Shipping Container Grades

• Only Used Once (One Trip)

• Perfect for Storage

• Can be CSC Certified for Ocean-Vessel Shipment

• Very few dents or scratches (if any at all)

• Won’t require any painting

• Won’t require pressure wash

• Surface rust is very minimal

Many local municipalities or inspectors require the use of OTU condition containers for varying reasons. In California, you are required to provide assurance that no hazardous materials were shipped in the container during it’s maiden voyage from China. Other municipalities require it for cosmetic reasons. Often, engineers will require OTU condition containers be used in container builds to ensure previous damage has not affected the container structure.

These are only a few examples and the important lesson here is that you do not want to spend thousands of dollars modifying a container only to find out afterwards it does not pass inspection or code.

Check out The Container Guy’s current One Time Use prices  and inventory:

• Perfect For Storage

• Secure, Rodent Proof & Watertight

• Can be CSC Certified for Ocean-Vessel Shipment

• Many dents or scratches (if any at all)

• May require some painting

• May require a pressure wash

• Some surface rust should be expected

If you’re looking for a used shipping container to export, we recommend a CWO (cargo-worthy) container. CWO containers are used shipping containers ranging in age from 10-15+ years old that will pass a CSC (container safety certification) survey.

Wind & Watertight shipping containers are used shipping containers that won’t leak and useful for storage but they can no longer pass a CSC (container safety certification) survey.

Roughly 12-15+ years in age, wind and water tight containers have been retired from shipping service by the intermodal companies that own them. While they can no longer meet the strict requirements to be stacked 7-high while loaded, they were being used for freight up until they were sold.