20′ dry container
20ft container dimensions, tare and payload for the standard general-purpose unit (ISO 1CC), the most common storage box on land.


The 20′ dry container is the unit every depot, truck and terminal is built around. It carries general cargo in international service and becomes the standard storage and site-office shell when it retires.
In container trading it moves in single units and in lots. In equipment sourcing it is the size most sites can receive without special access.
Typical uses
- General cargo
- Site storage and offices
- Modular construction shells
Grades supplied
New / one-trip, Cargo-worthy, Wind and water tight, As-is. What each grade means: container grades.
20ft dry container specification
| Specification | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| External length | 6,058 | mm |
| External width | 2,438 | mm |
| External height | 2,591 | mm |
| Internal length | 5,898 | mm |
| Internal width | 2,352 | mm |
| Internal height | 2,393 | mm |
| Door opening width | 2,340 | mm |
| Door opening height | 2,280 | mm |
| Tare | 2,200 | kg |
| Max gross | 30,480 | kg |
| Payload | 28,280 | kg |
| Capacity | 33.2 | m³ |
How to buy or lease a 20ft container
Container Trading
New, one-trip, cargo-worthy and wind and water tight units, bought and sold as single units, fleet lots, regional inventory sales and portfolio disposals.
One-Way Leasing
Boxes released at the origin depot, used on the laden leg, dropped at the destination depot. Structured around your lane, not ours.
Equipment Sourcing
New and graded units sourced to specification for storage, site offices, warehousing and modular projects, delivered to project sites and inland locations in the markets we hold or source stock.
Other equipment
Tell us the equipment, grade, quantity and lane.
A director replies within one working day with availability and an indicative price.
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