a nestable transport container , particularly of plastics material has a preferably rectangular bottom and outwardly inclined side walls which are integrally connected to and extend upwardly from the bottom . the upper edges of the side walls define a container opening . the transport container includes stacking flaps as well as cover halves for closing the container opening . the stacking flaps have border ledges , wherein the cover halves rest on the border ledges when the container opening is closed . in the closed state of the transport container , the upper surfaces of the cover halves are slightly lower than the stacking surfaces of the stacking flaps .