> Title: Carton CBM & Container Loading Calculator | Surajmal
> Source: https://surajmal.com/tools/carton-and-container-calculator
> Publisher: Surajmal Shobhachand

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# Carton and container calculator,  
_CBM and cartons per container._

Enter the carton size and the order to see its volume, and how many cartons a 20 ft, a 40 ft and a 40 ft high cube can hold.

Carton length (cm) 

Carton width (cm) 

Carton height (cm) 

Pieces per carton 

Cartons in the order 

One carton

0.096 m³

The order

48 m³

Pieces

12,000

Container

Inside (m)

Capacity

Cartons that fit

The order fills

20' standard

5.9 × 2.352 × 2.395

33.2 m³

261

2 containers

40' standard

12.032 × 2.352 × 2.395

67.7 m³

560

89%

40' high cube

12.032 × 2.35 × 2.7

76.3 m³

660

76%

Geometric estimate: whole cartons in layers, with orientations mixed where that fits more. Stacking limits, payload, pallets and loading space are not counted.

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## Carton CBM

CBM, cubic metres, is the width, the height and the length multiplied together. Measure the carton in centimetres and divide each side by 100 first: a 60 × 40 × 40 cm carton is 0.6 × 0.4 × 0.4 = 0.096 m³.

## The three containers

Inside, a 20 ft standard container measures 5.900 × 2.352 × 2.395 m and holds 33.2 m³; a 40 ft standard 12.032 × 2.352 × 2.395 m, 67.7 m³; a 40 ft high cube 12.032 × 2.350 × 2.700 m, 76.3 m³. These are a carrier's published examples; containers vary a little by maker.

The maximum payloads in the same examples are 28,130 kg for the 20 ft, 28,750 kg for the 40 ft and 28,600 kg for the high cube.

## Cartons that fit, and a real load

The calculator lays whole cartons in layers. The floor of a layer can mix two orientations, and the gap above the last full layer takes cartons standing another way. For 60 × 40 × 40 cm cartons that is 261 in a 20 ft, 560 in a 40 ft and 660 in a high cube.

It is a good layout, not a proven optimum, and it leaves out stacking limits, pallets and the space needed to load. For cargo secured by form locking, the CTU Code, the international code for packing cargo transport units, says the sum of the void spaces in any horizontal direction should not exceed 15 cm.

## Common Questions

### How do I calculate the CBM of a carton?

Multiply the length, width and height in metres. A 60 × 40 × 40 cm carton is 0.096 m³, and 500 of them 48 m³.

### How many cartons fit in a 20 ft container?

It depends on the carton. The calculator fits 261 cartons of 60 × 40 × 40 cm, or 393 of 60 × 40 × 30 cm, in a 20 ft standard, before stacking limits or pallets.

### What is the difference between a 40 ft and a 40 ft high cube?

Height. The high cube is about 30 cm taller inside, 2.700 m against 2.395 m, which adds about 8.6 m³: 76.3 m³ against 67.7 m³.

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