Abstract: A wafer container suitable for the storage and/or transport of multiple IC wafers. The container includes a wafer holder provided with multiple, upward-standing sidewalls, at least one of which is removable to enable horizontal as well as vertical removal of the IC wafers from the wafer holder and prevent collisions which may otherwise occur between the wafer being removed and the sidewalls. The inner, wafer-engaging surface of each of the sidewalls may include a flexible material or pad for preventing scratching and/or chipping of the wafers during wafer storage, transport and/or removal.