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10ft shipping containers

Our most compact container. Big enough for a serious amount of storage, small enough to fit on a tight site or a suburban driveway.

✓ Fits tight sites
✓ ~16 m³ capacity
✓ Buy or hire
10ft shipping container
The compact one

When a 20ft simply will not fit

At just under three metres long, a 10ft container goes places its bigger siblings cannot - narrow driveways, small yards, courtyards and sites where every metre is spoken for. It still gives you around 16 cubic metres of secure, dry storage.

It is the size most homeowners land on. Roughly a one-bedroom flat or a double garage worth of gear, in a box you can put beside the house without losing the whole section.

16 m³

Internal capacity

2.99 m

External length

~1,300 kg

Tare weight

CSC

Certified & watertight

Range of colours

Pick a colour, or match yours exactly

Our containers come in a range of stock colours, and we can paint to any RAL or brand colour you need. Tap a swatch to preview.

Common uses

What a 10ft is good for

Household storage

Garage overflow, renovation storage or the contents of a small flat.

Tools & equipment

A secure lock-up for tools on a site with no room for anything larger.

Lifestyle blocks

Feed, tack and machinery storage that does not swallow the paddock.

Small business

Stock and archive storage in a yard or behind the shop.

Specifications

10ft shipping containers specifications

Dimension 10ft
External (L × W × H) 2.99 × 2.44 × 2.59 m
Internal (L × W × H) 2.83 × 2.35 × 2.39 m
Door opening (W × H) 2.34 × 2.28 m
Internal capacity ~16 m³
Tare weight ≈ 1,300 kg
Max payload ≈ 9,000 kg

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10ft containers on site

FAQ

10ft containers, answered

Roughly the contents of a one-bedroom flat, or a well-packed double garage. If you are storing furniture from a larger house, a 20ft is usually the safer call.

Less than for the bigger sizes, but the truck still needs room. Allow around 12 metres of clear, firm approach and check for overhead wires and low branches.

They are less common than 20ft and 40ft because they are not a standard shipping size - many are cut down from larger units. Stock moves quickly, so it is worth asking early.

Yes. They make excellent compact site offices, tool stores and kiosks. Doors, windows, lining, insulation and power can all be fitted in our workshop.

Tight on space?

Tell us your site and what you are storing, and we will confirm whether a 10ft is the right fit.

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