To review the status and development trends of plastic pallets. By introducing the application materials, processing technology, structural style and the development of plastic pallet production technology for the current plastic pallets, as well as the application of pallets performance evaluation standards, traditional mechanics and finite element analysis methods in the performance study of plastic pallets, the research progress in the performance of plastic pallets was reviewed. The development trends of pallets were introduced from the aspects of plastic pallets standardization, visualization, recycling and repair technology. Great progress was achieved in the application technology of plastic pallets from both aspects of the production and manufacturing and the performance analysis study. The development of plastic pallets still has drawbacks, the improvement of which requires joint efforts of the government , the application industry and the research scholars.