Home Depot Packaging Guidelines

Yes, pallets can be double stacked, provided they are shrink-wrapped or banded together and are less than 12 pallet spaces. Double-stacked pallets should have the UCC/EAN-128 label on the outside of the pallet load and shrink wrap.

Source: The Home Depot RDC Supplier Requirements Guide - Apr 1, 2022

Purchase orders cannot be mixed within a single RDC pallet according to section 3.2.1 Multi PO pallets.

Source: The Home Depot RDC Supplier Requirements Guide - Apr 1, 2022

Only one PO can exist on a single RDC pallet. Mixing of RDCXD POs and RDC Aggregate POs together on a RDC pallet is not allowed.

Source: The Home Depot RDC Supplier Requirements Guide - Apr 1, 2022

No, SKUs cannot be mixed on a single pallet. Only master packs containing one SKU are accepted.

Source: The Home Depot RDC Supplier Requirements Guide - Apr 1, 2022

Multi SKU cartons are not acceptable packaging. Only master packs containing one SKU will be accepted.

Source: The Home Depot RDC Supplier Requirements Guide - Apr 1, 2022

Pallets must be of all wood construction. All wood species are acceptable for use, except those in classes 7 and 14 in the Uniform Standard for Wood Pallets.

Source: The Home Depot RDC Supplier Requirements Guide - Apr 1, 2022

Maximum outside dimensions for conveyable master cartons are 30 inches in length, 35 inches in width, and 75 inches in height. Minimum outside dimensions that are too small to convey are not specified in inches, but the document lists dimensions starting from a length, width, and height of 1 inch with an unspecified maximum until they reach 30 inches in length. Minimum weight considered too small is below 4 lbs.

Source: The Home Depot RDC Supplier Requirements Guide - Apr 1, 2022

The maximum weight for shipping cartons is 180 lbs for doublewall and 300 lbs for triplewall corrugated fibreboard boxes. The minimum weight for shipping cartons is not specified for singlewall boxes, but the lowest given starts at 20 lbs for both singlewall and solid fibreboard boxes.

Source: The Home Depot RDC Supplier Requirements Guide - Apr 1, 2022

- Every carton requires a UPC barcode on one of the four sides, perpendicular to the top and bottom. - Carton labels must be placed on the long side, not top or bottom, arranged fence style, and unobstructed. - The UCC 128 label on pallets should be midway up the load on the outside of shrink-wrap, facing the rear of the trailer. - Double-stacked pallets should also have the label on the outside of the load and shrink-wrap. - The SSCC-18 barcode should be a minimum element width of 20 mils with a print quality of at least ANSI Grade "C".

Source: The Home Depot RDC Supplier Requirements Guide - Apr 1, 2022

All shipping containers, including master cartons and inner packs, containing fixed multiples of the same item must have an Interleaved 2 of 5 or ITF14 label. Only master packs containing one SKU will be accepted.

Source: The Home Depot RDC Supplier Requirements Guide - Apr 1, 2022

Labels on cartons require a UPC barcode on one of the carton’s four sides, not on the bottom, placed picket fence style (perpendicular to the top and bottom of the carton). The GS1-128 label should be placed on the long side of the box, not top or bottom, organized fence style and unobstructed by packing tape, shrink-wrap or any other label. The SSCC-18 barcode should have a minimum element width of 20mils and a minimum print quality of ANSI Standard Grade "C," with a white label and black ink, and should not wrap around a corner or across a box opening.

Source: The Home Depot Barcode Specifications: Carton and Shipment Barcode Identification - Apr 1, 2017

There is no specific maximum pallet height mentioned, but when the total PO/shipment space exceeds 96" in height (including the pallet height), a surcharge applies.

Source: FedEx Shipping and Palletization Guidelines - No Version On Record