{
 "title": "Typical shipping container dimensions",
 "publisher": "CartonMath",
 "source": "https://cartonmath.com/",
 "updated": "2026-10-06",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0, attribution: CartonMath (cartonmath.com)",
 "method": "Internal volume = L x W x H. Pallets per container: single-stack two-block floor plan. Cartons upright; per layer = best of two plain orientations and every two-block guillotine split along either edge; layers = floor((max height - deck) / carton height). Containers: each carton edge tried vertical, floor planned the same way, whole tiers.",
 "note": "Typical values; they vary by shipping line, manufacturer and container age.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "container": "20GP",
   "name": "20 ft standard",
   "also_called": "20GP, 20DV, 20' dry van",
   "internal_length_mm": 5898,
   "internal_width_mm": 2352,
   "internal_height_mm": 2393,
   "internal_length_ft": 19.35,
   "internal_width_ft": 7.72,
   "internal_height_ft": 7.85,
   "capacity_m3": 33.2,
   "capacity_ft3": 1172,
   "typical_max_payload_kg": 28000,
   "pallets_eur_single_stack": 11,
   "pallets_uk_single_stack": 9,
   "pallets_us_single_stack": 9,
   "pallets_asia_single_stack": 10,
   "pallets_au_single_stack": 10,
   "note": "Typical values; they vary by shipping line, manufacturer and container age.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/container-sizes/20gp/"
  },
  {
   "container": "40GP",
   "name": "40 ft standard",
   "also_called": "40GP, 40DV, 40' dry van",
   "internal_length_mm": 12032,
   "internal_width_mm": 2352,
   "internal_height_mm": 2393,
   "internal_length_ft": 39.48,
   "internal_width_ft": 7.72,
   "internal_height_ft": 7.85,
   "capacity_m3": 67.72,
   "capacity_ft3": 2392,
   "typical_max_payload_kg": 26700,
   "pallets_eur_single_stack": 25,
   "pallets_uk_single_stack": 22,
   "pallets_us_single_stack": 20,
   "pallets_asia_single_stack": 20,
   "pallets_au_single_stack": 20,
   "note": "Typical values; they vary by shipping line, manufacturer and container age.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/container-sizes/40gp/"
  },
  {
   "container": "40HQ",
   "name": "40 ft high cube",
   "also_called": "40HQ, 40HC, 40' high cube",
   "internal_length_mm": 12032,
   "internal_width_mm": 2352,
   "internal_height_mm": 2698,
   "internal_length_ft": 39.48,
   "internal_width_ft": 7.72,
   "internal_height_ft": 8.85,
   "capacity_m3": 76.35,
   "capacity_ft3": 2696,
   "typical_max_payload_kg": 26500,
   "pallets_eur_single_stack": 25,
   "pallets_uk_single_stack": 22,
   "pallets_us_single_stack": 20,
   "pallets_asia_single_stack": 20,
   "pallets_au_single_stack": 20,
   "note": "Typical values; they vary by shipping line, manufacturer and container age.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/container-sizes/40hq/"
  },
  {
   "container": "45HQ",
   "name": "45 ft high cube",
   "also_called": "45HQ, 45HC, 45' high cube",
   "internal_length_mm": 13556,
   "internal_width_mm": 2352,
   "internal_height_mm": 2698,
   "internal_length_ft": 44.48,
   "internal_width_ft": 7.72,
   "internal_height_ft": 8.85,
   "capacity_m3": 86.02,
   "capacity_ft3": 3038,
   "typical_max_payload_kg": 25600,
   "pallets_eur_single_stack": 27,
   "pallets_uk_single_stack": 24,
   "pallets_us_single_stack": 24,
   "pallets_asia_single_stack": 24,
   "pallets_au_single_stack": 22,
   "note": "Typical values; they vary by shipping line, manufacturer and container age.",
   "url": "https://cartonmath.com/container-sizes/45hq/"
  }
 ]
}