All guides to choose the right shipping container
Guides to help you decide: 2026 prices, dimensions, head-to-head comparisons (20ft vs 40ft, new vs used, buying vs hiring…) and procedures (planning permission, HACCP, tax). Prices are indicative ranges from the site’s model, excluding VAT.
Essential guides
Read first if you are new to shipping containers.
Container rental price
Monthly tariffs for 2026 in all formats (20', 40', HC, reefer, site bungalow), ancillary costs (deposit, delivery/collection, penalties), break-even point for purchase/rental.
Read the guideContainer dimensions
ISO 668 reference table: length, width, interior/exterior height, volumes, weight, EUR pallet capacities. To bookmark.
Read the guideComparisons
To decide between two specific options.
Regulation & practice
Administrative, legal and technical procedures for your project.
Permission to place a shipping container in your garden
Planning permission, permitted development and building regulations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: the complete 2026 guide.
Read the guideTaxation of shipping containers for companies
Accounting, deductions, VAT, buying or renting and use-related taxes: check your regime before comparing.
Read the guideHow our guides are written
Our guides explain technical considerations, procedures and questions to ask before a project. Prices are indicative estimates from the model described in our methodology, unless explicitly attributed to a dated source. Rules and sources are adapted to the selected country; check the requirements for your project with the relevant authorities and professionals.
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