20ft Standard CBM Calculator

Sea Freight Container589 × 234 × 238 cm33.2 m³ max
Internal Length
589 cm
5.89 m
Internal Width
234 cm
2.34 m
Internal Height
238 cm
2.38 m
Max Capacity
33.2 m³
1172.4 ft³
The workhorse of global container shipping. Ideal for dense cargo — machinery, raw materials, and consumer goods. A full 20ft load is typically heavier than it is voluminous.

How Many of Your Items Fit?

The calculator below is pre-filled with the 20ft Standard's internal dimensions. Change Pieces to calculate total CBM and see what percentage of the container you'd fill. To calculate a different box size, adjust the dimensions freely.

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Total CBM 32.8026 cubic metres. 98.8 percent of container capacity.
Results
Total CBM
32.8026m³Fits— 98.8% of container volume
1 × (589 × 234 × 238 cm) ÷ 1,000,000 = 32.8026 m³
Container Fill98.8%of 33.2 m³

Nearly full — allow room for packing materials and load securing.

CBM per Piece
32.8026 m³
cubic metres
Cubic Feet
1158.41 ft³
1 m³ = 35.3147 ft³
Litres
32,802.6 L
1 m³ = 1,000 litres
Cubic Inches
2,001,736 in³
1 m³ = 61,023.7 in³
Metric volume conventionCBM = (length cm × width cm × height cm) ÷ 1,000,000per-piece and total CBM rounded to 4 dpcomputed
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Other Sea Freight Container Types

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