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New & Used Shipping Containers For Sale in Houston, Texas
If you're looking for containers in the Houston, Texas area, you have a reliable partner in Container Management, Inc. We offer a Texas-size inventory of new and used steel shipping containers to meet the diverse needs of Houstonians. Whether for storage, transport, or a creative new project, we provide the containers and expertise to help you succeed.
Our goal is to help you make an informed decision that aligns with your budget and needs. This page guide provides comprehensive information on buying shipping containers in Houston, from understanding your options to navigating the delivery process.
Why Choose a Shipping Container?
Shipping containers, also known as Conex boxes, offer a unique combination of strength, security, and versatility. Originally built to withstand the harsh conditions of ocean transport, these steel boxes are an excellent solution for various applications.
- Durability and Security: Made from high-grade Corten steel, shipping containers are designed to be wind and watertight. This makes them highly resistant to weather, pests, and theft, providing a secure environment for your valuables.
- Cost-Effectiveness: Compared to traditional construction, shipping containers are an affordable alternative for storage or building. A used container can provide secure, on-site storage for a fraction of the cost of building a shed or renting off-site storage space.
- Versatility and Customization: A shipping container is a blank slate. It can be a simple storage unit or transformed into an office, workshop, or even a home. With endless modification options, you can tailor a container to your exact specifications.
- Portability: Need to move your storage or structure? Shipping containers are designed for transport. They can be delivered to your site and relocated as your needs change, offering a level of flexibility that permanent structures cannot match.
How to Buy A Shipping Container in Houston, TX
We've developed a personalized process to ensure you get the right container for your specific needs.
Buying shipping containers is a seamless process with our efficient, customized system.
Step 1: Complete Our Quote Request Form
Our quote form is the first step. It ensures we gather all the important details to provide an accurate price. You'll need to tell us:
- How many containers you need
- Whether you prefer New or Used
- If you require delivery
- The delivery destination: City, State, Zip Code
- The grade of container you need
- The intended use: Storage or Export
- Your email address and phone number
Step 2: You Receive Our Quote
We email you a quote on the same business day if we receive your request by 4:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday. Requests received after this time will be answered the next business day.
Our quote is based on current inventory levels at the depot closest to your delivery location. Because inventory is subject to change, prices reflect current availability. When the current stock is depleted, prices may vary with the next replenishment.
We leverage our position as a major wholesaler to offer some of the most competitive pricing on the market.
Step 3: Your Purchase
To proceed, you provide us with a purchase order or email confirming your intent to purchase. We will then reserve your container size and grade at the nearest depot, ensuring you get the next container off the stack that meets your criteria.
While we can’t guarantee a specific color, all of our containers are warrantied to be wind and watertight upon delivery.
At this stage, we require payment in full before coordinating delivery or pick-up.
Our Operations Team will contact you within one business day to confirm your order, accept payment, and arrange logistics.
Step 4: Ground Level Container Delivery or Depot Pick-Up
For delivery: We partner with professional local transport companies that use specialized equipment, like tilt-bed trucks, to deliver your container directly to your specified ground-level location.
You can expect to know your delivery day within one or two days of placing your order, and the driver will call you when they are en route. Plan on 4 to 7 business days for shipping container purchases.
Learn more about our delivery service here.
For depot pick-up: If you prefer to transport the container yourself, we will provide a release number and pick-up information after purchase. You can then go to the designated depot to have the container loaded on your truck.
Please be aware that you are responsible for complying with all DOT and OSHA regulations during transport.
Option: If you’re purchasing your container for export
If you are buying a shipping container for export, we can coordinate a CSC Survey. This certification, performed by a lilcensed surveyor at the depot, verifies the container is cargo worthy for international shipping. Please note that surveys add 3-5 business days to the standard timeline.
Learn more about ocean export shipments here.
Types of Shipping Containers for Sale – Houston
Container Management, Inc. proudly offers a wide selection of new and used shipping containers for sale near Houston, TX. Whether you need a 20-foot or 40-foot container, we can help you find the perfect fit. Select any of the containers below or read our Buying Guide to learn more.
You can also contact our team or request a quote, and one of our specialists will be happy to assist you.
New and Used Shipping Containers We Commonly Sell in the Houston Area
We sell all sizes of
new and used steel shipping containers in the Houston market. Moreover, our Texas customers especially value the following:
- Cargo Worthy containers that meet international specs for shipping goods overseas
- 20-foot containers for storage
- 20-foot containers for a variety of customizations
- 40-foot containers (8 feet, 6 inches high)
- 40-foot High-Cube containers (9 feet, 6 inches high)
- Other shipping container sizes, as needed
Standard Shipping Container Sizes
20-Foot Shipping Containers: Ideal for residential storage, small business inventory, and construction site storage. Their relatively compact size makes them easy to place and access.
- New 20-Foot: Perfect for long-term use or projects where appearance matters
- Used 20-Foot: A cost-effective choice for secure, on-site storage.
40-Foot Shipping Containers: Offer double the storage capacity, making them suitable for larger inventory, equipment, or commercial use.
- 40-Foot Standard: Provides ample space for a variety of storage needs.
- 40-Foot High Cube (HC): Offers an extra foot of vertical height, making it ideal for storing taller items or for building modifications that require more headroom.
- New & Used 40-Foot Options: Available in both new and used conditions to fit your budget and requirements.
Understanding Shipping Container Grades
When purchasing a used container, understanding its grade is crucial. Grades help determine the container's condition and suitability for your project.
- New, One-Trip: These are technically used but have only made a one trip, loaded move from their manufacturing site in China to the US. They are the closest you can get to a new container and have minimal cosmetic wear.
- Cargo Worthy (CW): These containers meet standards for international shipping. They are structurally sound and sjitable for transport or high-demand storage.
- Wind and Watertight (WWT): This is a common used container grade option for storage. These containers are guaranteed not to have leaks and are a reliable, budget-frinedly option for keeping contents safe and dry.
Our Containers Are Available for Pickup or Delivery Within a 200 Mile Radius of Houston
You can pick up your shipping containers from our depot or have us deliver them directly to your location.
Pick Up Our Containers at the Houston, Texas, Depot
Our depot is located in Channelview, Texas, 77530, just 20 miles east of downtown Houston.
After your purchase, we provide a container release number that allows you or your frieght forwarder to pick up your container.
Houston Shipping Container Delivery
We
deliver containers using a tilt-bed (roll off) truck within a 200-mile radius of Channelview, Texas. This covers approximately all areas within:
- Houston, the Port of Houston, and the Houston Metropolitan Area
- Lufkin, Texas to the North
- Areas near the Louisiana-Texas border to the Northeast
- Lake Charles, Louisiana to the East (Lafayette, Louisiana is closer to our New Orleans, Louisiana delivery area)
- Galveston, Texas to the Southeast
- Corpus Christi and San Antonio, Texas to the Southwest
- Austin and Round Rock, Texas to the West
- Areas to the near Northwest of Channelview (Others may be closer to our Dallas, Texas delivery area)
Not sure if you’re within our Houston delivery radius? Just ask!
For deliveries further than 200 miles, we employ a flat-bed truck broker that requires customers to have equipment to offload containers at the time of arrival.
Additionally, our delivery location may be closer to one of our other service areas, such as Dallas, Texas, El Paso, Texas, or New Orleans, Louisiana.
Discover Our Houston, Texas Pricing
As a wholesaler, we’ve provided excellent customer service to container brokers, companies, farmers and ranchers, individuals, and many others for more than 30 years.
We are one of the most reputable, long-standing, and largest container wholesalers. Therefore, we can typically offer
lower prices
than our competitors.
Custom Modifications for Your Houston Container
We can modify and customize your container to fit many needs. Common modifications include:
- Doors: Roll-up doors, personnel doors, and custom entryways
- Windows and Skylights: Add natural light for offices or workshops
- Climate Control: Install insulation, HVAC units, and ventilation
- Electrical: Full electrical wiring for lighting, outlets, and equipment
- Flooring: Upgrade to durable, custom flooring options.
These customizations transform a standard container into a functional space for a business, hobb, or home.
Companies Save Time and Money
With the Port of Houston just minutes away, many local companies buy containers to import or export goods. These shipper-owned containers can be less costly and more practical for some shippers.
Furthermore, we work with surveyors who can appropriately certify containers for ocean shipping.
By owning your containers, your goods can be stored, sealed, and shipped overseas. Moreover, goods in sealed containers can be transported from their point of origin to their destination.
This saves money and time in two ways. First, no per diem charge is necessary when your container needs to remain at your facility or that of a customer.
Second, it avoids the cost of unloading and reloading goods at the destination port. Steamships require you to keep their containers at the port in some countries when embargoes are in place.
We can help you make the import/export process work.
Contact us
for more information.
Creative Uses of Containers in Houston and Nearby Areas
Explore some of the creative ways Texans have repurposed steel shipping containers.
Traditional Container Uses
Of course, Texans are also using shipping containers in more traditional ways.
Farm Implement Storage
For example, savvy farmers may store farm equipment, implements, or tractors in new and used shipping containers. This extends and expands the size and locations of their barns and reduces their overhead costs.
Self-Storage Facilities
Green Space built two enormous self-storage facilities from shipping containers. One is on Brittmoore Road in
Houston, and the other is in Pearland, Texas, a suburb of Houston.
We Deliver Shipping Containers Within a 200 Mile Radius of Houston, TX
Container Management, Inc. can deliver your shipping container anywhere within a 200 mile radius of Houston.
This means we can deliver your shipping container to other prime locations near Houston, including:
- Beaumont, TX
- Pasadena, TX
- League City, TX
- Galveston, TX
- Port Arthur, TX
- Katy, TX
- Cypress, TX
- Spring, TX
- The Woodlands, TX
- Madisonville, TX
- Sugar Land, TX
- Victoria, TX
- Brenham, TX
- College Station, TX
- Lake Jackson, TX
- Corpus Cristi, TX
- Austin, TX
- Bastrop, TX
- Gonzales, TX
- New Braunfels, TX
- Lake Charles, LA
- DeRidder, LA
- Moss Bluff, LA
- Lafayette, LA
Contact us today to find out if our Houston location is the best option for delivering your shipping container.
Container Management, Inc. Can Help
Need help buying your containers? We have the answers, experience, and pricing you need.
Contact Us for more information.
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"Les and Jordan and whoever else was involved were fantastic. Quick to answer, quick to resolve issues. I needed a container fast and they were able to get it for me when needed. There was an issue with the door (new container) and they were very willing to assist. They had someone local come out and look at it and then fix the problem - at their expense, not mine. They were always friendly and kind and happy to try to accommodate. If every business was as friendly, concerned and capable the world would be a much better place. Thanks, y'all!!"
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