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A pallet-wide container is a 40 ft high cube that is a few centimetres wider inside than the standard box, so two 1,200 mm pallets or three 800 mm pallets stand side by side across it. The standard box is too narrow for that.
A 40 ft pallet wide high cube container measures 12.03 × 2.41 × 2.70 m inside (39 ft 6 in × 7 ft 11 in × 8 ft 10 in), carries up to 28,583 kg and holds 30 Euro pallets in one layer.
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Inside, a 40 ft pallet wide high cube container is 12.03 m long, 2.41 m wide and 2.70 m high. The rear door opening is 2.36 m wide and 2.59 m high.
| 40 ft pallet wide high cube container | Metric | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Inner length | 12,032 mm | 39 ft 6 in |
| Inner width | 2,414 mm | 7 ft 11 in |
| Inner height | 2,698 mm | 8 ft 10 in |
| Door width | 2,359 mm | 7 ft 9 in |
| Door height | 2,585 mm | 8 ft 6 in |
| Floor area | 29 m² | 313 ft² |
| Volume | 78.4 m³ | 2,767 ft³ |
Empty, a 40 ft pallet wide high cube container weighs 3,917 kg (8,636 lb). Its payload is 28,583 kg (63,015 lb). Builders publish slightly different figures, so check the plate on your own unit.
| 40 ft pallet wide high cube container | Metric | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Payload | 28,583 kg | 63,015 lb |
| Empty weight | 3,917 kg | 8,636 lb |
A 40 ft pallet wide high cube container holds 30 Euro pallets in one layer and 60 stacked two high.
| Pallet or carton | One layer | Stacked two high |
|---|---|---|
| Euro pallet 1,200 × 800 mm | 30 | 60 |
| Industrial pallet 1,200 × 1,000 mm | 24 | 48 |
| Half pallet 800 × 600 mm | 60 | 120 |
| GMA pallet 1,219 × 1,016 mm | 20 | 40 |
| Carton 600 × 400 × 400 mm | 720Stacked to the roof | |
Assumptions
12.03 × 2.41 × 2.70 m inside (39 ft 6 in × 7 ft 11 in × 8 ft 10 in). The rear door opening is 2.36 × 2.59 m.
30 Euro pallets (1,200 × 800 mm) and 24 industrial pallets (1,200 × 1,000 mm) in one layer. Stacked two high: 60 and 48, at 1.20 m a pallet.
Up to 720 cartons of 600 × 400 × 400 mm at 15 kg each, stacked to the roof.
They are typical values. Builders differ by a few millimetres and kilograms. In Cargo Marshal you can add your own equipment type with your exact numbers and use it in a load plan like a built-in one.
Yes. Pick it in a load plan, add your cargo and press Calculate. Cargo Marshal places every piece, checks the payload and gives the warehouse a loading checklist. The 7-day trial needs no card.
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Paste your packing list, press Calculate and see how every piece goes in.