Practical guidance on buying a shipping container in the UK, written for people doing it for the first time. Every guide here is about the decisions that actually cost money to get wrong — choosing a size that will physically reach your site, understanding what a condition grade does and does not promise, preparing ground that will not twist the doors out of true, and knowing when planning permission genuinely applies.
Nothing on this page is sales copy dressed up as advice. Where a cheaper container will do the job, the guides say so.
What really happens on delivery day: tilt-bed versus HIAB offload, the access measurements to check before you order, and how to prepare the ground so your container sits level and the doors still close.
Read the full guide : Shipping Container Delivery in the UK: Access, HIAB Craning and Ground PreparationOne-trip, cargo-worthy, wind and watertight or as-is? What each grade actually promises, what it does not, and which one is the right buy for storage, conversion or export.
Read the full guide : New vs Used Shipping Containers: UK Condition Grades ExplainedInternal dimensions, real-world capacity and the three questions that decide the answer: what fits, what your site access allows, and how you will get things in and out.
Read the full guide : What Size Shipping Container Do I Need? 10ft to 40ft ComparedUsually not, but it depends. Permitted development limits at home, agricultural and commercial sites, the myths worth ignoring, and when a Lawful Development Certificate is worth having.
Read the full guide : Do I Need Planning Permission for a Shipping Container in the UK?The pages people come back to — kept up to date rather than published once.
Tell us what you are storing, where it is going and how the lorry will reach it. We will tell you which container makes sense — including when a cheaper one will do.
