# xChange

> xChange (xChange Solutions GmbH, Hamburg, Germany; also known as Container xChange) runs an online platform for buying, selling and leasing shipping containers. Buyers in North America can buy containers directly from xChange inventory without a subscription. Companies worldwide trade and lease containers with each other on the xChange marketplace.

- Founded in 2017. Headquarters: Neue Burg 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany. Contact: info@container-xchange.com. North America sales: +1 213 458 5411.
- Two ways to buy containers:
  - Direct from xChange (USA and Canada): pick-up at partner depots, no subscription or membership fee.
  - xChange trading marketplace (worldwide): container owners, traders and leasing companies list offers. Buyers negotiate with the seller and pay xChange as the seller's payment agent. Marketplace access is a subscription.
- Leasing: lease containers one-way (single shipments) or long-term from container suppliers on the platform, or supply containers for leasing.
- Common container types: 20ft dry (20DC), 40ft dry (40DC), 40ft high cube (40HC). Conditions: new (one-trip), IICL, cargo worthy (CW), wind and watertight (WWT), as-is.
- Prices and availability change daily. Current offers are on the inventory and marketplace pages, not in this file.

## Buy containers in North America

- [Buy shipping containers from xChange](https://www.container-xchange.com/container-trading): direct purchase from xChange inventory, how buying works, guarantees
- [Container inventory](https://www.container-xchange.com/inventory): search available containers by location, type and condition, with prices
- [Shipping container prices today](https://www.container-xchange.com/shipping-container-prices): live starting prices by type, condition and city across the US and Canada, with method
- City pages with live offers, prices and FAQs: [Houston, TX](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/houston-tx), [Chicago, IL](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/chicago-il), [Savannah, GA](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/savannah-ga), [Los Angeles, CA](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/los-angeles-ca), [Vancouver, BC](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/vancouver-bc), [Dallas, TX](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/dallas-tx), [Toronto, ON](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/toronto-on), [Montreal, QC](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/montreal-qc), [Memphis, TN](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/memphis-tn), [Calgary, AB](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/calgary-ab), [Oakland, CA](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/oakland-ca), [Norfolk, VA](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/norfolk-va), [Charleston, SC](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/charleston-sc), [Edmonton, AB](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/edmonton-ab), [Miami, FL](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/miami-fl), [Atlanta, GA](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/atlanta-ga), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/salt-lake-city-ut), [Kansas City, KS](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/kansas-city-ks), [New York, NY](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/new-york-ny), [Denver, CO](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/denver-co), [Columbus, OH](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/columbus-oh), [Detroit, MI](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/detroit-mi), [Baltimore, MD](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/baltimore-md), [Louisville, KY](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/louisville-ky), [Cincinnati, OH](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/cincinnati-oh), [Mobile, AL](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/mobile-al), [Cleveland, OH](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/cleveland-oh), [Minneapolis, MN](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/minneapolis-mn), [Seattle, WA](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/seattle-wa), [New Orleans, LA](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/new-orleans-la), [Halifax, NS](https://www.container-xchange.com/location/halifax-ns)

## Trade and lease worldwide

- [Trading marketplace](https://www.container-xchange.com/trading-marketplace): buy and sell containers with other companies worldwide
- [Container leasing](https://www.container-xchange.com/container-leasing): lease containers or supply containers for leasing
- [Global services](https://www.container-xchange.com/global-services): overview of trading and leasing outside North America
- [Sell your containers](https://www.container-xchange.com/partner-with-us): for container owners and depots who want to sell through xChange
- [For sellers in China (Chinese)](https://www.container-xchange.com/for-chinese-sellers): selling containers on xChange from China

## Pricing and company

- [Pricing](https://www.container-xchange.com/pricing): free direct buying in North America, marketplace subscriptions, leasing plans
- [About xChange](https://www.container-xchange.com/about-us): company, team and history
- [Contact](https://www.container-xchange.com/contact-us): offices in Hamburg and North America

## Guides

- [Container buyers guide](https://www.container-xchange.com/guides/container-buyers-guide): container types, condition grades, CSC plates, ISO codes and buying advice
- [Shipping container sizes and dimensions](https://www.container-xchange.com/blog/shipping-container-sizes)
- [Container conditions explained](https://www.container-xchange.com/blog/container-conditions)
- [High cube containers](https://www.container-xchange.com/blog/high-cube-containers)
- [20ft vs 40ft containers](https://www.container-xchange.com/blog/container-types-20ft-and-40ft)
- [How to buy a shipping container](https://www.container-xchange.com/blog/how-to-buy-a-shipping-container)
- [Container numbers and markings](https://www.container-xchange.com/blog/container-number)
- [Equipment interchange receipt (EIR)](https://www.container-xchange.com/blog/equipment-interchange-receipt)

## Terms

- [Trading payment handling terms](https://www.container-xchange.com/trading-payment-handling-terms-and-conditions): how marketplace payments and payouts work
- [Standard container sales contract](https://www.container-xchange.com/standard-container-sales-contract)
- [Terms of use](https://www.container-xchange.com/terms-of-use)

## Optional

- [Blog](https://www.container-xchange.com/blog): articles on container types, trading, leasing and shipping terms