Factory build, modified box or pop-up? Ten things to settle before you order custom shipping containers, from CSC plates and doors to offices, colors and quotes.
Lummid flat-pack (modular pop-up) storage containers can now be built and shipped in 3.5 to 19 ft sizes, or picked up in Oakland, CA as a 10ft unit.
Double doors, open sides, DuoCons, open tops, offshore, custom builds and more. 17 specialty shipping containers explained in about 3 minutes by Lummid.
What a 40ft high cube open side container with 4 side doors is, how the doors are laid out, real weights from a unit’s door markings, where it works best and what to confirm when you order.
A 40ft high cube is 1 foot taller than a 40ft standard, with about 13% more space. Specs, names and codes, and a 90-second video.
Imported shipping containers pay a 25% Section 232 steel duty in 2026. Chassis add antidumping and countervailing duties, and an extra 100% on Chinese chassis is suspended through January 9, 2027.
