Crating Services
in Oakland, CA

The Packaging Store of Oakland designs and builds custom wooden crates for residential and commercial customers throughout Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, San Leandro, Walnut Creek, Hayward, and Alameda County. Whether you are shipping domestically or internationally, our team can build a crate designed around your item’s size, weight, fragility, value, and destination.

Custom crating is especially important for items that cannot be safely shipped using standard packaging, including fragile, oversized, irregularly shaped, or high-value items.

Items We Commonly Crate

• Fine Art & Antiques: Paintings, Sculptures, Collectibles, Gallery Pieces, and Family Heirlooms
• Furniture & Household Goods: Tables, Cabinets, Designer Furniture, Antique Pieces, and Oversized Residential Items
• Technology & Electronics: Servers, Computers, Networking Equipment, AV Systems, and Sensitive Electronics
• Medical & Laboratory Equipment: Diagnostic Devices, Healthcare Equipment, Lab Equipment, and Precision Instruments
• Commercial Equipment: Retail Fixtures, Office Equipment, Trade Show Materials, and Business Assets
• Freight & Specialty Shipments: Oversized, Fragile, High-Value, and Difficult-to-Ship Items

Export Crating & International Shipping

For international shipments, our custom wooden crates can be built to meet ISPM-15 export requirements for wood packaging. As an Oakland-area shipping provider, we understand the importance of properly preparing crates for domestic freight, ocean freight, air freight, and international transportation.

Packing, Crating & Shipping Support

In addition to building custom crates, The Packaging Store offers professional custom packing services to help further protect items during transit. By combining packing, crating, and shipping support in one location, we help customers simplify complex shipments from start to finish.

From artwork and antiques to equipment, office moves, freight, and unusual shipments, The Packaging Store of Oakland provides custom crating solutions designed around your specific shipping needs.