shipping container · United Kingdom
Flat rack container: what does it cost in the UK?
Estimated range Used
£3 360 – £8 400
These are indicative orders of magnitude, + VAT and before delivery unless stated otherwise. They are not a commercial offer: the firm price depends on the distance from the depot, the quantity ordered and the exact condition of the unit available.
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What moves the price
Condition sets the level, and that is what the bars below show. At the same condition the spread stays: a British price is + VAT and ex-depot unless the supplier states otherwise, delivery from the nearest depot is charged on top and is often the line that decides, "used" covers more than one grade of box, and a figure that opens with "from" is a starting point rather than the price of the unit you will be offered.
Who sells it in the UK1
UK suppliers handle the Flat rack container — 1 of them in this survey — yet not one publishes a price for it. A whole block of this market quotes rather than lists, often the largest suppliers or the most specialised, and takes the job through an enquiry form instead: there the absence of a figure is structural, not accidental. Nothing is recorded here because nothing is published, not because the survey stopped short.
- AdaptainerPublishes no prices — quotes only.
Specifications22P3
External dimensions are standardised — identical across every manufacturer. Everything else — internal dimensions, tare, payload — varies by build, and is shown as a range.
| Specification | Value | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| External length | 6.058 m | standardisedISO 668:2020 |
| External width | 2.438 m | standardisedISO 668:2020 |
| External height* | 2.591 m | standardisedISO 668:2020 |
| Length between corner posts | 5.612 – 5.638 m | varies by buildHapag-Lloyd — Container Specification |
| Deck width | 2.194 – 2.210 m | varies by buildHapag-Lloyd — Container Specification |
| Deck height | 0.370 m | varies by buildHapag-Lloyd — Container Specification |
| Tare | 2.74 – 2.94 t | varies by buildHapag-Lloyd — Container Specification |
| Payload | 31.26 – 42.10 t | varies by buildHapag-Lloyd — Container Specification |
| Maximum gross weight | 34.00 – 45.00 t | varies by buildHapag-Lloyd — Container Specification |
Nominal height: ISO 668 permits a reduced height for this type.
All container types
- 20ft shipping container£1 470 – £2 940
- 40ft shipping container£1 995 – £3 990
- Refrigerated container£5 775 – £13 650
- High cube container£2 205 – £4 410
- Open top container£2 310 – £5 040
- Tank container£9 450 – £36 750