Independent cover for belongings kept in a shipping container at a purpose-built storage site — from £16.50 a year.
England, Wales & Scotland · Underwritten by SAGIC
Select "Storage container" as your type of storage when you get a quote, and your policy covers your belongings against the events most likely to affect a container:
Covers damage or total loss caused by fire, lightning, or explosion.
Covers theft and attempted theft with evidence of forced and violent entry.
Covers damage caused by impact from a vehicle, aircraft, or animal.
Covers deliberate damage, including riot, civil commotion, and vandalism.
Damage from falling trees, telegraph poles, lamp posts, and structural collapse or subsidence.
Smoke damage to your stored belongings.
Not covered under the Container policy: storm, flood, weight of snow, escape of water, and moths, insects, or vermin. These are covered under our Facility policy for indoor storage units instead — a metal container is more exposed to the elements, so this reflects the different risk profile. If flood or water damage cover matters to you, our storage unit insurance page covers indoor units. Read the full Facility vs Container comparison.
Based on independent research, you can save up to 70% compared to insurance bought from your storage facility.
Single items, valuables, collections, and pedal cycles are covered to the same limits as our indoor Facility policy.
Buy your policy online and receive your certificate immediately — accepted at all major UK storage operators.
No excess on any claim. If your claim is approved, you receive the full payout with nothing deducted.
Yes — cover4storage offers a dedicated Container policy for belongings stored in shipping containers at purpose-built storage sites with CCTV and fire alarms. It covers fire, theft, malicious damage, vehicle impact, and more, but not storm, flood, escape of water, or vermin. Read the full guide to container storage insurance.
The Facility policy covers belongings in purpose-built indoor storage units. The Container policy covers belongings in shipping containers, with a narrower range of covered perils — it doesn't include storm, flood, weight of snow, escape of water, or moths and vermin cover, reflecting the different risk profile of an outdoor metal container.
No. The Container policy does not cover storm, flood, weight of snow, or escape of water. If flood or water damage cover matters to you, our Facility policy for indoor units includes this cover.
No — the perils covered and the cover limits are the same either way. You'll be asked whether your container is sited internally or externally when you get a quote, but it doesn't change what's covered.
No. The Container policy applies to metal shipping containers only — wooden crates are excluded under all cover4storage policies.
Takes a few minutes. Select "storage container" as your type of storage and get your certificate straight away.
Get a quoteBefore you buy, please read the Policy Wording and Policy Acceptance Criteria to confirm this policy meets your needs.
From £16.50 a year · No excess · Instant certificate · FCA regulated