{"id":1346,"date":"2022-12-01T13:29:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T06:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shippingcontainersusa.com\/blog\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2023-12-06T10:19:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T03:19:39","slug":"common-sizes-of-shipping-containers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradecorp-usa.com\/blog\/common-sizes-of-shipping-containers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Common Sizes of Shipping Containers? A Useful Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shipping containers come in a variety of sizes. But the common sizes of shipping containers for shipment and storage are 20 feet and 40 feet in length as well as around 8 ft in width. While the standard shipping containers sizes are 8 feet 6 inches tall, the high cube variant has an additional 1 foot or 30.8 cm in height, and therefore this variant has a height of 9 feet 6 inches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>External Dimensions of 20 ft and 40 ft general purpose containers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Commonly, 20 ft general purpose shipping containers have external dimensions of 20 ft (6 m) long x 8 ft (2.4 m) wide x 8 ft 6 inches (2.6 m) tall.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the size of 40 ft general purpose shipping containers have external dimensions of 40 feet (12 m) in length x 8 feet (2.4 m) in width x 8 feet 6 inches (2.6 m) in height.<\/p>\n<p><strong>External Dimensions of 20\u2019 and 40\u2019 high cube shipping containers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The high cube shipping containers share the same length and width as that of general purpose units. But these two different types of shipping containers are differentiated by height not by size. Let\u2019s take a detailed look at the external sizes of 20 ft and 40 ft high cube containers. The 20\u2019 high cube containers are 20\u2019 (6 m) long x 8\u2019 (2.4 m) wide x 9\u20196\u201d (2.9 m) tall.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the 40\u2019 high cube units have the external dimensions of 40\u2019 (12 m) in length x 8\u2019 (2.4 m) in width x 9\u20196\u201d (2.9 m) long.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best uses of 20 &amp; 40 feet general purpose standard &amp; high cube containers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 20 feet and 40 feet containers in the variants of general and high cube are best applied for shipping payloads and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradecorp-usa.com\/blog\/container-cabins-in-world-cup-2022\/\">storage options<\/a>. Go beyond shipping and storing, these types of shipping containers are ideal to be repurposed for pop-up buildings like houses, office spaces, retail spaces, restaurants, and anything in between.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the 20 ft and 40 ft high cube containers offer end-users the extra one-foot height. Therefore, this variant provides buyers with more capacities for storing and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradecorp-usa.com\/\"> transporting payloads<\/a>, because the size is bigger. Furthermore, for residential uses, developers or architects can use the extra headspace for placing an air conditioner or a heater. They even can create ceilings using the additional one-foot headspace.<\/p>\n<p>If your business requires new or used shipping containers for sale, at Tradecorp, you can purchase a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradecorp-usa.com\/\">shipping containers for sale<\/a> that fit your requirements. Just fill out the quote, and our sales team will be happy to contact you.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradecorp-usa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/banner-shipping-containers-for-sale-1024x222.jpg\" alt=\"shipping containers for sale , shipping containers\" width=\"1024\" height=\"222\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shipping containers come in a variety of sizes. But the common sizes of shipping containers for shipment and storage are 20 feet and 40 feet &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"What Are the Common Sizes of Shipping Containers? A Useful Guide\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradecorp-usa.com\/blog\/common-sizes-of-shipping-containers\/#more-1346\" aria-label=\"More on What Are the Common Sizes of Shipping Containers? 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