High Cube Shipping Containers
Same footprint, 300mm more head height. It sounds trivial written down and it is the difference between a container you can work in and a container you can only store in.
What you get
- 2.89m external height against 2.59m for a standard, giving about 2.69m inside
- Available in 20ft and 40ft, new single-trip and used
- The default choice for workshops, gyms, offices and anything getting a fit-out
- Cargo-worthy units are checked wind and watertight before they leave the depot
- Worth checking your height clearance twice — gateways, carports and awnings are where high cubes come unstuck
The detail worth knowing
The extra 300mm buys you three things. Room for a floor build-up or insulation without losing usable height. Room for lighting and conduit in the roof line. And enough clearance that a person of ordinary height does not spend the whole day ducking under the door header.
It costs you clearance on the way in. A high cube on a tilt-tray sits high, and a gateway or a carport that a standard container clears comfortably can stop a high cube dead. Measure the lowest thing between the road and the spot before you order one.
For anything that is going to be converted — a site office, a workshop, a gym, a pump shed — a high cube is nearly always the better start. Retro-fitting height into a standard container is not a thing that can be done.
Sizes and prices
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10ft
10 Foot Shipping Containers
The block is tight, the council setback is unforgiving, or you only ever need to lock up a mower, a compressor and a rack of tools.
$4,350used, from
$6,400new, from -
20ft
20 Foot Shipping Containers
You want the default answer. A tradesman's full kit and a bench, a three-bedroom house of furniture, a farm's worth of feed and fencing gear.
$2,200used, from
$3,300new, from -
40ft
40 Foot Shipping Containers
You have the room, the ground is firm and level, and the truck can get a clear straight run at the spot.
$2,600used, from
$5,500new, from
All prices are guide prices in AUD and exclude GST. They are starting figures for the grade named, they move with condition, availability and where the unit has to come from, and none of them is a quote until the cartage to your address is on it.
Talk it through with someone
Tell us what is going inside it and we will tell you whether this is the right type. Every enquiry answered within one business day.
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