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Shipping container dimensions

External, internal, door openings, capacity and pallet counts for every size, plus the three measurements that catch people out.

All sizes — external, internal, door and capacity
UnitExternal L×W×HInternal L×W×H Door W×HCapacityPallets Used fromNew from
10ft Containers 2.99m × 2.44m × 2.59m2.83m × 2.35m × 2.39m 2.34m × 2.28m16m³ 4 standard pallets $4,350$6,400
20ft Containers 6.06m × 2.44m × 2.59m5.90m × 2.35m × 2.39m 2.34m × 2.28m33m³ 10 standard pallets $2,200$3,300
40ft Containers 12.19m × 2.44m × 2.59m12.03m × 2.35m × 2.39m 2.34m × 2.28m67m³ 20 standard pallets $2,600$5,500
40ft High Cube 12.19m × 2.44m × 2.90m12.03m × 2.35m × 2.69m 2.34m × 2.58m76m³20 standard pallets on requeston request

Three numbers people get wrong

The door opening is lower than the internal height

Tall gear has to clear 2.28m at the doorway on a standard unit, not the 2.39m you measured inside. That is the one that stops a forklift mast, a tipper body or a stacked pallet. On a high cube the door opening is 2.58m, which is usually the actual reason to buy one.

Internal width is 2.35m

A car fits, but the door opening is snugger than the inside, so allow for mirrors and for the angle you are driving in at. Racking down one side leaves a walkway rather than a work area.

A 40ft is not twice the price of a 20ft

It is roughly a third more, which is why anyone storing hay, fodder or fertiliser in volume ends up with one. What it costs instead is placement — a long straight approach and about 30m of working room for the sidelifter. See the 40ft page.

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