20ft20ft Shipping Containers
You have about seven metres of straight, reasonably level ground to put it on and you would rather not find out in six months that you should have gone bigger.
Used from$2,200
New from$3,300
10ft containers
10ft Shipping Containers for sale and hire
The one people ring about when the block is tight and the fence line is close. A 10ft is rarely a cut-down 20ft in the way people assume — most are purpose-built or factory-shortened, and that is exactly why they cost more per cubic metre than the box twice their length.
- External
- 2.99m × 2.44m × 2.59m
- Internal volume
- 15.9m³
- Used from
- $4,350 ex GST
- New from
- $6,400 ex GST
Every enquiry answered within one business day.You hear back from a person, not an autoresponder. Enquiries that land on a weekend are answered the next business day.
Why this one
When a 10ft is the right call
- Goes down the side of a suburban house where a 20ft never will. On a standard side passage that one fact is often the whole decision.
- Lands off a plain tilt-tray and needs roughly half the run-in a 20ft does, so the delivery is cheaper and a great many more sites work.
- Costs more per cubic metre than a 20ft every single time. If the room exists for the bigger unit, the bigger unit is nearly always the better buy — and we will say so on the phone rather than sell you the small one.
What fits inside
A ride-on, a workbench and wall shelving. Roughly a single garage's worth of gear. Two-bedroom unit's furniture at a squeeze, if it is packed properly and nothing is precious.
Worth knowing before you order
Ten-footers are the scarcest size in the country. Used stock moves through the yard in days rather than weeks, so a price quoted a month ago is not a price today. Ring and ask what is actually standing on the ground this week.
| External (L × W × H) | 2.99m × 2.44m × 2.59m |
|---|---|
| Internal (L × W × H) | 2.83m × 2.35m × 2.39m |
| Door opening (W × H) | 2.34m × 2.28m |
| Internal volume | 15.9m³ |
| Tare weight | approx 1,300 kg |
Grade matters more than anything else in a container quote. Cargo-worthy is the grade we check wind and watertight before it leaves the yard. As-is units are cheaper again and are not sold watertight — one may carry a patched repair, a soft spot in the floor, or a door seal that no longer seats properly, and we will tell you exactly what is wrong with a particular unit rather than let you find it out on delivery day. New single-trip containers are unmarked, sealed, and have made one loaded voyage. If the container has to keep rain off whatever goes inside it, buy cargo-worthy or better.
Guide prices — 10ft
- Cargo-worthy used, from
- $4,350
- New single-trip, from
- $6,400
- Hire, from
- $22 / week
Guide prices in AUD, ex GST. Delivery is quoted with the container — it moves with distance and access, and one phone call gets you an exact number.
Get a price for your addressPrices on this page are guide prices in AUD and exclude GST. They are starting figures for the grade named, they move with condition, availability and which depot the unit has to come out of, and none of them is a quote until the cartage to your address has been worked out.
Photos
10ft containers we have delivered
Real units from real jobs. Ask and we will send photographs of the specific container you are buying, before delivery.
Delivery
Getting a 10ft onto your block
A 10ft lands off a plain tilt-tray and needs roughly half the run-in a 20ft does — call it 12 metres of straight approach, 3 metres at the narrowest point and 4.5 metres of headroom for the tray to lift. That is the whole reason the size exists: it makes tight suburban blocks, narrow side passages and awkward inner-city courtyards possible where nothing longer works.
Send three photographs with your enquiry — one from the street looking in, one down the approach and one of the spot itself — and we will tell you which truck the job needs before anyone quotes.
Other sizes
If this one is not quite right
20ft
40ft40ft Shipping Containers
You have the room, the access is genuinely open, and you want the most storage per dollar available anywhere.
Used from$2,600
New from$5,500
Common questions
About 10ft containers
What are the dimensions of a 10ft shipping container?
Externally 2.99m × 2.44m × 2.59m, internally 2.83m × 2.35m × 2.39m. The door opening is 2.34m × 2.28m and the internal volume is 15.9m³. Tare weight is approx 1,300 kg. Those are standard ISO figures and they do not vary meaningfully between manufacturers — what does vary is the condition of the floor and the doors, which is a grade question rather than a size one.
What fits in a 10ft container?
A ride-on, a workbench and wall shelving. Roughly a single garage's worth of gear. Two-bedroom unit's furniture at a squeeze, if it is packed properly and nothing is precious.
How much does a 10ft shipping container cost?
Cargo-worthy used 10ft units start from $4,350 and new single-trip from $6,400, both guide prices ex GST. What moves them is condition, what is on the ground this week and which depot the unit has to come out of. Delivery is quoted separately with the container because it varies so much with distance and access.
What does a 10ft container need for delivery?
A 10ft lands off a plain tilt-tray and needs roughly half the run-in a 20ft does — call it 12 metres of straight approach, 3 metres at the narrowest point and 4.5 metres of headroom for the tray to lift. That is the whole reason the size exists: it makes tight suburban blocks, narrow side passages and awkward inner-city courtyards possible where nothing longer works.
Get a price
Get a price on a 10ft
Tell us where it is going and what the access is like. Every enquiry answered within one business day.
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