How many cartons fit in a 20ft container (20' GP)?

A 20ft container (20' GP) offers 589×235×239 cm of usable space (33.1 m³) with a 28,200 kg weight limit. For example, it takes 225 standard 60×40×40 cm cartons. Counts for common carton sizes below.

Carton (cm)Cartons that fitLayout (L×W×H)Utilization
60×40×402259×5×565.3%Details →
60×50×451809×4×573.5%Details →
55×45×4028014×4×583.8%Details →
50×40×3039214×4×771.1%Details →
45×40×3049014×5×780.0%Details →
40×30×3068614×7×774.7%Details →

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