New 40ft Shipping Container for Sale in Blue (RAL 5013)
This new 40ft shipping container for sale is a one-trip unit finished in blue RAL 5013, offering roughly 2,500 cubic feet of dry, secure, weather-tight space in a single lockable box. One-trip means it was built to ISO standards, loaded once for its delivery voyage, and then retired from shipping service. In practice you get a container that looks and behaves like new steel, at a price well below a factory-fresh unit that has never moved.
What a 40ft container is best suited to
- Contractors and tradespeople needing secure plant and material storage on site
- Farms and estates storing feed, machinery, tools and seasonal equipment
- Retailers and wholesalers holding overflow stock without renting warehouse space
- Removals, self-storage operators and anyone consolidating a house or workshop
- Export and freight users who need a CSC-plated box that can legitimately ship
- Conversion projects: workshops, studios, garages and container builds
The 40ft size is where cost per cubic foot bottoms out. Two 20ft boxes give you the same nominal volume but cost more, take two deliveries and eat more yard space in doors and end walls. Against renting, a purchased 40ft container usually covers its own cost within the first year or two and then keeps a strong resale value, because demand for sound one-trip steel stays firm.
Build, security and specification
The container is built entirely from Cor-Ten weathering steel, the corrosion-resistant alloy that forms a stable protective layer rather than flaking away like ordinary mild steel. It is CSC plated with a maximum gross weight of 30 tons, so it is certified for export as well as static storage. The floor is marine-grade plywood on steel cross-members, tough enough to take pallet traffic and a forklift, and there are four vents to keep air moving and condensation down.
Security is handled with a welded lockbox that shrouds a padlock from bolt croppers, plus two locking bars on each door leaf. Forklift pockets in the base let you reposition the unit on a hard standing without a crane. Doors, seals, floor and paintwork are checked before dispatch, and we confirm the exact condition and specification of the unit allocated to your order in writing before you commit.
Delivery, payment and getting a quote
Delivery is a flat $550 anywhere in the continental United States, quoted at checkout with nothing added afterwards, and normally runs one to three weeks from order. A 40ft unit is the most demanding size to place: a tilt-bed truck needs roughly 100 to 120 feet of straight, firm approach to slide it off, and about 14 feet of overhead clearance. Walk the route first and check for low cables, tree limbs, gateposts and soft ground, because those are what turn a straightforward drop into a wasted trip.
You can pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe, or by bank transfer (ACH or wire). We do not collect sales tax. Standard unmodified units are covered by our 30-day return policy with free return shipping, so you are not committed if the box turns out to be wrong for the space. If you want to check access, talk through placement, or work out whether a 40ft or a pair of 20ft containers suits your site better, and we will give you a straight answer.
Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| External length | 40ft (12.19 m) |
| External width | 8ft (2.44 m) |
| Capacity | Approximately 2,500 cu ft |
| Condition | New, one trip |
| Color | Blue, RAL 5013 |
| Construction | Cor-Ten weathering steel |
| Certification | CSC plated, 30 ton maximum gross weight |
| Floor | Marine-grade plywood on steel cross-members |
| Security | Welded lockbox, two locking bars per door |
| Ventilation | Four vents |
| Handling | Forklift pockets |
