20ft Open Top CBM Calculator

Sea Freight Container589 × 234 × 228 cm31.4 m³ max
Internal Length
589 cm
5.89 m
Internal Width
234 cm
2.34 m
Internal Height
228 cm
2.28 m
Max Capacity
31.4 m³
1108.9 ft³
Open top containers have a removable tarpaulin cover instead of a fixed roof, allowing cargo to be loaded from above by crane. Used for tall machinery, coils, and out-of-gauge cargo.

How Many of Your Items Fit?

The calculator below is pre-filled with the 20ft Open Top'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 31.4243 cubic metres. 100.0 percent of container capacity.
Results
Total CBM
31.4243m³Over capacity— exceeds container volume
1 × (589 × 234 × 228 cm) ÷ 1,000,000 = 31.4243 m³

The call returns the same answer, with its source and its status: Computed.

The same answer in your agent
{"tool":"cbm_calculator","arguments":{"length_cm":589,"width_cm":234,"height_cm":228}}
MCP server: https://www.freightutils.com/api/mcp/mcp
Through the API
# Total CBM 31.4243 m³ (1 piece(s), 31.424328 m³ each) — computed per FreightUtils published methodology.
curl 'https://www.freightutils.com/api/cbm?l=589&w=234&h=228'
Container Fill100.0%of 31.4 m³

Exceeds container capacity — reduce pieces or use a larger container.

CBM per Piece
31.4243 m³
cubic metres
Cubic Feet
1109.74 ft³
1 m³ = 35.3147 ft³
Litres
31,424.33 L
1 m³ = 1,000 litres
Cubic Inches
1,917,630.2 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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