Shipping Containers for Sale in Dallas–Fort Worth, TX
A used 20ft costs from $1,190 in Dallas–Fort Worth, and a new one-trip 20ft from $2,130. Shopping for a used 40ft? Unless height is a concern on your lot, take the high cube: from $1,600 in DFW, a foot taller and still cheaper than a standard-height one, from $1,620. Hutchins, just southeast of the city, is where one of the sellers in our network keeps a depot, and delivery near it starts at about $500.
Going by the sellers whose prices we track, most containers arrive 3–7 business days after you accept a quote; when and how you pay is up to each seller, so check its quote.
Need a container for a few months rather than for good? Rentals are quoted by ZIP: container rental.
Enter your ZIP code to check that we cover your address. Up to 5 sellers serving it send you their delivered prices after you send your request.
DFW prices
Each “from” price is set 15% below the average of the cheaper half of what the 3 Dallas–Fort Worth depots in our network list for that model and grade, container only, or 15% below our national starting price when that’s lower, and is checked monthly. The price you pay, with delivery and sales tax, is the one in the quote you accept from a seller serving the DFW area.
| Container | DFW, from | National | Depots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20ft, used, WWT | $1,190 | $1,400 | 3 |
| 20ft, used, CW | $1,320 | $1,550 | 3 |
| 20ft, new | $2,130 | $2,750 | 2 |
| 20ft high cube, new | $3,930 | $4,620 | 2 |
| 20ft double door, new | $3,360 | $4,100 | 1 |
| 20ft open side, new | $5,360 | $6,750 | 1 |
| 40ft, used, WWT | $1,620 | $1,900 | 3 |
| 40ft, used, CW | $1,750 | $2,060 | 3 |
| 40ft, new | $4,340 | $5,350 | 1 |
| 40ft high cube, used, WWT | $1,600 | $1,980 | 3 |
| 40ft high cube, used, CW | $1,730 | $2,130 | 3 |
| 40ft high cube, new | $3,320 | $3,900 | 2 |
| 40ft high cube double door, new | $4,000 | $4,800 | 1 |
WWT: wind and watertight; CW: cargo worthy; new containers are one-trip. Depots: how many of the Dallas–Fort Worth depots in our network listed that model and grade at the last price check. The 10ft, reefers, offices and modified units weren’t listed at these depots at the last price check, and the 40ft high cube open side can’t be matched to one of our two versions, so all of them keep their national starting price: all shipping containers.
Every DFW “from” price is below our national starting price, by $210 to $1,390.
To get quotes, open the model page and choose “Get the best price”: up to 5 sellers serving the DFW area send you their delivered prices. How we set the prices on this page: price method.
DFW compared with Houston
Used containers cost more here than around Houston: from $1,190 against $990 for a wind and watertight 20ft, and from $1,620 against $1,320 for a standard 40ft. Hauling one up from Houston doesn’t pay: at the $4–$6 a mile we use as an estimate, the roughly 240-mile trip costs more than the gap, so for the models in the table, a DFW address is better served from a DFW depot.
Where your container comes from
3 verified sellers in our network stock containers in the Dallas area, one of them at a depot in Hutchins, just southeast of the city; we check each seller’s license and insurance before it gets any request. Yours goes to up to 5 sellers that serve your address, and those with your model and grade quote it delivered. Our own office is in Dallas too, on West Commerce Street: it’s where our team works, not a yard, so there are no containers there and no walk-in visits.
Delivery across the Metroplex
An address near the Hutchins depot pays about $500 to have a 20ft or a 40ft dropped off. Farther out, in Fort Worth, Denton or McKinney, mileage pushes that up.
Delivery figures here are estimates from rates depots publish, about $4–$6 a mile by tilt-bed past the depot area; the fee in the quote you accept is the one you pay. What the truck needs on your lot: site checklist.
We take requests throughout Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Irving, Plano, Garland, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Frisco, McKinney and Denton, and send each one to sellers that serve the address.
Permits in Fort Worth, Dallas and the suburbs
Fort Worth is explicit: its residential permit guide says every accessory structure and every storage shed needs a building permit, and its zoning ordinance (Article 5.301) adds limits on location, height and size that depend on the lot. A container kept in a Fort Worth yard is worth treating the same way: ask Development Services before it arrives.
Dallas, Arlington, Plano and the other cities each run their own permit office, so check with yours, and with your HOA, before delivery. Our shipping container permit guide lists the questions to ask.
Sales tax in Dallas–Fort Worth
The large cities of the Metroplex all charge the 8.25% maximum, but split it differently. On top of the 6.25% Texas rate, Dallas, Irving and Plano take 1% for the city and 1% for the Dallas transit authority; Fort Worth takes 1% for the city, 0.5% for its transit authority and 0.5% for its crime control district; Arlington and Hutchins keep the whole 2% (Texas Comptroller, October 2026 rates).
Ask each seller to show the sales tax for your delivery address in its quote.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the typical cost of a 20ft storage container in Dallas?
In DFW, a 20ft costs from $1,190 used in wind and watertight grade, from $1,320 cargo worthy and from $2,130 new, plus delivery and tax. Renting instead means a monthly rate: container rental.
Is it cheaper to build a shed or buy a shipping container?
It depends on the size you need and what a builder charges you; our container vs shed comparison sets published shed costs against container prices. For scale, a used 20ft gives you about 150 sq ft of floor inside and starts from $1,190 in DFW, before delivery.
Where’s the cheapest place to get storage containers?
Compare delivered prices, not sticker prices. A depot far away can list a lower price and still cost more once the truck has driven to you, which is why we send each request to sellers near the address. DFW compared with Houston.
Can a tornado pick up a 40 foot shipping container?
It can move one, and it doesn’t take a strong tornado: in 2018, the National Weather Service recorded an EF-0, the weakest rating, carrying a shipping container more than 100 yards (the report doesn’t give its size). Anchored corners resist wind and keep a container from shifting, but they don’t turn it into a storm shelter. How to anchor a container.
Sources
Prices: public listings at the 3 Dallas–Fort Worth depots of sellers in our network, recorded October 21, 2026; delivery fee near the Hutchins depot from the same day’s published rates.
Fort Worth permits: City of Fort Worth Development Services, Residential Building Permits guide. Sales tax: the Texas Comptroller’s local rate table for October 2026. Tornado case: National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington, public information statement of July 24, 2018. Sources consulted on October 23, 2026.