Standard Shipping Container Sizes
Two Industry Standard Sizes
Shipping Containers are all built to ISO regulations. For shipping purposes, containers must conform to the same width of 8ft in order to be locked together on board a cargo vessel for safety reasons. There are two different lengths and heights, but the width of all shipping containers is the same.
What are standard shipping container sizes?
You can see a table of standard shipping container dimensions here.
Available lengths at Containers Direct
Although 20ft and 40ft are common in the industry, we keep in stock a variety of different shipping container sizes as standard in both used condition and once-used. These containers range from 5ft to 39ft in length, and include every size in between. These cut down containers are all still 8ft wide, and either 8ft6 or 9ft6 high, and are typically held in stock with either S1 or S2 style doors.
New builds
In answer to the growing demand for secure storage, we not only cut down containers to size, but build bespoke sized units for customers who need more, or less, space. We know that the standard shipping container sizes in terms of height and width aren't for everyone. Some customers have items which need more in terms of width, whilst others only have a small space to play with. That's why we decided to expand our depot in order to meet our customers' requirements. All new builds are made with corrugated steel and an 18mm marine ply floor, keeping the security of a regular shipping container and the durability.We have designed two standard new build products:
The CarTainer® is 10ft wide, and comes in three different lengths: 15ft, 17ft and 20ft. This unique product is specifically designed to allow you to park your car inside, and still be able to open the doors and exit the car. We can offer a variety of customisations to this, including lining and insulating, roller shutter doors etc., however as standard the unit comes with an S1 style door with inbuilt mortice lock for security.
The Slimline® product range is a narrow container for customers who need their storage in a restricted space. They come in widths from 5ft-7ft, and a variety of lengths. The 5ft wide comes with a single door as standard, but 6ft and 7ft wide comes with two doors. We can also offer to build with doors in the side if required, and can build to a variety of heights.
Joined up containers
Flat pack containers
Our flat pack stores come as standard 2.1m wide, 2.1m high and either 2m, 3m or 4m in length. One of the benefits of the flatpack range is that they are modular and able to be joined together to form much larger spaces if required.
We also offer a range of flat pack offices suitable as a garden office (2.3m wide and high, and 2.3m, 3.3m or 4.3m long) or our 20ft Site Office which provides a man portable option for a construction site (6m long by 2.3m wide and 2.3m high).
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As a long established and reputable shipping container company, we want to instil confidence in our customers that we can deliver on our promises, and provide high quality products and service.But don't just take our word for it, see for yourself what our past and present clients have to say about Containers Direct.
"Excellent experience from start to finish."Arcadia Desiccant Technology Ltd
14th January 2025
order - a used 10ft Container with S4 Roller Shutter Doors
"We really appreciate how quickly this was delivered and how professional the whole process felt."Jon Giles, The Tank Museum
10th January 2025
order - a used 14ft Container Conversion
"I found your team very easy to deal with, and that they were prompt and responsive to any queries. Both Cory and Hannah were a pleasure and very professional, well done to both the sales and transport teams."Parish CE Primary School
7th January 2025
order - a 'once-used' 20ft Container
"An excellent service all round and the perfect workshop for our school's caretaker!"Harewood Junior School
6th January 2025
order - a 'once-used' 20ft Container
"I nearly got scammed by someone else trying to sell me a shipping container. However, the information on the website regarding delivery, siting of the container and the excellent response from the sales staff gave me a lot of confidence. I was also particularly pleased with the delivery driver who took his time to assess where the container was to be placed and to ensure that I was happy with it as well. The access to my site is not easy but the driver was excellent. Thank you very much."Lindsay Muir
24th December 2024
order - a used 15ft Clearance Container
"Thank you to all in sales and transport for a smooth transaction, communication was excellent. We would strongly recommend any one in our area who is looking for a container. Thank you very much and best of luck in 2025."John Seymour - Gosport and District Angling Club
21st December 2024
order - a used 15ft Container
Committed to Quality
We are ISOQAR Approved; certified to the ISO standard relating to Quality Management Systems, demonstrating our Company's commitment to quality. We are also members of MakeUK who champion and celebrate British manufacturing and manufacturers, and member of the Container Self Storage and Traders Association; an international organisation representing the interests of Container Self-Storage Operators, Traders and Innovators.
ISO Cert No. 13586-QNS-001
ISO 9001:2015
