10ft10ft Shipping Containers
The side passage is narrow, the council setback leaves you nothing to play with, or all you need is somewhere lockable for a mower, a compressor and a rack of tools.
Used from$4,350
New from$6,400
General Purpose
General Purpose Shipping Containers
The standard box, and the right answer about eight times in ten. Corrugated Corten steel, marine-ply floor, double cargo doors at one end, forklift-friendly, and — in cargo-worthy grade or better — sealed against rain from above.
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.
In short
What you are getting
- New single-trip and quality used units in 10ft, 20ft and 40ft
- Every cargo-worthy unit checked wind and watertight before it leaves the yard
- As-is units cheaper again and not sold watertight — we tell you what is wrong with one rather than let you find out on delivery day
- Lock box fitted so a padlock cannot be reached with bolt cutters
- Photos of your actual unit on request, sent before delivery
A general purpose container stands 2.59m tall externally, which leaves you about 2.39m of internal height. That is enough to stand a pallet racking bay in and enough to walk around under comfortably. It is not quite enough for a mezzanine, and it is tight for a roller door with the head clearance a forklift wants. If either of those is on your list, price a high cube instead — the extra 300mm costs less than you would think.
The floor is 28mm marine-grade plywood laid on steel cross-members, and it is the part people consistently underestimate. It will take a forklift and it will take a pallet jack. It is also the first thing to go on a container that has spent years carrying something wet, so on any used unit the floor is what we look at first and what we photograph first.
Doors are the other wear point. Two cargo doors at one end, four locking bars, and a rubber gasket around the frame. When a container is described as wind and watertight, most of what is being checked is that gasket seating properly and the bars pulling the doors up hard against it.
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.
Get a price
Tell us the size, the grade and where it is going. Every enquiry answered within one business day.
Send an enquiry 0477 410 500Delivery is quoted with the container — it moves with distance and access, and one phone call gets you an exact number.
Photos
General Purpose containers
Real units from real jobs. Photographs of the specific container you are buying are available on request, before delivery.
By size
Available in
10ft
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
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
Other configurations
If this is not the one
High Cube
High Cube Shipping Containers
The same footprint as a standard container with an extra foot of headroom — 2.
Side OpeningSide Opening Shipping Containers
A container with doors down the full length of one side as well as the end.
Dangerous Goods
Dangerous Goods Shipping Containers
Purpose-built storage for flammable liquids and other dangerous goods — bunded floor, vents top and bottom, shelving, and the compliance plate that lets a workplace inspector sign it off.
Common questions
About general purpose containers
What is a general purpose shipping container?
The standard box, and the right answer about eight times in ten. Corrugated Corten steel, marine-ply floor, double cargo doors at one end, forklift-friendly, and — in cargo-worthy grade or better — sealed against rain from above.
What sizes do general purpose containers come in?
Generally 20ft and 40ft, and in some configurations 10ft. Availability moves week to week, especially on used stock. Ring and ask what is actually standing on the ground rather than working off a list.
Is a general purpose container watertight?
In cargo-worthy grade or better, yes — every cargo-worthy unit is checked wind and watertight before it leaves us. As-is units are cheaper again and are not sold watertight. Grade decides this, not configuration, and it is worth reading the grades page before you choose.
How much more does a general purpose container cost?
It depends on the configuration and on what is available. Some cost only a little more than a standard general purpose unit; side opening and dangerous goods units cost substantially more because they are structurally different containers, not modified ones. Tell us what the container has to do and we will price the options side by side.
Get a price
Get a price on a general purpose container
Tell us what it has to do and where it is going. Every enquiry answered within one business day.
Or skip the form and ring us — 0477 410 500, Mon–Fri 7:30am–5pm, Sat 8am–12pm