a Grade A or B box covers it. This page walks the decision.
What is going in the box, how heavy is it, and how will it be stacked? If the load is dense or the stack is tall, the box has to carry its rating, and new boxes are the ones with a rating you can trust. If the load is light or the box will sit on the floor, a good used box can do the same job.
| New | Used | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | Full rated | Depends on grade and history |
| Look | Clean, uniform | Scuffs, labels, print |
| Trips left | Many | Fewer, by grade |
| Best for | Heavy loads, customer-facing | One-way, internal, lighter loads |
| Risk | None | Moisture damage hidden in the board |
If you answered yes to the first three, pick new, or pick Grade A with the maker rating in hand.
Regrind and scrap. Film. Textiles. Internal moves between buildings. A Grade C box is made for one-way internal use, scrap collection and non-stacked storage. A Grade A single trip box can do most jobs a new box does when it has stayed dry. Corrugated boxes lose about half of their compression strength when humidity rises from 50 to 90 percent (source), so ask where the boxes have been.
Heavy parts, tall stacks, long storage and any program where the customer inspects the box. If the box is going to carry 1,500 lb for weeks, the maker's rating and a fresh board matter more than the saving.
Ask for Grade A. It is used once, clean and dry, flaps and bottom intact, with full strength rating. For many plants it is the point where used meets new.
The used boxes page lists what each grade is good for, and the boxes hub lists the types. The price guide explains why we do not list prices. To ask for a specific box, send the request.
Ask what the load weighs, what it is, how long the box will stand and whether anything about it must be clean. If the answers are ordinary, a good used box is a sensible choice. If the load is heavy, fragile or sensitive, a new box with a known rating may be the better one. Whichever you pick, describe it by footprint, wall count and bottom, and ask for the maker's stamp when it matters.
Buy new for heavy loads, tall stacks and customer-facing programs. Buy used when a Grade A or B box covers the job.
They are at full rated strength and look uniform. Used boxes are graded, so you know the difference.
Yes. List each by footprint, wall count and grade in the request.
Count, footprint and wall count are enough to start.
No prices, minimums or times are stated here.