Pd-loaded BEA zeolites containing 1 wt % of Pd were prepared by a two-step postsynthesis method (PdSiBEA and PdSiAlBEA) and a conventional wet impregnation (PdHAlBEA). Modification of BEA zeolite resulted in the introduction of Pd ions into zeolite framework as pseudo-tetrahedral Pd(II) and extra-framework octahedral Pd(II) evidenced by XRD, DR UV–vis and TPR measurements. Calcination of as prepared zeolites in air at 773 K for 3 h and then reduction in 10% H2/Ar flow at 873 K for 3 h led to obtain red-C-PdSiBEA, red-C-PdSiAlBEA and red-C-PdHAlBEA zeolites with different Pd nanoparticles size distributions showed by TEM. These zeolite materials were found to be active catalysts in aqueous-phase hydrodechlorination of 1,1,2-trichloroethene (TCE). The conducted catalytic reactions have demonstrated that the rate and course of TCE hydrodechlorination depend on the catalysts preparation method and Pd nanoparticles size.