Hand-grade high-performance stretch wrap is a continuous length of plastic that is manually wrapped around pallets and bundles to protect against dirt and moisture, keep items together, and prevent and indicate tampering. The worker applies the wrap by holding the roll and walking around the bundle. Hand-grade wrap is used in low-to-moderate volume wrapping applications or to wrap boxes and irregular loads or bundles, such as lumber. High-performance stretch wrap provides the same strength and puncture resistance at a thinner gauge than standard stretch wrap.

Machine-grade high-performance stretch wrap is a continuous length of plastic that is installed on a stretch wrap machine and wrapped around pallets and bundles to protect against dirt and moisture, keep items together, and prevent and indicate tampering. It comes on larger, heavier rolls than hand-grade wrap. High-performance stretch wrap provides the same strength and puncture resistance at a thinner gauge than standard stretch wrap.