Find shipping container buyers in 2,500+ locations [+get best prices for your containers]

If you’re looking for shipping container buyers, you’ve come to the right place. Read this blog to find out how you can find vetted buyers for your containers.

Selling your shipping containers can be a tedious process if you’re relying on traditional methods. You may end up spending a lot of time networking, trying to find customers for your containers, and getting the right container prices. Plus, there’s always a risk attached to trading with new partners.

To help you with all this, we present to you Container xChange, the largest global container marketplace for buying, selling, and leasing containers. All 1,700+ members on our platform are vetted, so you can trade with them without conducting a background check.

With vetted partners and guaranteed payments, our platform makes it easier for you to sell your containers. 

Use the public search below to find buying demands or put up sales offers to expand your container trading business globally.

Find container buyers for new and used shipping containers

What do you do when you have to sell shipping containers? Well, you may contact your local container broker or your regional network to look for interested container buyers. But in this way, you’ll be limiting your options.

With the lack of transparency and huge cuts taken by middlemen, you may end up selling your containers for a lesser price, reducing your profit margins. 

That’s why it’s better to sell your containers on an online container marketplace like Container xChange where you can connect with buyers globally. 

You can sell different types of container in different container conditions, such as one-trip containers, cargo-worthy, and WWT. 

However, to sell containers easily, you’ll need to provide information about your inventory. This will make it easier for the right buyer to contact you. Read on to know more. 

What are container buyers looking for?

Here are a few things sellers put in their sales offers to get more buying requests:

• Year of manufacture of the container
• Price and if it’s negotiable 
• If the containers are readily available 
• Images
• Container color
• Container location
• Quantity of containers

If you put all the related information, your supply listing will rank higher on search results—making it easy for buyers to contact you. 

Let’s now explore how you can put up sales offers on xChange in detail.

How to find shipping container buyers for your containers

Follow these 3 steps to safely sell containers. 

Step 1: Create sales offers

On the Container xChange trading platform, create and manage multiple sales offers for your inventory. Customize your offers with detailed descriptions, photos, and pricing information to find potential buyers.

Step 2: Get contacted by buyers

Once your sales offers are live, verified buyers will contact you directly via the platform. Unlike traditional methods, where sellers often receive numerous time-wasting calls and messages from unverified buyers, Container xChange ensures only serious, vetted buyers reach out to you. 

You can track buyer activity, negotiate prices, and finalize terms safely within the platform.

Step 3: Receive guaranteed payment

We understand that buying or selling containers involves huge transactions, and there’s always a financial risk attached to trading containers with new partners.

That’s why we take necessary measures to ensure your money is safe and you receive guaranteed payments. 

Here’s what one of our members, Caspian Container Company SA, based in Switzerland, has to say about using xChange:

“Because of xChange, we now have lesser work to do, someone to mediate our payments, and a safe and proactive platform where we can sell our containers”

Get a free demo to learn how you too can sell your containers easily. 

Get the best prices for shipping containers 

To strike the best deals, it’s important that you’re aware of the current container prices. This way, you can maximize your profits and sell containers when prices are high.

For example, according to our Container Market Forecaster, container prices in the US recorded a significant year-on-year increase in December 2024. The elevated container prices are driven by uncertainties due to geopolitical tensions, trade wars, and tariff threats. The increased container prices are expected to continue well into 2025. 

This makes it a perfect time to sell your containers for a profit when prices are high and demand is more. 

Keep up with what’s happening in the industry and how it affects your container logistics by reading our detailed reports. Subscribe to our newsletter and get industry updates straight to your inbox.

Grow your container selling business on xChange 

If you’re in the business of container trading or simply want to find buyers for your spare containers, here’s how we can help. 

• Find vetted shipping container buyers

Connect with vetted shipping container buyers in 2,500+ locations globally. We conduct a background check for each member, so you can be sure that you’re dealing with trustworthy buyers. 

Plus, you can browse through buyer profiles, see their ratings and reviews, and communicate directly with them through our platform.

• Get guaranteed payments

You can say goodbye to the tedious task of chasing buyers for payments. We streamline the entire payment process, ensuring that you receive your funds promptly and hassle-free. We handle everything from invoicing to payment processing, so you can focus on what matters most: selling your containers. 

• 0% commission and fees

We don’t charge any commission on deals. So the price you agree on with a partner is the amount you’ll be paid.

Want to expand your business and connect with vetted buyers for your containers? Fill in your details below and start selling your containers right away!

Find shipping container buyers

Further information 

Find all the essential information about shipping containers in our curated guides.

– Sell shipping containers: Factors to keep in mind when selling a container.

–Shipping container costs: Learn how much you should charge for different types and sizes of containers.

–Shipping container investment: Detailed information on how to make big profits and grow your container business.

–Shipping container business: Your guide to starting a container business and how to make it profitable.

Shipping container buyers: Common FAQs