New / one-trip
20 feet high cube container, new / one-trip
6.06 × 2.44 × 2.90 m outside · 37.4 m³ inside · about 2,230 kg empty
The new or one-trip 20 ft high cube is a 25G1 box with at most one voyage behind it and 305 mm more height than a standard 20 ft: 2,698 mm (8′ 10″) inside, doors 2,340 × 2,585 mm, on 13.9 m² (149 sq ft) of floor. Factory paint, clean floor, soft seals. Few sellers hold one: partner sellers who do quote it in the colours of their stock, delivered to your PIN code, and you may get fewer than 5 replies.
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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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Who a new 20 ft high cube is for
It is the box for a 20 ft footprint that must hold a room that looks finished: a small office, a shop or a home module, lined and insulated, with headroom to spare. A 20 ft unit seats two or three desks (container offices) or makes a studio (container homes); a bigger home usually starts from a 40 ft high cube, and container house cost in India sets out the budget. One public listing gave an exact price, ₹2,15,000: too few for a firm price, so ask several sellers.
- If the finish matters less, a used 20 ft high cube gives the same height.
- If the height does not matter, a one-trip standard 20 ft has the same floor.
- If you also need floor area, look at the one-trip 40 ft high cube.
One-trip
Carried at most one load from the factory: straight panels, even paint, clean floor.
- One voyage at most, usually from the factory in China to India, then emptied.
- Straight panels and even factory paint, at most a few handling marks.
- Clean plywood floor, soft door seals, locking bars that turn by hand.
- CSC plate with a recent manufacture date.
Check before you pay: the manufacture date on the CSC plate, and photos of the actual unit.
A grade is the seller's word, not a certificate. Container grades explained
The height that counts
Inside, the height is 2,698 mm against 2,393 mm in a standard box, and the door opening is 2,585 mm high against 2,280 mm. A tall load goes in through the door, so measure it against the opening. These sizes come from one manufacturer’s data sheet: check the CSC plate of the box you are offered.
Dimensions and capacity
| Measure | Size |
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| ISO size-type code | 25G1 |
| External size (L × W × H) | 6,058 × 2,438 × 2,896 mm19′ 10½″ × 8′ × 9′ 6″ |
| Internal size (L × W × H) | 5,898 × 2,352 × 2,698 mm19′ 4″ × 7′ 8½″ × 8′ 10″ |
| Door opening (W × H) | 2,340 × 2,585 mm7′ 8″ × 8′ 6″ |
| Floor area inside | 13.9 m²149 sq ft |
| Inside volume | 37.4 m³1,321 cu ft |
| Tare weight (empty) | 2,230 kg |
| Maximum payload | 28,250 kg |
| Maximum gross weight | 30,480 kg, depending on the box |
Typical values (one data sheet published by CIMC Equilink, 20 October 2026); feet and inches rounded to the nearest half inch. The markings on the doors give the tare and maximum gross weight of each box, the maximum gross also being on its CSC plate.
Colour, delivery and GST
Like any one-trip box, it comes in its factory paint: give the colour you want with its RAL code, and the seller confirms what is in stock. On its trailer it stands 2,896 mm (9′ 6″) plus the height of the deck, so check gates and cables on the way in. It weighs about 2,230 kg empty and comes off the truck by crane or side-lifter; for a box coming from another city, the delivered price estimate gives an order of magnitude on long trips. GST is 18% (HSN 8609): ask whether the quote includes it, and see GST on shipping containers.
Questions about the new 20 ft high cube
Is a new 20 ft high cube hard to find?
Yes, on our figures: in our check of 20 October 2026, one listing with an exact price offered a new 20 ft high cube, against 6 sellers for a used high cube and 116 for a used standard box.
Is a new high cube dearer than a standard one-trip box?
Not on these figures: ₹2,15,000 on one listing, against ₹2,25,000 from 4 sellers for the standard box. With so few prices, neither is a rule: ask for both in the same request and compare the delivered prices. Choose the high cube for its height: 305 mm more inside and 4.2 m³ more volume, on the same floor.