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Cargo Shipping Container Sizes

Schumacher Cargo Shipping Container Dimensions

The table of cargo shipping container sizes below shows the dimensions in both standard and metric system measurements. 20ft and 40ft containers are the most common. To see us load a 40ft shipping container, watch our short car shipping demo.

45’ High Cube Dry Containers

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	13.556 m	44’5 11/16″				4,590 kg	27,910 kg	86.0 cbm
W:	2.352 m	7’8 9/16″	W:	2.340 m	7’8 11/16″	10,118 lbs	61,529 lbs	3.031 cu. ft.
H:	2.695 m	8’10 1/16″	H:	2.579 m	8’5 1/2″

45’ High-Cube Reefer Container

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	13.102 m	42’11 3/4″				5,200 kg	27,300 kg	75.4 cbm.
W:	2.286 m	7 6″	W:	2.294 m	7’6 1/4″	11,463 lbs	60,184 lbs	2,663 cu.ft.
H:	2.509 m	8’2 3/4″	H:	2.535 m	8’3 3/4″

40’ High Cube Dry Containers

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	12.030 m	39’5 9/16″				3,930 kg	28,570 kg	76.0 cbm.
W:	2.350 m	7’8 1/2″	W:	2.340 m	7’8 1/16″	8,663 lbs	62,984 lbs	2,714 cu.ft.
H:	2.690 m	8’9 7/8″	H:	2.579 m	8’5 1/2″

40’ Standard Dry Container

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	12.035 m	39’5 13/16″				3,700 kg	28,800 kg	67.0 cbm.
W:	2.350 m	7’8 1/2″	W:	2.339 m	7’8 1/16″	8,156 lbs	63,491 lbs	2,393 cu.ft.
H:	2.393 m	7’10 3/16″	H:	2.274 m	7’5 1/2″

40’ Open Top Container

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	12.043 m	39’6″	L:	11.858 m	38″	4,300 kg	28,280 kg	64.0 cbm.
W:	2.338 m	7’8″	W:	2.162 m	7’1″	9,480 lbs	62,344 lbs	2,260 cu.ft.
H:	2.272 m	7’5 1/4″

40 High-Cube Reefer Container

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	11.577 m	37’11 3/4″				4,150 kg	28,350 kg	67.0 cbm.
W:	2.294 m	7’6 1/4″	W:	2.290 m	7’6 1/8″	9,148 lbs	62,499 lbs	2,366 cu.ft.
H:	2.509 m	8’2 3/4″	H:	2.535 m	8’3 3/4″

40’ Standard Reefer Container

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	11.577 m	37’11 3/4″				3,950 kg	7,910 kg	58.7 cbm.
W:	2.294 m	7’6 1/4″	W:	2.286 m	7’6″	8,708 lbs	61,529 lbs	2,073 cu.ft.
H:	2.210 m	7’3″	H:	2.238 m	7’4 1/16″

40’ Flat Rack Container

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	12.080 m	39’7 9/16″				5,480 kg	25,000 kg
W:	2.420 m	7’11 1/4″				12,080 lbs	55,113 lbs
H:	2.103 m	6’10 13/16″

20’ High Cube Dry Containers

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	5.919 m	19’5″				1,900 kg	24,800 kg	33.0 cbm.
W:	2.340 m	7’8 1/16″	W:	2.286 m	7’6″	4,189 lbs	54,673 lbs	1,179 cu.ft.
H:	2.286 m	7’6″	H:	2.251 m	7’4 9/16″

20’ Standard Dry Container

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	5.440 m	17’10 3/16″				2,750 kg	24,250 kg	27.9 cbm.
W:	2.294 m	7’6 1/4″	W:	2.286 m	7’6″	6,062 lbs	53,460 lbs	986 cu.ft.
H:	2.237 m	7’4 1/16″	H:	2.238 m	7’4 1/16″

20’ Open Top Container

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	5.919 m	19’5″	L:	5.425 m	17’9 9/16″	2,177 kg	21,823 kg	32.0 cbm.
W:	2.340 m	7’8 1/16″	W:	2.223 m	7’3 1/2″	4,799 lbs	48,110 lbs	1,143 cu.ft.
H:	2.286 m	7’6″

20’ Flat Rack Container

Interior Dimensions			Door Opening			Tare Weight	Payload	Cubic Capacity
L:	5.935 m	19’5 5/8″				2,560 kg	21,440 kg
W:	2.398 m	7’10 3/8″				5,643 lbs	47,265 lbs
H:	2.327 m	7’7 9/16″

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