Open top container has the following typical distinguishing structural features: the roof consists of removable bows and a removable tarpaulin. The door header may be swivelled out. These two structural features greatly simplify the process of packing and unpacking the container. In particular, it is very easy to pack and unpack the container from above or through the doors by crane or crab when the roof is open and the door header is swivelled out. It should be noted, however, that the purpose of the roof bows of an open-top container is not solely to support the tarpaulin but also to contribute to container stability. Usual open-top container dimensions are 20' and 40'.

Open-top containers are used for all types ofgeneral cargo (drycargo).Their principal uses areas follows:

- Packing and unpacking from above or through the doors by crane or crab
- Tall cargo

* Container can slightly differ in dimentions, weights and capacity from mentioned above owing to it's manufacturer