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title: "Delivering FCL to Amazon: Pallet Specifications"
description: "Amazon FCL pallet specs: GMA Grade B+ 40x48 4-way wood pallets, max 72in single / 100in double-stacked, 1,500 lb max; PECO/plastic pallets rejected. Non-compliance risks turn-away."
language: en
canonical: https://www.flexport.com/help/amazon-pallet-requirements-fcl/
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author:
  - "Flexport Editorial"
publishedAt: 2018-01-19T20:17:49.100Z
dateModified: 2026-07-27T05:34:04Z
readingTimeMinutes: 1
topics:
  - "E-Commerce Fulfillment"
  - "Ocean Freight"
  - "eCom Fulfillment"
---

# Delivering FCL to Amazon: Pallet Specifications

Flexport will work with you to deliver FCL shipments directly to FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) centers.

Here are the specifications to follow if your FCL shipment will be **palletized**.

## Pallet Specifications

**General requirements and dimensions**

- Use standard or EUR-pallets for stuffing

- Use GMA Grade B or higher, 40" x 48" / 1 m x 1.25m 4-way access, wood pallets

- Any single pallet must not be taller than 72"

- Pallets can be double stacked for a max height of 100"

- Max weight per pallet: 1,500 lbs. / 680.4 kg

**Other considerations**

- GMA Grade A pallets are required for grocery items

- CHEP pallets meeting GMA Grade A and B industry standards are acceptable

- Do not ship items on PECO pallets, as these cannot be moved using a standard pallet jack

- Plastic pallets will be rejected by Amazon

**Securing the pallets**

- Carton boxes must not have more than 1" overhand on either side of the pallet

- Use load bars and tension to secure the pallets (recommended but not required):

![Diagram of Amazon container pallet loading showing double-stacked pallets separated by a load bar above single-stacked pallets](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ynj1yl20/development/7ed0435f3a68e0a74f9b72bdbac1a174fc72614b-505x195.png)

**Pallet configuration**

- Pallet loading should use a "turned" configuration, as illustrated here:

![Diagram comparing four pallet loading patterns in a container: Straight, Turned (recommended), Pinwheeled, and Distributing Weight](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ynj1yl20/development/1c7683bb8546d3294bb593b937aab3c823b50f59-504x225.png)

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*This is a markdown version of [https://www.flexport.com/help/amazon-pallet-requirements-fcl/](https://www.flexport.com/help/amazon-pallet-requirements-fcl/) for AI/LLM consumption.*