Common Buyer Questions

One Trip containers are new-production units that have completed a single loaded voyage from the origin market. They are commonly called “new” containers and form the core of Fulida’s commercial supply. New does not mean untouched, and it is worth knowing what to expect. A unit leaves the factory in China in new condition, but is then loaded, shipped, discharged, hauled and lifted several times before it reaches its final depot. Minor dings and dents, handling marks and some cosmetic blemishes are normal, and floors commonly carry forklift marks. None of that is a defect on a One Trip unit. If your end use needs cosmetically clean units, say so at quotation stage rather than on collection day, when the inspection rules below apply.

Standard dry containers and specialty configurations. The labels Fulida prices against are 20ft Standard, 20ft High Cube, 40ft Standard, 40ft High Cube, 20ft 2DR OS, 20ft HC 2DR OS, 20ft Full Open Side, 40ft HC 4DR OS, 40ft HC Double Door, and DUOCON — asking by one of those names is the fastest route to a straight answer. Availability varies by market, city, type and quantity, and a market page only lists the types actually priced there in the current week. A type missing from one city is worth asking about rather than assuming: it may simply not have qualified for publication that week.

Fulida trades three grades, and only one of them is priced on this site. One Trip / New are new-production units with a single loaded voyage behind them — every price published on this website refers to these. Cargo-Worthy (CW) are used units assessed as structurally sound and expected to be eligible for recertification. They are not sold with an existing survey: any buyer who needs a surveyed or certified unit should arrange their own on-hire survey. Expect rust, dents and previous repairs. Wind and Water Tight (WWT) are used units that keep wind and water out and are sold for storage rather than shipping — more cosmetic damage and more repairs than CW, and not expected to pass a survey. Fulida's business is One Trip. CW and WWT are carried in small quantities rather than as a standing line, which is why they are not published here — condition varies unit by unit, and in any given week there may be nothing suitable in your market. Ask, and Fulida will tell you what is genuinely on the ground rather than what could be sourced. Gate buys work the same way — not priced on the site, but a core part of what Fulida does.

Yes — gate buys are a core part of what Fulida does. The prices on this site cover One Trip / New units already standing in a depot. A gate buy is different: new equipment already on the water is gated directly into your own depot account, with redelivery arranged and acceptance codes handled. It is not priced on the website because it depends on your depot, your timing, and the equipment on the way — so tell us what you need and where you need it landed, and Fulida will quote it.

Yes. Each market page shows an indicative “from” starting price for qualifying One Trip / New stock, refreshed weekly. These are guide figures only and are confirmed in a formal written quotation based on product, quantity, depot terms, and timing. What the price covers is the unit itself, standing at the nominated depot and ready to be released to you. It does not cover haulage or onward transport — that is yours to arrange. There are no separate depot charges added on top of a Fulida price, and Fulida does not collect local taxes on a buyer’s behalf, so any sales, use or import tax that applies where you are is yours to account for. The one cost that can appear after the fact is storage: the terms and conditions on the invoice provide for fees once the free days from release have run out.

US dollars, everywhere. Prices on the site, the quotation, the invoice and the payment are all USD — including for the Canadian markets. Canadian buyers are not invoiced in Canadian dollars, so budget from the USD figure rather than converting a CAD one: the amount on the Fulida invoice is the amount to be paid, and any currency conversion happens on your side before the funds are sent. Because the market cards and the quotation are in the same currency, the two can be compared directly.

No. The market pages show indicative pricing and a general availability band; exact current stock is confirmed directly before a quote, based on location, type, quantity, and timing.

The unit is on the water, or has landed and is in the process of being returned to the depot. “In Stock” means it is standing at the nominated depot now. ETAs are fluid by the nature of logistics, so an Arriving Soon line is an indication rather than a date — please contact Fulida for the current position before you plan around it.

Fulida has dedicated pricing pages for each of its key markets and holds One Trip / New stock across 46 cities in the US and Canada. See the coverage map and full list on the Markets page.

Send the city or market, the container type, the quantity, your timing, and any project requirements. Fulida confirms what is actually available against that request — stock moves weekly, so the answer is based on the current position rather than the published card — and follows up with a formal written quotation. That quotation is also the document that fixes the detail: anything agreed in conversation, such as colour, a specific configuration, or a particular depot, only counts once it is written onto the quotation and carried through to the invoice and release. Raise what matters to you before the quote is issued rather than after.

No. Fulida does not provide final delivery. Units are released from the nominated depot or supply point, and the buyer arranges collection or onward transport unless otherwise agreed in writing. What happens instead runs like this: once payment is verified Fulida issues a release number for the depot; you have 14 free days from the release date to collect; you contact the depot yourself to confirm the units are ready before sending a truck, because Fulida does not confirm pick-up readiness and does not accept responsibility for dry run fees; and your driver inspects the unit before it leaves the depot, because once it leaves it is treated as accepted in good order. Each of those steps has its own answer below.

Fulida accepts payment by wire transfer or ACH credit. Once payment is verified, Fulida issues a valid release number for the nominated depot, and that number is what authorises collection. Fulida does not confirm that units are physically ready for pick up, so please contact the depot directly to verify your units are ready before you send a truck. Fulida accepts no responsibility for dry run fees — the charge a haulier makes when a collection is attempted and the unit is not available. Exact commercial terms are set out in the written quotation, which controls in all cases.

Fulida provides 14 free days of storage from the release date. After 14 days, storage fees may apply under the terms and conditions on your invoice. If the release is not picked up within 30 days, the release may be cancelled and a new release instruction may be required. Arrange collection with the depot as soon as the release number is issued rather than close to the deadline.

Yes, and this is the single most important thing to get right on collection day. The driver must inspect the unit before leaving the depot. Once the unit leaves the depot it is treated as accepted in good order, so anything raised afterwards is far harder to put right. Brief whoever collects for you: it is their inspection that counts, not a later look at your own yard.

Colour is not confirmed unless it is stated on the Fulida invoice and on the release. One Trip units arrive in whatever colour the manufacturer supplied, and a preference mentioned in conversation is not a commitment. If colour matters to you, raise it at quotation stage so it can be written onto both documents — if it is not on the invoice and the release, it is not confirmed.

Both. Fulida supports single-unit purchases through to commercial and project-volume orders — include your required quantity with the quote request. What does not change with the order size is the way it is sold: one unit is still a wholesale purchase, released to you at the depot on the same terms as fifty, with transport and collection in your hands. See “Does Fulida sell to the public?” below for what that means in practice.

Fulida is a wholesale business, and it is not geared toward the nuances of a retail purchase. Its buyers are companies that take containers as stock, equipment or for projects — resellers, storage operators, contractors, and logistics businesses. That shapes the service rather than the order size: a single unit is fine, but it is sold the wholesale way. Fulida does not deliver, does not arrange haulage, does not carry out site surveys, and does not guide a first-time buyer through collection. The buyer is expected to handle transport and to know what they are collecting. If you need a container delivered to a driveway with someone walking you through it, a retail supplier will serve you far better.

Yes, and many Fulida buyers do — on-selling is normal in a wholesale trade. What matters is that the instructions travel with the unit. Forward the release instruction to your buyer in full and explicitly, as Fulida issued it, rather than a summary of it: the depot works from that instruction, and a driver who turns up without it will not be loaded. Your buyer also needs to confirm access and readiness with the depot themselves before sending a truck — Fulida does not confirm pick-up readiness, and cannot do so for a party further down the chain. The collection clock does not restart when you on-sell: the 14 free days run from the date Fulida issued the release, not from the day you passed it on, so late pick-up fees may apply if the unit is still standing after that. Inspection works the same way — whoever collects the unit is the inspection that counts, and once it leaves the depot it is treated as accepted in good order.

Yes. Fulida offers commercial one-way container leasing from China into the US and Canada, with a clear one-way-only service scope. See One-Way Leasing.

Yes. Fulida supplies modular container solutions — site offices, insulated offices, storage units, retail kiosks, portable facilities, and custom builds. See Modular Container Solutions.

Yes. Commercial buyers can sign up for weekly One Trip / New availability updates in key Fulida markets via Weekly Inventory Updates.

Fulida publishes a technical reference covering common One Trip ISO sizes, internal dimensions, door openings, cubic capacity, tare weight, payload, and commercial notes. See Container Dimensions.