How Many Medium cartons Fit in a 40ft High-Cube Container?
1,840 medium cartons (40 × 30 × 30 cm, 10 kg each) fit in a 40ft High-Cube Container.
230 medium cartons on the floor: 5 straight lanes of 30 plus 2 turned lanes of 40. Stacked 8 layers high (30 cm each under a 269 cm ceiling), that is 1,840 by space. The 26,500 kg payload would allow 2,650, so space — not weight — is the binding limit.
| Scenario | Medium cartons |
|---|---|
| Single tier, best lane pattern | 230 |
| Single tier, straight rows only | 210 |
| Stacked 8 layers high | 1,840 |
| Payload limit | 2,650 |
| Practical maximum (space-limited) | 1,840 |
40ft High-Cube Container: 1203 × 235 × 269 cm interior, 26,500 kg payload. At the practical maximum the load fills 87% of the interior volume.
Medium cartons in a 40HC — common questions
How many medium cartons fit in a 40ft High-Cube Container without stacking?
230 medium cartons on the floor: 5 straight lanes of 30 plus 2 turned lanes of 40.
Can you stack medium cartons in a 40ft High-Cube Container?
Stacked 8 layers high (30 cm each under a 269 cm ceiling), that is 1,840 by space.
Is space or weight the limit for medium cartons in a 40ft High-Cube Container?
The 26,500 kg payload would allow 2,650, so space — not weight — is the binding limit.
Your freight isn't one uniform size?
These counts are the exact best lane pattern for one repeated item size — the standard way pallet counts are quoted. Mixed cargo packs less cleanly. Paste your real item list into the free calculator and see the load in 3D.
Medium cartons in other equipment
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