Shipping containers for sale in India
The 19 types of shipping (cargo) container sold in India, each with one price, the same as on its page: a used 20 ft box from ₹1,04,000, a used 40 ft from ₹1,55,000, a used 40 ft high cube from ₹1,58,000 (20 October 2026). Not sure which one you need? The table below starts from the use.
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Asking prices differ widely: for a used 20 feet shipping container, half of the 116 sellers we read on 20 October 2026 ask between ₹1,04,000 and ₹1,40,000, ₹36,000 apart. Several quotes show you where the low end is.
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Which shipping container do I need?
| For | Container | Inside | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry storage on the ground: tools, stock, a harvest | Used 20 feet shipping container | 33.2 m³ | ₹1,04,000 |
| A large stock or bulky goods | Used 40 feet shipping container | 67.7 m³ | ₹1,55,000 |
| A site office, a shop or a home | Used 40 feet high cube container (40 HC) | 76.4 m³ | ₹1,58,000 |
| A narrow plot or a shop front | Used 10 feet container | 15.9 m³ | ₹1,67,000 |
| Chilled or frozen goods | Used 40 feet reefer container (high cube) | 67.5 m³ | ₹5,50,000 |
| Heavy cargo loaded by crane | 20 feet open top container | 32.5 m³ | ₹1,25,000 |
| Machinery wider than a door | 40 feet flat rack container (40 FR) | 11.7 × 2.3 m deck | ₹2,70,000 |
| A box that must look new | New and one-trip 20 feet container | 33.2 m³ | ₹2,25,000 |
Sizes are the medians of the data sheets we read; each container's page has its full dimensions, and shipping container dimensions compares them all.
Cargo container price in India: all 19 types
Price from: a quarter of the sellers ask it or less (reading of 20 October 2026); under 10 sellers, the lower middle of the prices found. Typical price: half of the sellers ask it or less. Grey rows rest on fewer than 5 sellers, too few for a firm price. Treat each price as the box alone, before delivery; most listings do not say whether GST is included. How we get these prices.
20 ft shipping containers for sale
The used 20 feet shipping container is priced from ₹1,04,000, with 116 sellers.
Illustration From₹1,04,000 116 sellers Typical ₹1,20,000 See prices and sizes New and one-trip 20 feet container Illustration From₹2,25,000 4 sellers, too few for a firm price See prices and sizes 20 feet container sold as-is (damaged or scrap) Illustration From₹65,000 3 sellers, too few for a firm price See prices and sizes 40 ft shipping containers for sale
The used 40 feet shipping container is priced from ₹1,55,000, with 80 sellers.
Illustration From₹1,55,000 80 sellers Typical ₹1,80,000 See prices and sizes New and one-trip 40 feet container Illustration From₹3,45,000 2 sellers, too few for a firm price See prices and sizes 40 feet container sold as-is (damaged or scrap) Illustration From₹1,67,000 1 seller, too few for a firm price See prices and sizes High cube containers (20 HC and 40 HC)
The used 40 feet high cube container is priced from ₹1,58,000, with 27 sellers.
Illustration From₹1,58,000 27 sellers Typical ₹1,90,000 See prices and sizes 40 feet high cube container, new / one-trip Illustration From₹3,00,000 2 sellers, too few for a firm price See prices and sizes Used 20 feet high cube container 
Illustration From₹1,14,000 6 sellers See prices and sizes 20 feet high cube container, new / one-trip Illustration From₹2,15,000 1 seller, too few for a firm price See prices and sizes Reefer (refrigerated) containers
The used 40 feet reefer container is priced from ₹5,50,000, with 8 sellers. What is a reefer container?
Illustration From₹5,50,000 8 sellers See prices and sizes Used 20 feet reefer container 
Illustration From₹6,50,000 4 sellers, too few for a firm price See prices and sizes New 40 feet reefer container (high cube) Illustration From₹23,00,000 1 seller, too few for a firm price See prices and sizes New 20 feet reefer container Illustration From₹18,50,000 1 seller, too few for a firm price See prices and sizes Open top and flat rack containers
The 20 feet open top container is priced from ₹1,25,000, with 13 sellers. What is an open top container? What is a flat rack container?
Illustration From₹1,25,000 13 sellers Typical ₹2,00,000 See prices and sizes 40 feet open top container 
Illustration From₹2,59,000 12 sellers Typical ₹3,50,000 See prices and sizes 40 feet flat rack container (40 FR) 
Illustration From₹2,70,000 2 sellers, too few for a firm price See prices and sizes 20 feet flat rack container 
Illustration Estimate≈ ₹1,65,000 No public price this week See prices and sizes 10 feet containers
The used 10 feet container is priced from ₹1,67,000, with 5 sellers. It costs more than a used 20 ft box: few are sold, and some are cut down from a 20 ft one.
Shipping container types by condition
Cargo-worthy: sound walls, roof and floor, doors that seal: it can still go to sea. Wind and water tight: keeps wind and rain out, but would not pass a shipping survey. The used 20 ft box is priced from ₹1,04,000.
Carried at most one load from the factory: straight panels, even paint, clean floor.
Sold with its damage declared and without promise.
What is a shipping (cargo) container?
A shipping container, also called a cargo container, an ISO container or a sea can, is a steel box built to the ISO 668 sizes, so that ships, trucks and trains can all carry it: 20 ft or 40 ft long, 8 ft wide, and 8 ft 6 in tall, or 9 ft 6 in for a high cube. Each one carries a number on its doors and a CSC safety-approval plate. Once a shipping line retires it, it is sold for storage, offices, shops and homes. Container dimensions and weight gives every size.
How to buy a shipping container in India
- Choose the type and the condition. The table above starts from the use; container grades explained says what cargo-worthy, wind and water tight and as-is mean.
- Add delivery and unloading. The prices on this page are for the box alone. Trucking, the crane or side-lifter, and GST (18%), which most listings do not mention, come on top: the delivered price estimate adds them for your route.
- Ask for delivered quotes. Asia Containers does not sell containers: in a quote request, up to 5 partner sellers who cover your PIN code reply with a delivered price, and you buy from the one you choose. Check the box before you pay: how to inspect a used container.
Need one for a few months only? The lowest monthly rent listed in our survey for a 20 ft box is ₹14,000: see container on rent.
How to read the prices
“From” is a low market price: a quarter of the sellers of that container ask it or less, read on IndiaMART and TradeIndia on 20 October 2026. With fewer than ten sellers, it is the middle of the prices found, so at least half of them are at or below it. “Typical” is what half of the sellers ask or less. The same figure appears on the container’s page and on its cards; “too few for a firm price” marks a container with fewer than five sellers, and “Estimate” one that no seller priced this week (its page says how the figure was worked out). How the survey works.