Germany-based supply · European & worldwide delivery
Second-hand ISO containers graded by condition — from Cargo Worthy and WWT units to refurbished and as-is options, with delivery across Europe and worldwide.
The used container market in North Europe is deep and continuously replenished: units come off-hire from leasing fleets and shipping lines every week, which makes grade, price and availability more predictable here than almost anywhere else.
The whole buying decision is the grade. The same 6.06 m box is sold as cargo worthy, wind and watertight, refurbished or as-is, and the spread between those is wide.
Buy the grade that matches what the container will actually do, and you stop paying for capability you will never use. Condition, not age, is what sets the price — a well-kept fifteen-year-old box beats a neglected eight-year-old one.
The three sizes with the deepest second-hand supply. Other sizes and specialist types are quoted against a specific requirement.
Approx. 33.2 m³
20ft Shipping Container
Approx. 67.7 m³
40ft Shipping Container
Approx. 76.4 m³
40ft High Cube Container
Buyers look at dents. Surveyors look at these four. That is the right order of priority — a panel dent is cosmetic, a soft floor bearer is expensive.
Frame square, corner castings undamaged, roof and cross-members free of heavy corrosion.
Doors should swing, seal and lock without being forced. A racked container shows it here first.
Marine-grade plywood with no soft spots, delamination or contamination, especially at the door end.
For transport use, confirm whether a valid CSC plate or a fresh examination is required.
Five grades, of which only IICL refers to a published inspection standard. The rest are trade conventions with widely understood meanings — useful, but not certifications.
Export / transport
Used container surveyed as structurally fit to carry cargo at sea, with a valid CSC safety approval plate.
Static storage
Used container that is structurally sound and keeps weather out. Makes no claim about fitness for sea carriage.
Premium used
Used container that has been repaired, prepared and repainted to a specified finish — a cosmetic grade layered on top of a structural one.
Strict leasing standard
Used container inspected against the published IICL criteria — the strictest widely used used-container standard, applied mainly in the leasing market.
Project / budget
Sold in its current condition with faults described and no warranty of fitness for any purpose. Priced accordingly.
What second-hand stock generally looks like: surface weathering, previous repairs, repainted panels and a floor that has carried cargo.
Exterior
Doors & seals
Interior & floor
CSC plate
Tell us the size, condition, quantity and destination and we will prepare a quotation against suitable available stock. Current stock varies by size, grade and depot.
Supply and delivery options vary by container type, condition, depot and destination. Request pricing using your postcode, city or destination port.
The questions that decide which grade and which size to ask for.