Used 30ft Shipping Container for Sale
The 30ft length is an oddity worth knowing about. Factories build 20ft and 40ft boxes, so a used 30ft shipping container for sale comes from specialist bulk-handling fleets rather than general ocean stock, and the units carry features a standard box does not. This one measures 29ft 11in (9.12 m) long, 8ft (2.44 m) wide and 8ft 6in (2.59 m) tall, with 29ft 6in (9.00 m) by 7ft 8in (2.35 m) inside and 7ft 10in (2.39 m) of headroom. It weighs about 6,480 lb (2,940 kg) which is keen money for this much secure steel.
What the extra hardware is good for
- Top loading aggregate, sand or salt straight from a loader bucket
- Discharging loose material through the front hatch without shoveling
- Bulk feed, bedding and grain storage on farms
- Scrap, offcuts and waste segregation in a yard
- Conventional secure storage for tools and materials through the end doors
- Filling a footprint where a 40ft will not turn and a 20ft wastes the space
- Firewood, logs and bagged product kept dry and lockable
Most buyers arrive here because a 40ft will not fit and a 20ft is too small, which is a genuinely common bind on narrow lots and awkward yards. The 30ft splits that difference at used pricing. The trade-off is availability: because these units are never mass-produced at this length, stock is thin and specification varies, so if the size solves your problem it is worth moving when one is on the ground rather than waiting for a better one.
There is a second reason people hunt for this length, and it has nothing to do with fitting a tight lot. A 30ft box has real presence as a structure yet still travels on a standard tilt-bed, so it works well as a permanent fixture at a rural property, a fence-line store or the spine of a covered lean-to. Once it is set down and leveled it stops being freight and becomes a building, and at this price it is an inexpensive building for the footprint.
Condition and configuration
The body is Corten steel, the alloy that forms a stable surface layer as it weathers rather than flaking away. These came out of ocean service, so expect cosmetic wear: patched paint, surface rust at welds and scuffed panels. Structurally they remain sound, with a wood floor laid on steel cross members that carries pallets, drums and vehicles without complaint. Exterior hinged double doors close on two locking bars each, and forklift pockets on both sides mean you can lift and reposition the unit with equipment you already run.
Configuration is the part to nail down before ordering. These units come in two-door and three-door arrangements, with either four or eight vents depending on the production model, four top-opening lids and a front tipping hatch for discharging loose contents. Which combination you receive depends on what is in stock, so we confirm the exact specification of the unit allocated to your order before delivery, including door count, vent count and the condition of the lid seals. Tell us how you plan to load and we will match you to the right one.
Set your expectations on the lids and hatch if the unit will live outdoors for years. Seals on top-opening lids harden with age, and a container that has spent its life handling bulk material will show wear where those lids close. They still shed rain, but a box that has to stay bone dry inside is worth sealing along the lid runs after delivery. If watertight storage matters more to you than top loading, tell us and we will steer you toward a plain box in another length instead of this one.
Delivery, payment and returns
Delivery is a flat $550 anywhere in the continental United States, quoted at checkout, and orders typically ship within one to three weeks. The container arrives on a tilt-bed truck and slides off, so plan the approach carefully at this length: closer to the 100ft a 40ft needs than the 60ft a 20ft gets by with, plus about 14ft of overhead clearance. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Apple Pay and Google Pay through Stripe, along with ACH or wire transfer, and no sales tax is added.
Standard unmodified units carry a 30-day return window with free return shipping; anything customized or modified is excluded. Because 30ft stock moves quickly and specification varies unit to unit, a quick call gets you a straight answer on what is actually available rather than what a listing suggests.
Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Outside length | 29ft 11in (9.12 m) |
| Outside width | 8ft (2.44 m) |
| Outside height | 8ft 6in (2.59 m) |
| Inside length | 29ft 6in (9.00 m) |
| Inside width | 7ft 8in (2.35 m) |
| Inside height | 7ft 10in (2.39 m) |
| Door opening | 7ft 8in (2.34 m) wide by 7ft 6in (2.28 m) high |
| Empty weight | approx. 6,480 lb (2,940 kg) |
| Body | Corten steel, used ex-ocean service |
| Floor | Wood deck on steel cross members |
| End doors | Exterior hinged double doors, two locking bars each |
| Top access | Four top-opening lids |
| Discharge | Front tipping hatch |
| Handling | Two forklift pockets on each side |
| Ventilation | 4 or 8 vents, varies by model |
| Door configuration | Two-door or three-door, confirmed before dispatch |
