
NATO & Military Jerry Cans
The classic NATO-pattern pressed can. Three handles, stackable profile, and the geometry that fits the carriers, racks and holders already in the field.
Fortitude21 is the trading name of JCDC Ventures Pte. Ltd., a Singapore manufacturer of jerry cans, pails, tins and spill containment. The liquid path runs from the tin a product ships in to the bund it stands on. 54 products across that span, in steel, stainless, aluminium, tinplate and polyethylene, each specified by what goes inside it or underneath it. Dual-sourced from Vietnam and China, managed from Singapore.

We make jerry cans, pails, tins and spill containment in our production bases in Vietnam and China, and sell them to distributors, wholesalers, retailers and own-brand buyers. Contracts, quality sign-off and export documents run from our Singapore office.
The wrong interior is the most common failure in a cheap jerry can. We group the range by what it carries, not by what it is made of, because that is the question a buyer starts with. The same rule applies to everything that bolts to it.

The classic NATO-pattern pressed can. Three handles, stackable profile, and the geometry that fits the carriers, racks and holders already in the field.

Upright and horizontal steel fuel containers outside the NATO pattern, including tap-fitted tanks, agricultural formats and compact cans.

Containers specified for food and potable contact from the first drawing. Stainless where the can is kept and refilled, HDPE where it ships at volume.

Tap-fitted and upright dispensing cans for lubricants, oils and workshop fluids, where controlled decanting matters more than portability.

Low-profile horizontal cans in 5, 10 and 20 litre, galvanised or stainless. They slide under a boat seat, into a locker or onto a machine frame where a NATO upright has nowhere to go.

Stackable HDPE jerrycans and dedicated diesel exhaust fluid containers for decanting, distribution and automotive fluids.

Open-head pails in polypropylene and tinplate steel, 2.5 to 35 litres. Lever-lock rings, flower lids and tamper-evident closures, sized to the pallet rather than to the shelf.

Tinplate cans from 50 ml to 6 litres: round and square bodies, cone tops, and dauber and brush-in-cap cans for adhesives and solvent cements.

Caps, gaskets, vented and non-vented closures, child-resistant caps and flame arresters. The parts that fail first and cost least to replace.

Pouring spouts, taps, dispensing valves and the adapters that bring a drum or an IBC down to a can: the parts that move liquid from one container to the next.

Vehicle holders, brackets and retention for cans, and the ramps, cradles and dollies that move a 200 litre drum without anyone lifting it.

Spill decks, drum and IBC pallets, steel bunds, bench and drip trays, salvage drums and emergency eyewash: the containment that sits under the containers.
Food-grade stainless for water, coated steel for hydrocarbons, UN-rated HDPE for industrial liquids. We do not sell one shell and hope.

The NATO-pattern lines share carriers, racks and holders, so a distributor can stock across our range without fragmenting their accessory shelf.

Same gauge, same finish, same dimensions, batch after batch. Reorder in twelve months and receive the identical product your reviews describe.

Our group produces metal containers to military specification. The inspection routines and documentation habits came with us.

Parallel Vietnam and China production bases under one Singapore contract desk. Two routes to capacity, one specification, and an answer when a sourcing policy rules out a single country.

Structured for recurring purchase orders and private-label programmes rather than one-off container runs.


Water and fuel storage sold alongside racks, carriers and recovery gear.

DEF, fuel, oil and fluid handling for workshops, factors and fleet suppliers.

Household and agency stockholding against per-person water planning standards.

UN-rated HDPE for decanting, storage and distribution at pallet volume.

Procurement to a fixed specification with documentation and reorder cycles.

The range carrying your mark, etched or powder coated to your colourway.
Turn a refuelling point or a headcount into a jerry can count, a carton and a container-load figure.
The sump capacity your country’s rule asks for, which part governs, and the pallets that pass.
Paste the mark off a drum, jerrican or box and see what every part means, from 3H1 to the approving country.
Enter the dates off an IBC’s mark and plate and see when its tests fall due and the last month it may be filled.
Type the UN number off a safety data sheet and see which drums, jerricans and IBCs may carry it, and how large.
List the fuel, gas and chemicals on a vehicle and see its points under ADR 1.1.3.6 and what still applies.
Choosing a category, material grades, certification, ordering and freight. If your question is not here, ask us and we will answer with a number or a plain "we do not know yet".
We group 54 products into 12 categories by the job the can does: NATO & Military, Fuel & Gas Cans, Water & Food-Grade, Oil & Dispensing, Horizontal & Under-Seat, Industrial & Chemical, Sealing & Closures, Pouring & Transfer, Mounting & Handling, Spill Containment, Pails & Buckets, Tins & Small Cans. Buyers almost always start from what the container will hold and how it will be handled, so that is the axis we sort on rather than material or part number.
Potable water takes the AISI 304 food-grade stainless line. Petrol and diesel take an internally coated steel fuel can, either NATO pattern or upright. Lubricants and workshop fluids take the oil and dispensing line. Industrial and chemical liquids generally take the UN 3H1 rated HDPE jerrycan. DEF takes the dedicated blue-cap can with a misfueling-resistant spout. Tell us the liquid and we will tell you the line.
Yes. The steel fuel lines are compatible with petrol, diesel, kerosene and JP-8, the NATO-standard military jet and ground-equipment fuel. That matters for defence, airfield and aviation ground support buyers, who are usually screened out by consumer-grade cans. Confirm your exact fuel and any contract specification with us before ordering.
No. The interiors are specified differently and neither substitution is safe or permitted. The food-grade stainless line is sold for water only, and the fuel lines are coated for hydrocarbons and sold for fuel only. That is why we run separate lines rather than one shell.
NATO pattern means the three-handle geometry and external dimensions that fit standard carriers and holders. Our upright and horizontal steel cans sit outside that pattern: simpler tooling, broader colour options and a lower entry price, but they will not seat in a NATO holder. If your customers already own carriers, buy the pattern.
AISI 304 food-grade stainless across the wetted path, in 5, 10 and 20 litre. We do not substitute a lower grade to hit a price point, because the material specification is the entire reason a buyer chooses stainless over plastic.
The NATO steel fuel can is UN-marked. The exact UN code, approval number and the requirements that apply to your destination market must be confirmed before you import, and we will supply the documentation we hold rather than a claim we cannot evidence. Send us your destination and we will be specific.
UN 3H1 relates to rigid plastic jerricans for dangerous goods transport, and approval is specific to contents, packing group and fill weight. A rating does not automatically transfer to your product. Send us what you intend to fill and we will confirm what applies.
The NATO-pattern lines in steel, stainless and aluminium are designed to seat in the common holders, racks and vehicle carriers already in the market, and we tool our own holders to match. The upright, horizontal and HDPE formats are not NATO pattern. If you are matching a specific mounting system, send us the model and we will confirm before you order.
Yes. Holders, mounts, straps, pouring spouts, dispensing taps, vented and non-vented caps and gaskets. Accessories carry a better margin percentage than the can and attach to a large share of sales, so they are worth stocking alongside.
A manufacturer. Our production bases in Vietnam and China make the range to one specification, and contracts, quality sign-off and export documents run from our Singapore office. We sell wholesale to distributors, retailers and own-brand buyers, and quote the minimum order per model.
MOQ is confirmed at quotation and varies by category, finish and whether you need private-label marking. Ask us with your target volume and we will give you the real number rather than a brochure figure.
A standard production run is approximately one month, confirmed against your specification at quotation. Samples run 7 to 15 days. Category, finish, marking and current loading across both production bases all move the figure, so we quote a date we will hit rather than a short one we will miss.
Around 50,000 units a month across four production lines. Treat it as an estimate rather than a ceiling: a deep-drawn steel can and a blow-moulded HDPE one do not run at the same rate, so the month’s model mix moves the number either way.
UN certification for our dangerous-goods designs, plus ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 for quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management. Quality control runs to the UN certification requirements, and inspection and test reports come with the order where they apply to your design.
Yes. Ask for the certificate number covering your design and the plant named on it, and you will get it. UN approval is granted per design type, and the competent authority decides what each plant making it must show, so an approval does not follow production to a new factory on its own. A certificate naming a plant your goods did not come from proves nothing about them. Factory audit documentation is available in accordance with that certification.
Both. Build to your drawing, or take one of ours and change the colour, marking, closure or format. How far the customisation moves from an already-approved design is what drives feasibility, price and lead time, so we come back against your actual requirement rather than a generic list.
Yes, on every category. Your mark can be laser etched or embossed in-line rather than applied as a sticker afterwards, and we can powder coat to your colourway. Tooling and artwork remain yours, and we do not resell your programme to a competitor in your market.
Tell us what your business runs on and we will quote to it. Distributors commonly ask for FOB or CIF, and we can discuss DDP for established programmes. Settle the Incoterms early, because the difference changes the landed cost you are comparing against.
Yes, and we would encourage it. Samples run 7 to 15 days. These are products people judge by handling, and a sample is also how you check the things that separate a well-built can from a cheap one: steel gauge, interior coating, whether the handles are strip welded. Contact us with your shipping address and the products you want to see.
In parallel Vietnam and China production bases, the same network behind our group’s defence packaging line. Contract management, quality sign-off and export documentation run from Singapore. Running two countries lets us keep supply going if one base is disrupted or fully loaded, and serves buyers whose sourcing policy rules out a single country.
Tell us which category, your market and your volumes. We will come back with a specification sheet and a quotation.