40ft Flat Rack CBM Calculator

Sea Freight Container1192 × 240 × 196 cm56.1 m³ max
Internal Length
1192 cm
11.92 m
Internal Width
240 cm
2.40 m
Internal Height
196 cm
1.96 m
Max Capacity
56.1 m³
1981.2 ft³
The 40ft flat rack can carry oversized cargo up to 40 tonnes. Commonly used for heavy machinery, transformers, construction equipment, and other cargo that cannot be loaded into a standard box.

How Many of Your Items Fit?

The calculator below is pre-filled with the 40ft Flat Rack'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 56.0717 cubic metres. 99.9 percent of container capacity.
Results
Total CBM
56.0717m³Fits— 99.9% of container volume
1 × (1192 × 240 × 196 cm) ÷ 1,000,000 = 56.0717 m³
Container Fill99.9%of 56.1 m³

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

CBM per Piece
56.0717 m³
cubic metres
Cubic Feet
1980.15 ft³
1 m³ = 35.3147 ft³
Litres
56,071.68 L
1 m³ = 1,000 litres
Cubic Inches
3,421,703.9 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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