The invention relates to a brake system of an empty container forklift. The brake system of the empty container forklift comprises a braking oil tank, a gear pump, a prefill valve, a reducing valve, a two-position three-way electromagnetic valve, a gearbox clutch, a first bag type accumulator, a right-foot brake valve, a left-foot brake valve, a shuttle valve, and a stopping brake valve block. A brake oil radiator, the brake oil tank, an overflow valve, a second bag type accumulator and a backpressure valve are additionally arranged in the system. Through adding of the brake oil radiator, the temperature of the whole brake system is effective controlled to be around 60 DEG C, and therefore a sealing part of the whole brake system is well protected. Through adding of the brake oil tank, hydraulic oil which is not suitable for brake friction is not applied to the brake system, and heavy-load wet-type axle brake liquid which is specially prepared is used, so that howling generated by a friction piece and a partition piece in a drive axle is reduced in the process of brake, the whole vehicle brake distance is shortened, and reliability of the whole brake system is improved.