Selling and sourcing used containers in Austria

Start with the place the box stands

A seller in Austria is rarely selling from a quay. The unit usually stands at a rail terminal, a depot or a customer's yard, and the first question we ask is where. Vienna has its own page with sourced terminal context; for any other Austrian place, name it in the form and we will say honestly whether we can help.

Status before price talk

Austria belongs to the EU customs territory and has used the euro since 1999, but a container always entered the Union somewhere else first. A buyer will want to know who cleared it and under what status. We ask that this is stated plainly; the customs steps themselves stay with you and your agent.

Who writes to us

Sellers describe type, condition, quantity and release terms. Buyers here are often builders, storage users and traders who can collect within a limited distance. Because the country is small, a good match may well stand across a border, and the reviewer shows the true distance.

• Austria has been an EU member state since 1 January 1995, in the euro area since 1 January 1999 and in Schengen since 1 December 1997 (EU country profile).

Sources: european-union.europa.eu · verified 2026-10-01

• According to Hafen Wien (2025 figures), the container terminal handled approximately 480,000 TEU in 2025 and has 10,000 TEU of stacking spaces.
• According to Hafen Wien (2025 figures), the port has a total area of 300 ha and a quay length of 5,000 m, and lists four trainsets of 700 m each.
• According to Hafen Wien, WienCont operates its container terminal across 200,000 square metres (page undated).
• According to Hafen Wien, around 130 block train connections per week link the terminal to major European seaports including Hamburg and Rotterdam (page undated).
• According to Hafen Wien, approximately 15,000 20- and 40-foot containers are repaired at the terminal each year (page undated).
• According to the City of Vienna press service (30 June 2025), WienCont handled almost 470,000 TEU in 2024 and plans to expand the Freudenau terminal by 2034, with the aim of doubling container units handled to about 1,000,000 TEU.
• LINZ AG describes its container terminal as a neutral hub, on a surface of 120,000 m2 within the Port of Linz (page undated).
• According to LINZ AG, the terminal has two gantry cranes with a maximum load of 45 tonnes (page undated).
• According to LINZ AG, the terminal has trimodal access by rail, road and water, with 6 rail tracks able to handle trains up to 720 m and a catenary system for electric access (page undated).
• According to LINZ AG, its services include transloading and GPS-assisted storage of containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers (page undated).
• LINZ AG's terminal page lists a container repair contact alongside terminal operations and invoicing (page undated).
• According to LINZ AG's port key figures (as of 30 September 2025), the container terminal's water and land transhipment of containers including swap bodies was 253,480 TEU.

Sources: hafenwien.com · hafenwien.com · presse.wien.gv.at · linzag.at · linzag.at · verified 2026-10-01

• Dry containers (20DC / 40DC / 40HC): on request — tell us what you have or need in Austria and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Damaged / AS-IS units: on request — tell us what you have or need in Austria and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Reefer: on request — tell us what you have or need in Austria and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Open top / flat rack: on request — tell us what you have or need in Austria and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Tank: on request — tell us what you have or need in Austria and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• We are also extending into further equipment and service categories. Tell us what you have or need if you do not see it above — we will say honestly whether we can help.