Water
20L NATO Steel Water Can
F21-NW-20NATO-pattern pressed steel can finished and marked for water, in the blue many buyers choose for water.
Product code F21-UX-20W
AISI 304 food-grade stainless steel, NATO-style form factor, screw cap. Built for potable water from the first drawing.
Documents for this design: the mill certificate for the stainless grade; the specification sheet and drawing. Ask for them with your enquiry and check them against your own requirements before you order.
Samples take 7 to 15 days. Tell us the model, the finish and the delivery country.
The minimum order is quoted per model and customisation. A standard production run takes about one month, confirmed against your specification at quotation.
| Product code | F21-UX-20W |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 20 litres |
| Material | AISI 304 stainless steel, food grade |
| Intended contents | Potable water |
| Form factor | NATO-style jerry can profile |
| Closure | Screw cap with gasket |
| Finish | Raw stainless or powder coated |
| Marking | Laser etched or embossed, private label available |
| Empty weight | ~3.8 kg (15.2 kg net per carton of 4) |
| External dimensions | 35.2 × 18 × 47.5 cm |
| Carton quantity | 4 per carton |
| Lead time | Approximately one month for a standard production run; samples in 7–15 days. Confirmed against your specification at quotation. |
| Material thickness | 0.8 mm stainless steel |
| Carton dimensions | 75 × 36.5 × 49.5 cm, 15.2 kg net / 17 kg gross |
| Container loading | 852 × 20ft · 1,800 × 40ft · 2,000 × 40HQ |
These depend on your order, your market or the certificate that covers your run, so we quote them for your specification on request.
Dimensions, material thickness, carton and container figures come from the current production specification. Empty weights are derived from the quoted net carton weight. Confirm against the drawing issued with your order.
Stainless for a can you keep, clean and refill for years; food-grade HDPE where the can ships with the product. Weights are empty, and container counts are unpalletised.
| Product | Capacity | Material | Empty weight | External size | Per carton | Per 20ft | Per 40ft HC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5L Stainless Steel Water Can | 5 litres | AISI 304 stainless steel, food grade | ~1.9 kg | 40.7 × 24.3 × 14.2 cm | 8 | 1,589 | 3,631 |
| 10L Stainless Steel Water Can | 10 litres | AISI 304 stainless steel, food grade | ~2.8 kg | 35.2 × 18 × 29 cm | 4 | 1,300 | 2,964 |
| 20L Stainless Steel Water Can | 20 litres | AISI 304 stainless steel, food grade | ~3.8 kg | 35.2 × 18 × 47.5 cm | 4 | 852 | 2,000 |
| 20L Stainless Dispensing Can with Tap | 20 litres | Stainless steel | ~3.8 kg | 35.2 × 18 × 47.5 cm | 4 | On request | On request |
| 20L NATO Steel Water Can | 20 litres | Pressed steel with potable-water interior specification | ~2.6 kg | 34 × 16 × 46 cm | 4 | 900 | 2,100 |
| Food-Grade HDPE Jerrycan | 5, 10, 20, 25 and 30 litres | Natural HDPE, food-contact grade | On request | On request | On request | On request | On request |
Figures come from the current production specification. Confirm against the drawing issued with your order. Choosing a material? Read stainless steel vs plastic water containers.
AISI 304 across the wetted path. No internal liner or coating to chip, blister or leach after a season in the sun, which is the usual failure mode of a painted steel can repurposed for water.
Designed for potable water from the outset, which keeps this line outside the fuel certification regime and thins the compliance file for your import.
NATO-standard form factor seats in the holders, carriers and racks your customers already own, so an upgrade needs no new mounting hardware.
Stainless can be scrubbed, sterilised and stored wet without taking on odour or staining. It survives being treated badly for a decade.
Our distributors give their own buyers this same breakdown.
The body is pressed and welded in AISI 304 stainless steel, a food-contact grade chosen so the metal itself is the barrier and there is no lining to fail. Production runs across our Vietnam and China plants under one specification managed from Singapore.
Every can is checked before it leaves the plant:
Water is not a dangerous good, so no UN transport marking applies.
Potable water
Strong acids, and any liquid outside the stated range.
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The regimes that apply to this type of container in each market we ship to, with the detail behind each one a click away. These are the market’s requirements; the specification above lists what this design already holds.
Orientation for specification, not legal advice, and not a statement that this design holds a given approval. Requirements turn on the exact design, contents and destination, and they change. Tell us the market at enquiry and we confirm what applies to your specification, what we hold and what we would need to obtain.
Yes. The body is AISI 304 stainless steel, a food-grade material used across food and beverage equipment, so it is safe for direct contact with drinking water.
Storing drinking water is what this can is designed for. Its listed contents are potable water, and stainless holds water without leaching or tainting the taste.
It is 0.8 mm AISI 304 stainless steel. Stainless is food-safe on its own, so there is no internal liner or coating that could peel, flake or need replacing.
No. This can is scoped for water and food-grade liquids only. Our NATO steel and stainless fuel cans are the right choice for petrol or diesel, with the interior specification and dangerous-goods marking those require.
Rinse it with warm water and a mild detergent, then let it air-dry with the cap off. Stainless resists staining and holds no odour, so a 20L can washes out and goes back into service many times over.
Yes, on request. We can issue an AISI 304 mill certificate or a food-contact declaration, confirmed against your order, so tell us what your destination market asks for.
No. Potable-water and food cans are not classed as dangerous goods, so this can moves without the UN marking and transport paperwork a fuel can carries.
Yes. We laser etch or emboss your mark and can powder coat the can to a RAL colour, so the 20L runs as your own branded line.
Both are set per order. Send your volume, finish and any branding and we will quote the minimum order quantity, lead time and price, or point you to the datasheet.
Yes. It keeps the NATO-style jerry can profile at 35.2 by 18 by 47.5 cm, so it seats in standard carriers and holders and mounts to a vehicle like the fuel cans in the range.
NATO-pattern pressed steel can finished and marked for water, in the blue many buyers choose for water.
Ten litre AISI 304 food-grade stainless can. Anti-rust and weather resistant, and light enough full for one person to carry.
Five litre AISI 304 stainless can for day use, sampling and retail gift packs, in the same food-grade specification as the full range.
Natural HDPE for food, beverage and potable applications, with the wetted path specified for food contact rather than assumed.
Tell us your destination market, target volumes and whether you need private labelling. Samples take 7 to 15 days.