Shipping Containers for Sale in Columbus, Ohio

Shipping Containers for Sale Columbus Ohio: New & Used Shipping Containers


If you’re searching for shipping containers for sale in Columbus, Ohio, you’re in the right place. This page covers everything you need to know about buying shipping containers in the Columbus area—including the types and sizes available, the buying process, delivery options, typical prices, and the many ways businesses, individuals, farmers, and manufacturers use containers. Whether you need secure storage, a flexible workspace, or a custom solution, buying a shipping container in Columbus, Ohio, offers cost-effective, versatile, and durable options for a wide range of needs.



Who Is This Page For?

This guide is designed for businesses, individuals, farmers, manufacturers, brokers, and anyone else looking for new or used shipping containers in Columbus, Ohio. We’ll help you understand your options and make the best choice for your storage, shipping, or building project.

Quick Guide: Container Types, Sizes, and Grades in Columbus


  • New and Used Containers: Columbus offers both new and used shipping containers for sale.
  • Common Sizes: 20ft and 40ft containers are widely available.
  • One-Trip Containers: Factory-built, used once before sale—ideal for like-new condition.
  • Used Container Grades: Most used containers come in grades like WWT (wind and watertight) and CW (cargo worthy).
  • Wind and Watertight: Secure storage options for weather-sensitive goods.
  • 40ft Used Containers: Provide 320 sq ft of storage—great for large storage needs.
  • Self-Storage Solutions: Shipping containers are popular for personal and business storage.
  • Farm Uses: Farmers use shipping containers for storing seeds, grains, and equipment.

Shipping Container Prices, Delivery Costs, and Timelines in Columbus


Shipping container prices in Columbus, Ohio typically range from $1,375 to $7,500, depending on size, condition, and features. Here’s a quick overview:


  • Used 20ft Standard Containers: Typically cost between $1,375 and $1,600.
  • New One-Trip 20ft Containers: Popular choice, currently priced around $2,175
  • 40ft High Cube New Units: Currently priced around $3,125.
  • Delivery Costs: Vary from $150 to $500 depending on distance from the depot.
  • Delivery Area: Available within a 200-mile radius of Columbus.
  • Delivery Timeline: Most deliveries take 4 to 7 business days after purchase.
  • Delivery Options: Choose direct delivery to your site or depot pick-up.
  • Depot Pick-Up: Containers can be picked up at the Columbus depot.
  • Delivery Coordination: We work with local transport companies for safe, ground-level delivery.
  • Regional Pricing: Columbus container prices are competitive compared to many other U.S. markets.

Types of Shipping Containers for Sale – Columbus

Container Management, Inc. is proud to offer new and used shipping containers for sale near Columbus, OH. Whether you need a 20-foot or 40-foot container, we'll help you find the perfect container to fit your needs. Select any of the containers below or read our Buying Guide to learn more about different sizes and common options like high cubes, refrigerated units, and various doors configurations.


You can also contact our team or request a quote, and one of our specialists will be happy to assist you.

20 foot shipping container NEW

20-Foot NEW

40 foot HC shipping container NEW

40-Foot HC NEW

20 foot standard shipping container used

20-Foot USED

40 foot standard shipping container used

40-Foot Standard USED

40 foot HC shipping container, used

40-Foot HC USED

Container Definitions & Options

Key Container Terms include WWT (Wind and Watertight), which means the container is wind and water tight at delivery—ideal for secure storage. CW (Cargo Worthy) containers are structurally sound and secure for shipping. One-Trip containers are factory-built and usually used once before sale, offering near-new condition. Common container sizes in Columbus are 20ft and 40ft. Available options include high cube (taller containers), refrigerated units, and various door configurations.


Now that you know the types of containers available, let's look at how you can purchase one in Columbus.

How to Buy A Shipping Container in Columbus, OH

Our process is personalized to best meet your individual container needs.


Buying shipping containers is a seamless process with our efficient, customized system.



At Container Management, Inc., we ensure that you get the container size and grade that best meets your specific needs.

Complete Our Quote Request Form

Our quote form ensures you provide us with the important details:


  • How many containers?
  • New or Used?
  • Do you want us to deliver the container?
  • Where do you want to place the container: City, State, Zip Code
  • What grade container?
  • Storage or Export?
  • Your email address and phone number


You Receive Our Quote

We email you back the same business day with our quote provided we receive your quote request by 4:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday.


We will email you back the next business day with our quote if we receive your quote request later than 4:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday.


Our quote is based on current inventory levels at the depot site(s) closest to your delivery location. Inventory at each depot site is subject to change. Prices are based on current availability. Once current inventory is depleted, prices may vary with the next inventory replenishment. 


We offer some of the most competitive wholesale pricing on the market by quoting according to current inventory availability. 

Your Purchase

You provide us with a purchase order or email indicating your intent to purchase. 


We will confirm your purchase by reserving your container size and grade at the nearest depot location. You’ll get the next container off the stack at the depot that meets your order criteria.


We can’t guarantee a specific color, but all of our containers are warrantied to be wind and watertight at the time of delivery. 


We require payment in full at this point before moving to Step 4 Delivery or Pick-Up. 


Our Operations Team will be in touch within one business day to confirm your order and accept payment.


Once your order has been paid for in full, they will coordinate the logistics of your shipping container delivery or depot pick-up. 

Ground Level Container Delivery / Depot Pick-Up

For delivery: We work with professional local transport companies with specialized equipment to deliver your container directly to the ground.


You’ll know what day your container delivery is scheduled for within a day or two of placing your order, and the driver will give you a call when they’re en route on the day of delivery.

Plan on 4 to 7 business days after purchase for shipping container deliveries.


Learn more about our delivery service here.


For depot pick-up: After purchase, we will provide you a release number and pick-up information. You can then immediately go to the designated depot on the release and have the container loaded on your truck.


We’re happy to load your truck at the depot if you have the proper equipment to safely transport a shipping container.


Please be aware you are required to comply with all DOT and OSHA rules at the depot and Container Management, Inc. cannot be liable for any issues during transport.

Option: If you’re purchasing your container for export


If you’re buying a shipping container to be used for export, you can add a CSC Survey to your purchase (please note, surveys add 3-5 business days to the normal timeline). For international shipments, it also helps to understand shipping container CSC plates, markings, and export surveys.


We are happy to provide a Cargo Worthy (CW) container, as well as coordinate an export certification from a licensed surveyor at the depot before your trucker picks up the container. Learn more about ocean export shipments here.

Pickup or Delivery Options for Shipping Containers


You can pick up your containers or have us deliver them to you.


Pick Up Our Containers at the Columbus, Ohio, Depot Station

Our Depot site is in Columbus in the 43207 zip code area.

We provide a container release number when you purchase your shipping container for pickup. This number allows you or your freight forwarder access to your purchased container(s) during the specified timeframe at the Columbus Depot.

Where We Deliver Shipping Containers Within 200 Miles From Columbus, Ohio


We deliver containers throughout Central Ohio and the Columbus area, including the following Columbus areas:

  • City of Columbus
  • Columbus Suburbs, including Short North
  • Halfway to Cleveland, Ohio
  • Halfway to Cincinnati, Ohio
  • East to Pennsylvania
  • West to Indiana-Ohio border


For Shipping Container Deliveries More Than 200 Miles From the Depot Site

For deliveries beyond 200 miles, we use a flat-bed truck broker that requires customers to lift off containers at the time of arrival.


Is the Columbus Depot the Optimal Depot for Your Shipping Containers?

You may be closer to our Cleveland, Ohio, location, our Indianapolis, Indiana, location, or our Cincinnati, Ohio, location.


Not sure if you’re within our Columbus, Ohio, shipping service area? Just ask!


Ask if we deliver to your area.


Request a Quote



With delivery and pickup options covered, let’s look at the types of containers and common uses in Columbus.

New and Used Containers We Sell in Columbus, Ohio


We sell all sizes of new and used steel shipping containers in Columbus. Columbusites and their nearby neighbors commonly buy:


  • 20-foot containers: For storage and a variety of customizations
  • 40-foot containers (8 feet, 6 inches high): For large storage needs
  • 40-foot High-Cube containers (9 feet, 6 inches high): For extra height and volume
  • Other shipping container sizes: Available upon request


Learn about Shipping Container Grades.

Uses for Shipping Containers in Columbus, Ohio


Manufacturing Storage Uses


Ohio Industries and Manufacturers Buy Containers for Storage

More than 12,000 manufacturers call the Buckeye state home. Similar to other Ohio industries, these manufacturers need places to store their goods and raw materials. For many, that means buying shipping containers for storage—especially when product demand is high.


Construction Companies

Construction companies also use containers on-site. They can securely store tools, equipment, and construction materials for active construction work.

Export Shipping Containers


Ohio Exporters Can Save Time and Money

Additionally, those who export goods buy cargo-worthy containers. Shipper-owned containers can be less costly overall than containers supplied by the shipping lines.


Furthermore, we work with surveyors who can appropriately certify containers for ocean shipping.


By owning your containers, your goods, including machinery, vehicles, or accessories, can be stored, sealed, and shipped overseas. Moreover, goods in sealed containers can be transported from their origin to their destination.


This saves money and 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 export process work.

Self-Storage for Individuals


Individual Storage

People own a lot of stuff. For example, the average American home has 300,000 items. For many, storing items in a storage unit is an excellent alternative to decluttering.


It’s estimated that we have enough self-storage units to average one storage unit for every 14 Americans.


Others are holding onto items for their young adult children, those living overseas temporarily, or those who are between homes for one reason or another.

Shipping containers also offer an opportunity to store hard-to-part-from treasures, such as great-grandfather’s rocker and grandma’s good dishes and porcelain teacup collection.


  • Storage Container Businesses: Self-storage is increasingly a big business in Ohio and throughout the United States. Many of those who buy shipping containers from us have their storage businesses. They purchase the containers and then rent them to others.
  • Individual Purchases: Individuals also call us to buy containers for their own storage use, especially those with the land to place the shipping container.

Farm Storage Solutions


Farmers Store Seeds, Grains, and More in Shipping Containers

Approximately 44 percent of Ohio is farmland, with soybeans and corn topping the list of crops. It’s no surprise, then, that savvy Ohioan farmers have put shipping containers to use for them.


  • Farm Implement Storage: Buckeye 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.
  • Seed and Grain Storage: Ohio farmers have converted shipping containers into seed and grain siloes. Modified with wooden bulkheads, these storage containers reduce spillage compared to traditional grain siloes. As a result, fewer seeds scatter to the ground. This deters rodents—especially mice and rats.

More Shipping Containers for Storage in Columbus and Nearby Areas


Besides farm storage, explore some creative ways Buckeyes have repurposed steel shipping containers.


  • Just-in-Time Seasonal Storage: Retail stores use shipping containers to extend their storage for holiday shopping and seasonal goods.
  • Business Storage: Besides warehousing retail goods, storing farm equipment, and extending workspaces, companies use climate-controlled shipping containers to store paperwork, office equipment, and other items that no longer fit in office spaces. Small businesses also use them as flexible extra space for inventory or overflow storage when operations outgrow existing rooms or offices.


With so many uses, it’s no wonder shipping containers are a popular choice in Columbus. Next, let’s look at how containers are being used for housing and unique rentals.

Container Housing in and Around Columbus, Ohio


Multifamily Container Homes

  • “Cargominium” apartments are multifamily shipping container apartments in Columbus that plan to build 25 apartments from shipping containers and create new living space.


Prefab Container Homes

Some of these prefab homes include:


Tiny House Rentals

Hocking Hills is home to the following container home rentals:

  • “Hemlock” on Wheels
  • “The Lily Pad”
  • “Luna Cottage”
  • “Nova Cottage”


Similarly, in Millersburg, you can rent the following:

  • “The Lux”
  • “The Scandi”


Treehouse and Other Rentals

For those who want to live the high life (quite literally), you can find Ohio treehouses for rent:

  • “Ela” in the Forest, Millersburg
  • Hocking Hills Treehouse, South Bloomingville
  • Luxury Treehouse Getaway in Berlin, Ohio
  • Off-Grid Treehouse in Frazeyburg
  • Romantic Treehouse Getaway, South Bloomingville


Logan, Ohio, offers a few container homes for rent:

  • The Gladiola on Wheels
  • Shipping Container Tiny House with a Rooftop Deck


Other container rentals include:

  • Industrial Container in Dover
  • “Klein House” in Navarre
  • “Lupulin” Tiny Cabin in Carpenter
  • The Tiny at Corner Tree in Centerburg
  • Winery Romantic Cabin in Tarlton



With so many creative uses for containers, let’s see where we can deliver your shipping container in the Columbus region.New Paragraph

Frequently Asked Questions About Shipping Containers in Columbus, Ohio

  • What sizes of shipping containers are available for sale in Columbus?

    We offer standard 20-foot and 40-foot containers, including high cube options for extra height. Specialty sizes may be available upon request.

  • Can I pick up my shipping container at a Columbus depot?

    Yes, you can pick up your purchased container at our Columbus depot. We provide a release number and pick-up instructions after purchase.

  • How long does delivery take for shipping containers in Columbus?

    Delivery typically takes 4 to 7 business days within a 200-mile radius of Columbus after payment is received.

  • Are your shipping containers guaranteed to be wind and watertight?

    Yes, all containers are guaranteed to be wind and watertight at the time of delivery to ensure secure storage.

  • Do you offer container modifications in Columbus?

    We offer limited customization services, primarily through our Chicago fabrication shop. Modifications can include cut-outs for doors and windows, HVAC unit installations, insulation, and interior wall finishes. Please contact us for details.

  • What are the typical delivery costs for shipping containers in Columbus?

    Delivery costs range from $150 to $500 depending on distance from the depot. Additional fees may apply for site preparation or permits.

  • Can I purchase a shipping container for ocean export in Columbus?

    Yes, we provide cargo worthy containers certified for ocean export and can coordinate export certification surveys.

  • How long do used shipping containers last with proper maintenance?

    Used containers can last 10 to 15 years when properly maintained and kept off the ground.

We Deliver Shipping Containers Within a 200 Mile Radius of Columbus, OH


Delivery Locations

Container Management, Inc. can deliver your shipping container anywhere within a 200 mile radius of Cincinnati. This means we can deliver your shipping container to other prime locations near Cincinnati, including:




Contact for Delivery Options

Contact us today to find out if our Columbus location is the best option for delivering your shipping container.

What Our Clients Say

Ready to Secure Your Shipping Container in Columbus, Ohio?

At Container Management, Inc., we pride ourselves on offering quality shipping containers at competitive prices with fast delivery right to your location. Whether you need a conex box for commercial storage, food-grade containers, or specialized units, our expert team is here to help you find the perfect solution.


Why Choose Container Management, Inc.?


  • Extensive inventory of new and used containers
  • Reliable, wind and watertight units guaranteed at delivery
  • Flexible delivery and depot pick-up options within a 200-mile radius
  • Expert advice tailored to your specific needs
  • Professional coordination with local transport companies
  • Assistance with container insurance and export certification


Don’t wait—secure your container today and experience the ease of working with a trusted family-owned wholesaler in Columbus, Ohio.


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