Container Dimensions
Detailed Container Dimensions for Standard 8ft, 10ft, 20ft, 30ft and 40ft Containers.
To see full specifications of individual containers view our 10ft container, 20ft containerand 40ft container pages.
Container dimensions, weights and specifications are given as accurately as possible but may vary depending on manufacture and conversion. Refrigerated and insulated units have smaller internal dimensions and greater weights than those given.
Container Dimensions (imperial) see metric measurements
Standard External Container Dimensions
| Container Length | 8ft | 10ft | 20ft | 30ft | 40ft |
| Container Width | 7ft 1ins | 8ft | 8ft | 8ft | 8ft |
| Container Height: | |||||
| » Standard | 7ft 5ins | 8ft 6ins | 8ft 6ins | 8ft 6ins | 8ft 6ins |
| » High cube | - | 9ft 6ins | 9ft 6ins | 9ft 6ins | 9ft 6ins |
Standard Internal Container Dimensions
| Internal Length | 7ft 6ins | 9ft 2ins | 19ft 3ins | 29ft 4ins | 39ft 4ins |
| Internal Width | 6ft 11ins | 7ft 7ins | 7ft 7ins | 7ft 7ins | 7ft 7ins |
| Internal Height: | |||||
| » Standard | 6ft 8ins | 7ft 9ins | 7ft 9ins | 7ft 9ins | 7ft 9ins |
| » High cube | - | 8ft 9ins | 8ft 9ins | 8ft 9ins | 8ft 9ins |
| End Door Aperture Width | 6ft 10ins | as req. | 7ft 6ins | 7ft 6ins | 7ft 6ins |
| End Door Aperture Height: | |||||
| » Standard | 6ft 4ins | as req. | 7ft 5ins | 7ft 5ins | 7ft 5ins |
| » High cube | - | as req. | 8ft 5ins | 8ft 5ins | 8ft 5ins |
| Floor area | 51sq ft | 72sq ft | 150sq ft | 227sq ft | 305sq ft |
| Cubic capacity: | |||||
| » Standard | 348cu ft | 560cu ft | 1160cu ft | 1760cu ft | 2360cu ft |
| » High cube | - | 630cu ft | 1310cu ft | 1985cu ft | 2660cu ft |
| Weight | 1 tons | 1.5 tons | 2.4 tons | 3.2 tons | 4 tons |
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Container Dimensions (metric)
Standard External Container Dimensions
| (8ft) | (10ft) | (20ft) | (30ft) | (40ft) | |
| Container Length | 2.42m | 3.05m | 6.06m | 9.12m | 12.19m |
| Container Width | 2.17m | 2.44m | 2.44m | 2.44m | 2.44m |
| Container Height: | |||||
| » Standard | 2.26m | 2.59m | 2.59m | 2.59m | 2.59m |
| » High cube | - | 2.89m | 2.89m | 2.89m | 2.89m |
Standard Internal Container Dimensions
| Internal Length | 2.28m | 2.80m | 5.87m | 8.93m | 12.00m |
| Internal Width | 2.10m | 2.33m | 2.33m | 2.33m | 2.33m |
| Internal Height: | |||||
| » Standard | 2.04m | 2.35m | 2.35m | 2.35m | 2.35m |
| » High cube | - | 2.65m | 2.65m | 2.65m | 2.65m |
| End Door Aperture Width: | 2.09m | as req. | 2.28m | 2.28m | 2.28m |
| End Door Aperture Height: | |||||
| » Standard | 1.94m | as req. | 2.26m | 2.26m | 2.26m |
| » High cube | - | as req. | 2.56m | 2.56m | 2.56m |
| Floor area | 4.78m2 | 6.69m2 | 13.93m2 | 21.09m2 | 28.33m2 |
| Cubic capacity: | |||||
| » Standard | 9.28m3 | 15.89m3 | 32.85m3 | 49.84m 8 3 | 66.83m3 |
| » High cube | - | 17.84m3 | 37.09m3 | 56.21m3 | 75.32m3 |
| Weight | 1.02 tonnes | 1.52 tonnes | 2.44 tonnes | 3.25 tonnes | 4.06 tonnes |
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